BILLECART-SALMON VINTAGE 2012
Born in 1818 from the union of Elisabeth Salmon and Nicolas François Billecart, the House Billecart-Salmon was above all the coming together of two families. The Billecarts on one side, the Salmons on the other. Over the generations that followed, their successors have never ceased to pay tribute to the pioneers who laid the solid foundations on which the Family House now rests.
Today, the 2012 vintage of two historic cuvées sees the light of day, highlighting the Salmon siblings: the rosé Elisabeth Salmon, an ode to the co-founder, and Louis Salmon, the blanc de blancs named after Elisabeth’s brother and the House’s first chief winemaker. These two iconic cuvées with their singular, complementary characters, embody the very essence of the founders.
A vintage wine crowns an exceptional year: the year 2012
The harvest was very successful and yielded grapes that were rich in sugar and had good acidity. The quality of the grapes was exceptional and resulted in one of the best vintages of the decade. The resulting wines were of great aromatic finesse, with a perfect balance of intensity and power. These wines reflect the expertise and savoir-faire of the House in producing rosé and blanc de blancs.
