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2005 Billecart-Salmon "Le Clos Saint-Hilaire" Brut Champagne

2005 Billecart-Salmon "Le Clos Saint-Hilaire" Brut Champagne

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James Suckling

Reviewed February 2023
Richly complex nose of spiced yellow plums, brioche, toasted lemons, butterscotch, baked apples, strawberries, coffee cream, praline, earthy mushroom and truffle hints. It’s creamy, layered and generous, with soft bubbles. Complex toasty and spicy elements carry through to a long finish. Opulence and sophistication. Single parcel pinot noir, 100% vinified in oak barrels. No malo. 1g/l dosage. Drink now or hold.
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Professional Reviews

98

Vinous

Review Date: 03/2023
The 2005 Brut Le Clos Saint-Hilaire is sublime. Silky and understated, the 2005 is a model of class. The mousse alone is utterly captivating. Dried pear, gentle hints of spice, dried flowers and mint are some of the many notes that grace the 2005. In this vintage, Le Clos Saint-Hilaire is quite soft and medium in body, a Champagne of refinement more than power. Orchard fruit, white flowers and bright saline undertones frame the long, very pure finish. (AG)

95

Wine Advocate

Review Date: 04/2023
Disgorged at the end of 2019 with a dosage of one gram per liter, Billecart-Salmon’s 2005 Brut Le Clos Saint-Hilaire is the eighth edition (the release sequence is 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2005; Mathieu Roland-Billecart released this vintage after the 2006, to give it more time to mature in bottle.) This 100% Pinot Noir from the single vineyard in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ has a bright, vibrant, fresh nose of orchard fruits, dried fruits, nuts, pastry and spices. The palate is tense, delicate and medium-bodied and evokes notes of white pepper and chalk with a saline finish and a gently bitter aftertaste due to the vintage. It's a little more austere than the 2006 vintage but precise and crystalline. (YC)

JR

Jancis Robinson

Review Date: 03/2023
From the walled vineyard behind Billecart's HQ in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ planted exclusively with Pinot Noir. It was all vinified in oak. Apparently 'this micro cuve´e will pair wonderfully with a wild turbot and Burmese coffee'. The label is made of cherry wood sourced from sustainable forests. Each individual wooden label is distinguished by differences in grain and colour, making each bottle unique. Full of life on the nose and richly textured on the palate. Thoroughly satisfying wine with quite a bit of body that reaches every crevice of the palate. Firm, savoury finish. A serious, dense champagne for the table. 17.5/20 points (JR)

Notes

This 100% Pinot Noir masterpiece has been kept in the caves at Billecart for nearly 20 years before release. It is the product of just 1 press load, from a walled vineyard tended like a garden in the middle of the Billecart compound in Mareuil-sur-Ay. Fermented entirely in oak, and dosed at just 1 gram per liter, this golden champagne is full of toasted nut bread generosity on the nose. In the mouth, this complex, layered champagne is as concentrated as they come, all without going over to heaviness. One of the greatest champagnes on the planet!- Gary Westby, K&L

Details

OriginChampagne, France
Type/VarietalPinot Noir
Alcohol Content12%
SKU1701930