Description
// 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay
2.9 g/L dosage
Over 12 years on lees before disgorgement in late 2022
"Beautiful wine. Scents of small white flowers and lightly toasted nuts. Super refined with great tension and palate length. Dry and refreshing aftertaste. A stand-out Champagne." - 97 Points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review
"It has a delicate, pure, clean bouquet with aromas of orchard fruits, spring flowers, honey and licorice, with hints of brioche and pastry with aeration. Medium to full-bodied, chiseled and crystalline, with racy acids and a chalky texture, the palate is tense and the finish is long, penetrating and salty. It exhibits perfect Billecart style, yet tension is present, a sign of the vintage." - 96 Points, Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
"On release this is reserved, taut and subtle, with sourdough, confit lemon and gentle blackberry Pinot fruit presented with daring dryness (just 2.9g/L residual sugar) and intensity. The texture surrounding the firm acidity is cool, clean and lightly creamy, the mousse beautifully delicate. Somewhat inscrutable and firm at the moment, this structured and lean Cuvée Nicolas François stands to gain considerable expressiveness with time under cork." - 95 Points, Tom Hewson, Decanter
