Billecart-Salmon, Le Clos Saint-Hilaire 2005
Standard - 75cl
Stock location: United Kingdom
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- Vintage2005
- ColourWhite
- ProducerBillecart-Salmon
- CountryFrance
- RegionChampagne
- DesignationAOP
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV12.5
- LWIN13166902005
- Avg. Critic Score4.7★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
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.
- Drinking Window: 2023 - 2030
- Reviewer Name: Antonio Galloni
- Review Date: May 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.
- Drinking Window: 2023 - 2045
- Reviewer Name: Yohan Castaing
- Review Date: April 2023