Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Cuvée Nicolas Francois Extra Brut, Mareuil-Sur-Ay Premier Cru, Vallee de la Marne 2012 women-winemaker Citrus Peel

Citrus Peel

The name of the estate “Fronton de Oro” refers to a huge rock that shines with sunlight (the one that adorns their label) known locally as “El Frontón”

This unique climate helps produce exquisitely balanced fruit

100% Cabernet Franc from vines planted in the 1930s

Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Cuvée Nicolas Francois Extra Brut, Mareuil-Sur-Ay Premier Cru, Vallee de la Marne 2012 women-winemaker Citrus Peel60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay This beautiful, delicate, and rich wine owes much of its character to the fact that it was fermented in conventional oak barrels. Brilliant golden hue that sparkles and shines. Finely carved bubbles erupt, accentuating the sparkling, crystalline appearance. The wine's evolution from fruity to floral (peaches in syrup, fine apple pie, and mountain butter) to fruity to floral (fresh fig, wild berry) to floral again