Billecart-Salmon Champagne Le Ros�

I'd say above pol roger, veuve etc in terms of NV house champagne.

A week with Sue, others, restaurants, Napa and a rebirthday party; 4/6/2026-4/13/2026 (Various) : Second bubbles from the RB, was eager to try because I’ve had for some time, at least make sure I wasn’t giving my guests vinegar (or more likely, something flat). Brioche, green apples, lemon lime, nice minerality. Tough coming on the heels of the Celebris, but as a more or less entry level champagne, about a third the price of the Gosset, this is a solid …

Billecart changed name of this from Brut Reserve (parcel bought 2023) to Le Reserve (parcel bought 2025). It's really an extra brut at 3g dosage. Everything you'd expect - from the bicuity nose, through to that apple and pear primary notes on the palate. There's a really cool site where you can put in your bottle number myorigin.billecart.fr and the tell you the cepage, % older wines with tasting notes - very informative. They could market this more.

Notes of raspberry, strawberry, biscuit, sourdough bread and a sulphur reduction. Interesting and well made, good intensity and length.

Pale to mid straw. Poised, good energy and line. Lots of good 08 phenolic grip with backing acidity. Still quite youthful, but a little developmental richness emerging. Recognisably Billecart. ****

2008 vintage

Degorgement Date: Second half of 2022 Aromas of grapefruit, orange, and biscuit. The presence of red fruit notes is particularly impressive. It shows excellent acidity and a lingering finish, making it an outstanding choice for an entry-level cuvée. However, it leans somewhat bold, lacking the delicate complexity found in higher-tier cuvées.

Our James Bond Sunday bubble. Salmon pink in color. Lots of red fruit on the nose. Strawberries and raspberries. A little dusty. Nice mousse. Tastes like the nose. Not bone dry. A little rounder as with most Ros� in my experience. I was hoping for more. Medium finish. Nice bubble, but maybe a little pricey for what one gets.. Britt says just OK..

Consistently wonderful

Grand tasting : Delicate, almost shy, bouquet with red berries but not too fruity. Good structure overall. Not a personal favourite. Drink.

Enjoyed as an aperitif prior to the Chateau d’Yquem wine tasting event. Always a wonderful “go to” Champagne. Toasty aromas with brioche, zeastiness, lime peel, and apple. Balanced mouthfeel. Solid finish.

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2013 vintage

2008 from magnum. 65% Pinot noir 35% Chardonnay, 4 gr\L dosage. Fresh , complex and those extra flavors that build up in a magnum.

2008 vintage

Consistently enjoyable

Quite rich, fresh, yeasty, a little lemon, white flowers, apple Degorged 2022 and in a good place

Aromas of cherry, lime and mineral. flavors of cherry, raspberry, mineral and toast. Ends with a nice lime note on the finish that last 15-20 seconds.

12th tasting notes. Medium lemon in colour. Medium+ nose intensity with notes of pear, apple, lemon, bread and toast. Off dry. High acidity. Medium alcohol. Medium+ flavour intensity. Medium body.

Light pink hue. Inviting bouquet of strawberry, raspberry, rose petal, toast, and chalk. Medium body and plus acidity. Lengthy finish. Balanced and elegant. Really good stuff. 45% Chardonnay, 31% Pinot Meunier, and 24% Pinot Noir.

09/25 Raffineret og elegant.

Open that bottle - Jason chooses 2016 Bond Vecina (Dan's condo in the Carlyle) : This is my first time with the Billecart-Salmon Le Rose since its name change from "Brut Rose". I've found these to be mostly great with some bottle variation. Regrettably this bottle was on the lower end of the spectrum. The nose had strawberry and some pleasant yeast while the palate was clean, straightforward and a bit lacking. I suspect it was purchased recently so might …

This showed great. Consistently delicious. Light strawberry flavors mixed with some brioche. Great balance.

Always a great value and perfect match with raw oysters. This case is starting to fade and doesnt have the usual acidic punch carying a long finish.

Solid as always, if not a tad simple, with notes of Rainier cherry, Jonathan apple, and toasted brioche coalescing throughout. Nice mousse, and lively acidity keeps it moving.

A bottle I bought about three years ago. Medium salmon colour. Red berries, apple, smoke, brioche, and chalky minerality, with fresh acidity and very good length. Fruity yet chalky and dry. The fine mousse seemed a tad aggressive at first but tamed as the wine breathed. This rosé also paired very well with burgers and fries. The Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé is one of my favourite NV rosés, in particular with two to four years of age.

Pretty floral nose, acacia honey, patisserie, custard creams. Subtle strawberry notes. Very soft mousse. Youthful and fresh, with fine persistence. Elegant rather than powerful. Not sure how this is going to develop but lovely at present.

2013 vintage

Fourth bottle of twelve, as usual very well behaved and likeable. Just a supremely easy Champagne, nothing overtly special, just a winner in all departments which makes it an easy choice. Celebrating a child's successful Uni application mid-week, it disappeared whilst cooking. Notes as per last time (December 25). Elegant, smooth, lithe and easy to like. Lovely stuff.

Strawberries galore. Very good clean finish and recommended for NV rose

My go-to non-vintage rose. Drank a few bottles last nite with cheese and then appetizers. Pale pink color. Generous nose of strawberries, flowers and some bread. floral notes. Tart strawberry fruit, some citrus notes, chalky and creamy. Lovely long finish, left me wanting more...As always, just a delicious, excellent bottle of bubbly, and my fave non-vintage rose that's out there!

Birthday Dinner (Home, Osaka) : Medium pink-orange appearance. Medium intensity nose of grapefruit, lime, peach, very fresh red cherry, lime, blossom. Heavier, rather than bright, lees notes dominated by bread dough. High acid but not searingly so. Dry but the dosage is apparent with the sweet sensation on the palate. Medium+ body. Pronounced flavour intensity. Long finish with persistent fruit continuously wrapped by the autolytic notes. The only thing to criticise here is the complexity. For me, it’s relatively straightforward …

Incredible. Strawberry and apple nose, nice and dry with delicate bubbles, apple and pear give way to buttery croissant and toast. Absolutely will buy again!

wild strawberry, red currant skin, and blood orange peel carried on a fine, silken mousse. There’s a savory undercurrent beneath the fruit — chalk dust, rose petal, a hint of almond cream — that keeps it poised rather than pretty. On the palate it’s weightless yet quietly persistent, the red fruit turning gently earthy and saline, finishing clean, dry, and effortlessly composed. Superior in quality and value if at $75.

Delish

New Year’s Eve bottle to start the evening. Nice texture with slight yeasty and toasted flavor.

Excellent NV champagne. Pale pink color. Light and crisp, strawberry and citrus notes.

Rosé ins Kupfer übergehend. Sehr einnehmend, reife angenehme Nase. Mir gefällt das sehr gut.

It�s fine.

Magnum 93/100 Regular 91/100

Bought this in Dec. 2017, and its been sitting in the cellar. Popped and poured Dec. 31, 2025. Good mousse, but doesn't last long. Very nice, smooth, some oxidative notes but nothing crazy. Biscuity/yeasty aromas. Flavours of strawberries, lemon and some orange zest. Very smooth, longish finish. Very enjoyable.

Biscut and berry on nose. Initial burst of acid followed by strawberry. Soft and round, fuller than many NV. Always a crowd pleaser.

Disgorged 4/2019. Light gold color. Bubbles are still bubbling on. Drank from Darsonville glasses. What a terrific Champagne! Lightly leesy. Ginger biscuit. Just the right amount of dosage - not astringent at all, but slight fruit sweetness tempered by fresh acidity. Excellent balance. I wish I had a case of this to drink now and for the next 10 years.

2002 vintage

At POST Family Resort, Unken, Austria. No formal notes. Apple, stone fruit, nuts, almond paste, bread crust, brioche, and smoky and stony mineral notes, with fresh acidity, and very good length. Medium-bodied, and smoothly textured, with fine mousse. The mousse softened further after the wine breathed for a few minutes. Good, but does not have the same tension and freshness as bottles I remember from ten years ago.

Always solid. Could have been served a touch more chilled.

Magnum. Cellared 4 years.

Light Salmon pink. Very focused yet with restrained power if that makes sense. Fresh Red apple skin and raspberries on the nose. Red fruits. Fresh. Savouriness - Light spice. And a waft of biscuits. Persistent. Nose and palate really open up with some air. Lovely.

shared with Christmas meal. Wonderful as always.

Fullish straw. Remaining bubbles are pretty lethargic. Nicely buttery, fully mature and in that buttery state of richness. Moderate length, Just starting to lose some energy. Lovely, but time to drink up in bottle format. ****

2002 vintage

Christmas Eve Champagne stood up very well to smoked salmon. A definite step up from the “high street” names.

Excellent, refined bubbles with yeast/biscuit notes and a smooth elegance.

2002 vintage

Plenty of toasty complexity but in this bottle a touch too much of oxidation and a sherry note. I brought it back from the brink by mixing it in a 2:1 dilution with a young 2018 Tasmanian sparkling that had an exuberance of acid/fruit but not a lot of complexity. somewhat unorthodox but it actually worked and we got through all 3 bottles on Christams lunch.

2002 vintage

This iteration of Billecart's Le Ros� carries the "My Origin" number of 211409 (lot #903A46464). Vinified entirely in stainless steel, it is a light pink/salmon-colored blend of 45% Chardonnay, 31% Meunier and 24% Pinot Noir. Based on the 2021 vintage (44%), it also contains aliquots from the three previous vintages dating back to 2018 (56%). Disgorged during the fourth quarter of 2024 and given a dosage of 4.90 g/l, it is an extra brut with a brisk tiny bead and …

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