2005 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Les Clos St Hilaire 750Ml Bottle Rheingau and subtle iced pastry aromas

and subtle iced pastry aromas

indeed it's borderline rustic

It shows tart fruit and dried cranberry with some mild spice and tarry smoke from two years in large oak casks

and the darkest of the estate

and Les Chailiots just below the “classic” Nuits 1er Cru like Les Perrieres

2005 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Les Clos St Hilaire 750Ml Bottle Rheingau and subtle iced pastry aromasLe Clos St Hilaire is probably the rarest wine from the Billecart Salmon portfolio. The Clos is a single enclosed vineyard next to the Billecart Salmon house. A unique parcel of one hectare with old vines Pinot Noir vinified in casks. Always highly praised, this rare vintage of incredible typicality will live on for future decades with strength and elegance. This exceptional cuvee was created in 1964 as a tribute to the Houses founder. It is the