Billecart Salmon, Nicolas Francois

Billecart Salmon, Nicolas FrancoisDisgorged with six grams per liter dosage, the 2007 Brut Cuve Nicolas Franois is showing very nicely, offering up aromas of fresh bread, citrus oil, crisp yellow orchard fruit, white flowers, verbena, macadamia nut and hints of biscuity complexity to come. Full bodied, chiseled but fleshy, its vinous core of fruit cloaks the vintage's brisk acids to achieve real plenitude in a year that's sometimes rather tautly austere. Long and penetrating and

dark pinot fruit and plenty of earth character

-- Josh Raynolds

here the nose is quite restrained but exceptionally elegant and pure with white flower

with abundant balsamic aromas and notes from the woodspice and smoke with an ashy touch

The best of Voerzios 2008s are pure magic

2010 being more gentle

fabulous balance and sense of resonance that is hugely appealing

This is the first year in which most of the Baroli were aged partly in cask and partly in barrel

floral and Asian-style tea scents

Composed of 53% Merlot

now complemented by hints of iodine

The 2015 The Stone Terraces Vintage Port is a field blend