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Make Thanksgiving Sparkle!

 An Exquisite Vintage Offering from our Friends in Mareuil-sur-Ay: 2006 Billecart-Salmon Extra Brut, Champagne, France94 Pts.  Wine Enthusiast-Carafe Gift Set-  $190 Throughout the world, Billecart-Salmon is almost an icon of luxury.  It is often seen on Champagne lists of the finest restaurants.  Everything about the brand sings quality & prestige.  Yet at the same time, Billecart-Salmon is a modest, hard-working family enterprise that has existed in the quaint village of Mareuil-sur-Ay in Champagne since the 16th Century.  Founded in 1818 by Nicholas Francois Billecart & Elizabeth Salmon, Billecart-Salmon is one of the few estates that remains in family hands, currently being represented by brothers Antoine & Francois Billecart of the seventh generation.  Their wines are known for being delicate, fresh, and elegant.Their 2006 Extra Brut Champagne is refreshing and crisp, with beautiful intensity, exhibiting hints of Golden Delicious apple, citrus fruits, and delicate complexity. It contains only a small amount of residual sugar, and has an almost bone-dry finish. This is a harmonious blend of 70% “Grand Cru Pinot Noir”, and 30% Chardonnay.  We recommend that you enjoy this with oysters, fine seafood, hams and risotto.This stunning presentation includes (1) bottle of Vintage Extra Brut 2006, and a beautiful Billecart-Salmon carafe, inspired by the original bottle created in 1818.  It may seem unorthodox to decant a Champagne, but when dealing with more mature and complex Champagnes that have more power and substance, they need plenty of aeration to express itself. It's becoming more of a common practice in the Champagne region where a number of producers are now promoting it as a way to open up the wine and allow it to reveal its full depth.

Decant gently by letting the Champagne slide along the glass.