Billecart-Salmon, Extra Brut, Champagne, France

Actually a brut nature and a very assured take on it. Burnished gold. Riot of natural ripe flavours: honey, figs, unctuous but not cloying.

A lively mousse and filigreed bubbles. Potpourri and patisserie scents lead into an ultra-dry palate with a mineral edge. There is a question of fruit maturity here, as the wine is based on the challenging 2011 vintage.