Billecart-Salmon

Since 1818 seven generation of the Billecart and Salmon families have managed to combine tradition with modern winemaking to produce the finest expression of Champagne at the Billecart-Salmon Champagne house.

In the year 1818, Nicolas Françis Billecart married Elisabeth Salmon and together the founded the Billecart-Salmon House of Champagne this very same year in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, France. Today, after seven generations, François and Antonie Roland-Billecart run this Champagne House. Their father, Jean-Roland Billecart, continues to oversee this family business to this day. This family tradition of wine making is based on three pillars: finesse, balance and elegance.

All of the grapes used to craft Billecart-Salmon Champagnes are cultivated in exceptional terroirs. This winery has 42 hectares of their own grapevines, and they also buy the grapes from 140 hectares of 35 differents Crus of Champagne. The majority of these grapes are cultivated within 12 miles (20 Kilometers) of Epernay, the home of the world's largest Crus of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier.

The champagne from the Billecart-Salmon winery is crafted slowly, combining tradition with modern winemaking. This winery utilizes modern winemaking techniques to achieve the highest quality champagnes. In respect to their tradition, their Grandes Crus champagnes are aged in barrels and their bottles in this winery's XVII and XIX century wine caves that are held at a constant 12ºC. This is one of secrets to how these French champagnes achieve such fine effervescence.

Year of foundation: 1818
Address: Rue Carnet, 40
City: Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
Province: Champagne
Zip code: 51160
Country: France
Phone number: 33 326 526 022
www.champagne-billecart.fr
Guided visits? Yes
Wine tourism services? No