Billecart-Salmon Le Réserve NV Magnum (1.5L) is a delicate, beautifully balanced Champagne — a blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier sourced from across the Champagne appellation, presented in the format that rewards patient cellaring most generously. Floral, ripe fruit, and a fine persistent mousse. The ideal Champagne for every occasion. Serve at 8–10°C.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Pale gold with a fine, persistent mousse — delicate, continuous bubbles that speak to the precision and quality of this Champagne.
Nose: Fresh peach, pear, and nectarine with a complicating note of white flowers. Aromatic complexity from cedar, honey, and ginger adds depth and maturity.
Palate: Fleshy, plush, and ripe — strong peach and ripe pear flavours in a powerful yet restrained style, with good balance between richness and freshness.
Finish: Balanced and mineral with fine length and persistent freshness, picking up a clean mineral note and very good length.
Blend & Winemaking
Le Réserve is a non-vintage blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier assembled from multiple harvests and reserve wines to maintain a consistent house style. The blend incorporates reserve wines held from previous years, contributing depth and complexity to the non-vintage expression. The Magnum (1.5L) format offers a slower, more even development over time than the standard 750ml bottle, and is the format in which many Champagne lovers prefer to cellar and serve for special occasions.
Champagne & Billecart-Salmon
Billecart-Salmon was founded in 1818 in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ by Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon — and remains one of the last great family-owned Champagne houses, now in its seventh generation. The house is celebrated for its commitment to precision, elegance, and restraint — a style that has earned Billecart-Salmon a devoted following among the world's most discerning Champagne drinkers. Le Réserve is the house's signature non-vintage blend and the fullest expression of that philosophy: delicate, balanced, and unmistakably Billecart-Salmon in every glass and in every Magnum.
Reviews
- "The tiny mousse tells a lot about the quality of this impressive Champagne. It is quite full in style, with flavours of white currants and a rich, but still bone-dry aftertaste. It is a perfect food Champagne, with structure and a good tension between richness and elegance." — Wine Enthusiast
- "Aromatic and spicy, with cedar, honey and ginger notes matching a firm structure and lean, intense character. Fine length." — Wine Spectator
- "Pale gold. Fresh peach, pear and nectarine on the nose, with a complicating note of white flowers. Fleshy, plush and ripe, with strong peach and ripe pear flavours in a more powerful and less restrained style than last year's release. Firms up on the finish, picking up a mineral note and showing very good balance and length." — Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
