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1996 Billecart-Salmon, Le Clos Saint-Hilaire
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Start Your Wine Collection with 1996 Billecart-Salmon, Le Clos Saint-Hilaire
Begin your portfolio with a prestigious wine that has a history of growth.- Enjoy fully managed, secure storage facilities with insurance coverage.
- Get expert advice on when to hold and when to sell.
Single VineyardThese contiguous vineyards often have small-scale production and unique terroir
4.0% of All Fine Wine
Grand MarqueMajor Champagne house with international brand recognition & undying customer loyalty
3.2% of Fine Wine Producers in Region
Top VintageBehold! One of the finest vintages of this wine ever made.
61.1% of Vinovest WinesCritics Scores
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Billecart-Salmon’s 1996 Le Clos Saint-Hilaire has lost some of its youthful exuberance and the fruit now is a touch softer than it was a few years ago. The aromatics and overall balance remain seductive and utterly compelling. To gain perspective, I tasted this next to Bollinger’s Vielles Vignes Francaises and Krug’s Clos d’Ambonnay. The Clos Saint-Hilaire is the most delicate, ethereal of the three, while the VVF is the darkest and most brooding, purely vinous of the wines. The Clos d’Ambonnay stands out for its laser-like minerality and intensity. It is likely to be the longest-lived of these three Blanc de Noirs." (11/10) and "The Clos Saint-Hilaire, Billecart-Salmon’s old-vine, single-vineyard Blanc de Noirs, is another of the more accessible 1996s. Ripe pears, minerals and flowers appear in this generous, textured Champagne. This delicate, sublime wine is drinking beautifully today.