Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Demi-Sec NV vs Wiston Estate, Rosé 2014
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Wiston Estate, Rosé 2014 currently starts £0.10 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £49.80 | £49.70 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Champagne Billecart-Salmon | Wiston Estate |
| Style | Sparkling | Sparkling |
| Grape | Chardonnay, Pinot Noir | Chardonnay, Pinot Noir |
| Region | Champagne | — |
| Sweetness | Medium-sweet | — |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Demi-Sec NV
This is a non-vintage blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier, dosed at around 35g/l of residual sugar, which sounds like a lot until you taste how deftly Billecart-Salmon balances it: the acidity holds everything upright, the sweetness feels earned rather than applied, and the mousse is as fine and persistent as you'd expect from one of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ's most meticulous grandes maisons. It's generous without being cloying, and the finish stays fresh. Drink with something that can stand up to the sweetness: a tarte Tatin, a slice of Comté, or frankly, a wedge of something salty and blue.
Wiston Estate, Rosé 2014
“ Wiston is one of the UK’s best producers and their sparklers genuinely give champagne a run for their money (and I write that as a person that criticized the category for many years). ” Neal Martin “ Another great addition to the English fizz stable. " Richard Hemming Wiston Estate has been owned and managed by the Goring family since 1743, and owners Harry and Pip have planted grapes on the fields since 2008. Its 6,000 acres straddle the chalky slopes of the South Downs and the flat clay soils of the Weald. The traditional Coquard press at Wiston is one of only four outside of France and is unique to the UK. Its large surface area and exceptionally gentle pressing enables extraction of the very highest quality. The estate has won numerouos awards for their sparkling wines and were dubbed ‘Winery of the Year’ at the WineGB Awards in 2018 (the most important competition for the English and Welsh Wine Industry.) Their Rosé is 68% Pinot Noir, 22% Pinot Meunier and just 10% Chardonnay. Two-thirds of this cuvée was fermented and aged in oak barrels, giving texture and elegance to this fruit-forward wine, which displays exotic, spicy characters and extraordinary complexity.
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