Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Demi-Sec NV vs YUMAN Brut Champagne Marguet NV

Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. YUMAN Brut Champagne Marguet NV currently starts £0.30 lower.

AvailabilityIn stockIn stock
Best current price£49.80£49.50
Current stockists1 merchant1 merchant
ProducerChampagne Billecart-Salmon
StyleSparklingSparkling
GrapeChardonnay, Pinot NoirChardonnay
RegionChampagneChampagne
ABV12.5%
SweetnessMedium-sweet
Size750ml750ml
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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.

YUMAN Brut Champagne Marguet NV

This blanc de blancs is made of purchased fruit from organic and biodynamic grower friends. The 2020 shows bright, crystalline yet sweet fruit. Full, soft and round palate, with a fine, zesty lemony bite of acidity. I am cherishing the fluffy/creamy mousse and built-in energy of this expressive, sweetly fruity wine. Disgorged: 08/2023; dosage: 0g/l.

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