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Vintage Extra Brut
Champagne · France
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Champagne Blend
- Country
- France
- Region
- Champagne
- Appellation
- Champagne
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
seafood · oysters · sashimi · mild cheeses · appetizers
Rated vintages
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200795 pts
Definitely dry, this impressively crisp wine is tightly textured, mineral in character and with great fruit. Its acidity and taut tangy character are part of a sophisticated wine that is still maturing. The hints of toast are there, but this beautiful wine will take a while to s…
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200694 pts
Billecart-Salmon's style is dry, so an Extra Brut will be almost bone-dry. This wine is crisp and tight, bringing out grapefruit and citrus flavors and a steely, mineral character. It is still young, with freshness dominant, and needs to mature to blossom into a very fine Champa…