Billecart Salmon, Elisabeth Salmon Brut Rose Vintage:2012 This is sufficiently forward that

This is sufficiently forward that it could be enjoyed young

(the aggregate size of this holding is a whopping 3

Nevertheless

All three Châteauneuf cuvées from Christophe Sabon are exemplary

This is very definitely and ‘buy and forget it somewhere deep in the cellar’ wine

Billecart Salmon, Elisabeth Salmon Brut Rose Vintage:2012 This is sufficiently forward that100% grand and premier cru vineyards. Pinot Noir from Montagne de Reims and Valle de la Marne. Chardonnay from Cte des Blancs. 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir and 10% red wine from the Valofroy vineyard in Mareuil sur A. 10 years' ageing on lees. Dosage 6 g l. Mytik Diam technological cork. Tasted blind. Pale salmon. Just off dry. Very Pinot nose and then it finishes dry. Very lively. Appetising. Lots of fruit and complexity plus delicacy. Sudden