Billecart-Salmon Le Clos Saint-Hilaire 2009

The magic of the terroir, along with age-old skill, results in a sublime golden yellow hue, enhanced by intensely brilliant glints. The elegant effervescence of the finest bubbles is mellowed by the patina of meticulous aging. Noble, pedigree expression, intensely sensual with the olfactory impact of great elegant complexity (malted cereals, freshly baked pastries, and tangerine flesh). The resonance of a sparkling concentration, showcasing a ripe and intense fruit (roasted coffee beans, toasted bread, vanilla pod and light tobacco). A full-bodied with subtle exotic notes of honeyed citrus zest (chocolate-coated orange peel, licorice stick, and cedarwood), on a bed of many-layered flavors (blueberry jelly, apricotin and lemon liqueur). The wine is borne upon a charm at once bewitching and expressive, in which its generosity carries the finish towards a deliciously mineral chalkiness.