{"id":165,"date":"2018-12-01T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=165"},"modified":"2018-12-01T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T09:33:00","slug":"toasting-december-with-another-fave-billecart-salmon-brut-reserve-champagne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=165","title":{"rendered":"Toasting December with Another Fave, Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve Champagne"},"content":{"rendered":"

In keeping with our Sparkling Resolution to toast each new month of the year, we'll be raising glasses of a lesser know wine from the great Champagne house of Billecart-Salmon. While their Ros\u00e9 may get the most press, we love the Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve Champagne<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Trying wines from different places made with different grapes and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month! This year we've been drinking down our wine racks, enjoying a different old favorite each month. This is one wine we did not have in reserve but wanted to include. We wrote about it back in 2013 when on a vacation in Provincetown. <\/a><\/p>\n

Back then we compared it to the house version of an Extra Brut. <\/p>\n

"We said<\/strong>, \u201cround \u2026 mellow \u2026 friendly \u2026 magical \u2026  drink slowly through the temperatures\u201d (allow to warm in your glass)<\/p>\n

Billecart-Salmon said<\/strong>, \u201charmony \u2026 balance \u2026 persistent and abounding mousse \u2026 freshness \u2026 rich bouquet"<\/p>\n

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Here are a few numbers from the winemakers about this Champagne:<\/p>\n