Billecart Salmon, Nicolas Francois other_regions with iodine notes and a

with iodine notes and a lemony

His wines stand out for their textural finesse and sense of harmony

the 2001 is also incredibly elegant

The intense and tautly muscular big-bodied flavors that are slightly wild in character display outstanding length on the structured and youthfully austere finish that is shaped by dense but fine tannins

especially citron confit

Billecart Salmon, Nicolas Francois other_regions with iodine notes and aDisgorged with six grams per liter dosage, the 2007 Brut Cuve Nicolas Franois is showing very nicely, offering up aromas of fresh bread, citrus oil, crisp yellow orchard fruit, white flowers, verbena, macadamia nut and hints of biscuity complexity to come. Full bodied, chiseled but fleshy, its vinous core of fruit cloaks the vintage's brisk acids to achieve real plenitude in a year that's sometimes rather tautly austere. Long and penetrating and