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Its delicate, subtly expansive flavours of raspberry and strawberry are enlivened by a tangerine-like acidity, and while it feels ripe and full in flavour on the palate, it never loses its sense of refinement and poise, finishing with detailed length and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Billecart-Salmon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42975549882592,"sku":"100968","price":229.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/billecart-salmon-brut-rose-champagne_1_db6114f6-7b66-4d69-8831-ab438e38202c.jpg?v=1663883281"},{"product_id":"billecart-salmon-champagne-brut-sous-bois-750ml","title":"Billecart-Salmon Champagne Le Sous Bois NV (750ML)","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis unique cuvée, which is entirely vinified in oak, is composed of the three Champenois grape varieties. 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The winery is named after the former owner of\u003cbr\u003e the vineyard, Elias Mora. The arid, warm climate naturally limits production and produces\u003cbr\u003e concentrated grapes. Vines are trained in the traditional vaso or glass shape, which yields\u003cbr\u003e ideal results but requires extra work, by hand, for harvest and pruning. 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Baking spices transition\u003cbr\u003e to the palate as well, accompanied by flavors of blackberry, black cherry, clove and orange zest. Durable tannins drift away to an espresso-\u003cbr\u003e bean and orange-zest finish”.\u003cbr\u003e 94 points Wine Enthusiast; M.D. Best of the Year 2022\u003cbr\u003e “This wine always catches me a bit off guard, and has managed to do so ever since the first vintage I tasted. When I first saw the label, my\u003cbr\u003e guess that it was near the low end of this producer’s offerings, but was wrong about that… taking the playing card image on the label seriously,\u003cbr\u003e I figured the name meant “discard” in English, but that made no sense either… So then I looked up the word in Spanish, only to learn that it\u003cbr\u003e does indeed mean “discard” in English, but it makes no sense that someone would choose what we could paraphrase, “Here’s something I\u003cbr\u003e chose to throw away” as a name for a premium wine. So now I’m reduced to just guessing,.. but here we go: Based on the fact that the\u003cbr\u003e vineyard plot underlying this is north-facing, which might well have been a Northern Hemisphere disadvantage prior to climate prior to\u003cbr\u003e climate change, I’m guessing that the fruit from these vines might once have been though unfit for fine wine but are now valued for the\u003cbr\u003e freshness and purity that the wine displays, and that “Discard” is a backhanded play on this irony… The wine shows wonderful purity and\u003cbr\u003e even delicacy, with very classy oak notes that are notable but subtle, followed by mid-palate sensations that begin with polished impressions\u003cbr\u003e but then display more power as the wine unfolds, showing lots of linear drive and more depth than its weight would have suggested it could\u003cbr\u003e muster. That’s a surprise right there, and then the wine’s finish provides yet another surprise, with gracefulness and length that belies the\u003cbr\u003e power that preceded it. In brief, this is beguiling wine, and delicious too.”\u003cbr\u003e 93 points Wine Review Online; Michael Franz – July 20, 2021\u003cbr\u003e “Opaque ruby. Powerful, smoke- and spice-accented dark berry and cherry aromas, plus floral and vanilla accents that build in the glass.\u003cbr\u003e Sweet and youthfully chewy on the palate, offering juicy black currant and cherry cola flavors that are lifted by a spicy topnote. In a rich but\u003cbr\u003e surprisingly lively style, closing long and gently chewy, with building tannins and repeating floral and spice notes. 2023-2032”\u003cbr\u003e 93 points Vinous; Josh Raynolds – July 6, 2021 Central Spain Additions\u003cbr\u003e “Earthy, fresh aromas of petrichor, forest floor, wild oregano, plums and dried nuts. Fantastic concentration on the palate with that same\u003cbr\u003e earthiness at the core, framed by firm, round tannins. Good acid drive throughout. Long finish with a spicy twist of liquorice and aniseed.”\u003cbr\u003e 93 points Decanter Magazine – February 2023\u003cbr\u003e “The 2017 Descarte bottling from Elias Mora is produced from tempranillo vines in excess of forty years of age, with the wine aged in a\u003cbr\u003e combination of new and used French casks for eighteen months prior to bottling. The wine tips the scales at 14.5 percent alcohol in this\u003cbr\u003e vintage and delivers a superb nose of black cherries, a hint of sultana raisin, leather, roasted venison, dark chocolate, woodsmoke, lovely\u003cbr\u003e spice tones and cedar. On the palate the wine is deep, broadshouldered and impressively light on its feet for its octane, with a good core,\u003cbr\u003e fine soil signature and grip, firm, chewy tannins and a long, complex finish. 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It was the end of December 2004 and I was beat. We had just finished up a busy holiday season and I was cooked. One of my favorite Spanish importers Aurelio Cabastrero called saying that he had to see me. He had this incredible wine and I had to try it. With apprehension I said yes but I was not into it. He came by that afternoon and he had a Winemaker with him and his two sons. The wine was from a region called Toro in Spain and the we tasted was Prima. The wine absolutely floored me. I taste a lot of wine and once in a while you taste a wine that you instantly know is an absolute winner. Prima was that kind of wine. I could hardly hide my pleasure with the wine. We had to negotiate a price. I can now tell you that the Winemaker I met that day was the great Mariano Garcia. Mr. Garcia is one of the greatest Winemakers of our time. He had made 28 vintages of Spain’s First Growth Vega Sicilia, Spain’s most famous red wine. Mr. Garcia had decided to leave Vega Sicilia to make wine with his two sons in Toro and this was their first offering. We have since learned that the region of Toro is making some of the greatest red wine we have seen in the last five to six years. Robert Parker was recently asked which is the next great red wine region in the world and unequivocally stated that it is Toro. Now back to 2004! I had a chance to buy this wine and I blew it. I told Aurelio I would follow up with him the next day and when I did it was gone. Another house, I will not mention names picked up the whole allocation and I was pissed and I have never forgotten. Prima is one of those insane red wines at the price that when I have it available I always recommend that customers pick them up. Since its release Parker has never given the wine less than 90 pts which brings me to the vintage. The 2021 vintage for Spain is spectacular, Parker rated it outstanding, 95pts the best we have seen since 2016 and 2010. 2021 Prima got huge 93pts by Vinous,  rich, endowed with superb fruit, drinking gorgeously young but will also age out brilliantly. The 2021 Prima is a definite buy in this great vintage. 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