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Wines of Distinction Series

Vintage Billecart ‘Wines of Distinction’ Series: Auckland Tasting

May 16, 2024

As part of our Vintage Billecart ‘Wines of Distinction’ Series, join us for a once in a lifetime lineup tasting experience of our rarest vintage Champagnes from Maison Billecart-Salmon, including their icon Rosé on arrival.

Get ready for an evening of culinary and vinous wonders as we present a phenomenal selection of vintage champagnes from Billecart-Salmon, including two ‘recent’ vintages of their top cuvée, the revered “Champagne of the Millennium”, Le Clos Saint Hilaire.

Join us and indulge in an exclusive evening tasting through the cellar of one of the top-rated Champagne House’s cellar. With each vintage paired to perfection with deliciously prepared canapes from Non-Solo Pizza, it’s an evening of sensory thrills not to be missed.

Tasting Journey:

Tickets to the series tasting are strictly limited. Book today to reserve your place today to embark on this exclusive journey through the finest Billecart-Salmon vintage Champagnes.

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Maison Billecart-Salmon

Situated in the Champagne heartland of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, near Epernay, Billecart-Salmon has been under family ownership and management since its founding in 1818. It is a family-run winery with a majority share owned by the Billecart family and a minority holding is held by the Frey group, itself a family-owned business – they are owners of Château La Lagune in Bordeaux, Paul Jaboulet Ainé in the Rhône, and Château Corton C in Burgundy.

The Billecart family still lives on site and there remains a strong sense of long-visioned family continuity at play. Today there’s the seventh generation Mathieu Roland-Billecart overseeing everyday business as CEO, working closely with Antoine and François.

Champagne of the Millennium

On 12 June 1999, a jury of international experts came together to judge which champagne would be awarded the grand title of “Champagne of the Millennium” following a blind tasting.

Among the 150 champagnes in competition were the two Billecart-Salmon vintages, the Nicolas François Brut 1959 and the Nicolas François Brut 1961. When the results were announced, these two vintages took both first and second place

In his book The Great Tasting, Richard Juhlin wrote of the winner: “The perfect champagne, 1959 Billecart-Salmon, had everything one would expect of a luxury champagne, but in a seldom seen concentration and simultaneously with harmonious balance. A totally perfect champagne in its category, with a smoky, honey-smooth extremely long taste of walnut, orange blossom and chocolate. All who ever get to drink this fabulous wine just have to love the pleasure it grants. When you study the end results it is striking to see how obvious the victory was.”

It was awarded a final mark of 98.5 out of 100.

You can read more about Billecart-Salmon here & about Vintage Billecart-Salmon here.

Non Solo Pizza

Non-Solo PIzza Situated in the heart of Parnell, Non Solo is an Auckland institution known for serving up some of the best authentic Italian cuisine this side of Milan. Newly refurbished and with a beautiful garden bar, it’s a beautiful location to enjoy these rare champagnes.


Date: Thursday, 16th May, 2024
Time: 06:00pm
Location: Non Solo Pizza
Cost: $295 per person (incl. GST) subject to change

If you have any questions or want to find out more, please contact us at puneet@dnfinewine.com or 09 357 0493.

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Date:
Thursday, 16 May
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Non Solo Pizza
259 Parnell Road
Auckland, 1052 New Zealand
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09 379 5358

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Puneet Dhall
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