History and Terroir

Billecart-Salmon is one of the last remaining family-owned houses in all of Champagne. Established in 1818, the house was born from the marriage of Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon. Now spearheaded by Mathieu Roland-Billecart, the family’s seventh generation, the estate is continuing to maintain its global renown—and the proof is in the bottles. In total, Billecart-Salmon sustainably farms 100 hectares across the region, as well as responsibly sources fruit from an additional 200 hectares. Their long-standing motto, “Give priority to quality, strive for excellence,” is meticulously upheld through the present day.

Farming and Winemaking

Billecart-Salmon’s estate vines and sourced fruit come from a total of 40 crus within the Champagne region. The estate uses all three of the region’s main varieties, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Meunier, to craft their exceptional lineup of world-renowned champagnes. The house is a passionate supporter of encouraging biodiversity in the vineyards, as well as environmental sustainability as a whole. Billecart-Salmon’s farming philosophy always puts respect for terroir first, which they believe in turn, renders the best-quality wines possible. In the cellar, Billecart-Salmon is renowned for their expert use of stainless steel tanks, as well as barrels (of which 100% are used in the top-tier Clos Saint-Hilaire), and their cellar-worthy lineup of prestige wines. Beyond their accessible non-vintage bottlings and the excellent Brut Sous Bois, Billecart-Salmon proudly produces a vintage-dated Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru named Louis Salmon and a handful of other cuvées, including the single-site Clos Saint-Hilaire, Rosé Elisabeth Salmon and Cuvée Nicolas François, the latter of which won the coveted Champagne of the Millennium title in 1999.