Billecart-Salmon
One of the few remaining family-owned grandes maisons, founded in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ in 1818 and celebrated for its delicate, age-worthy rosé.
About Billecart-Salmon
Billecart-Salmon is a prestigious, family-owned Champagne house founded in 1818 in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ through the marriage of Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon. More than two centuries on, it remains one of the few major houses still owned and run by the founding family, with Mathieu Roland-Billecart — the seventh generation — leading the house since 2019. The maison is renowned for an elegant, finely textured style achieved in part through long, cool fermentations, and is especially celebrated for its rosé, widely regarded as one of Champagne's finest. Its range spans the Brut Réserve, the Brut Rosé, vintage cuvées, and prestige bottlings such as Le Clos Saint-Hilaire and Cuvée Nicolas François. Focused on quality and aimed at high-end markets, Billecart-Salmon enjoys a devoted following for finesse, freshness, and consistency.
Flagship wines
- Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve
- Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé
- Cuvée Nicolas François
- Le Clos Saint-Hilaire
Editorial notes
An independent, family-owned house prized for its rosé; expect refined, age-worthy wines. Prestige cuvées like Clos Saint-Hilaire are rare and collectible.