Billecart-Salmon is the oldest continuously family-owned Champagne House, founded in 1818 by husband and wife Nicolas Francois Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon in the village of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. With the sixth generation now at the helm of the House and about to celebrate their bicentennial, Billecart-Salmon produces age worthy and elegant Champagnes, emphasizing finesse, freshness and fruit