Grand cru Brut Cuvee Laetitia

H.BILLIOT

Grand cru Brut Cuvee Laetitia

Product code
415836
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Open
Status
Available
Type of product
Sparkling wine
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Champagne
Subregion
Montagne de Reims
Appellation
Champagne
Classification
Grand cru
Varietal(s)
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Colour
White
Sugar
Brut
Closure type
Cork
Producer's website
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About this winery

The H Billiot estate is comprised of 5 hectares of Grand Cru vineyards spread across 18 different mid-slope parcels of limestone in Ambonnay. Upon release, the wines are snapped up by in-the-know wine enthusiasts seeking 100% Grand Cru fizz at an entry-level price. Owned and operated by Laetitia Billiot, the vineyards have been in the family since the early 20th century. Whilst pressing grapes for Mumm and Moët & Chandon, Laetitia's great -great-grandfather Louis Billiot decided to bottle some...

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Press reviews

Jeb Dunnuck

- 95 points -

December 2024

Made from 60% Pinot Noir and the rest Chardonnay, with 20% from 2017 and 80% perpetual reserve, the bright yellow/silver-colored NV Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Laetitia Extra Brut is appealing on opening, rounded with a pretty perfume of brioche, fresh flowers, quince, and red cherries. The mousse is refined and rounded as well, and the wine is medium to full-bodied and dry, without noticeable dosage despite having 8 grams. It’s a very elegant and well-detailed cuvée offering a nice balance of decadence while remaining refined and dry. Drink this over the next 15 years. 8 grams per liter dosage....

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Wine Spectator

- 93 points -

November 2020

Fragrant apple blossom and exotic spice notes on the nose gain momentum on the creamy palate, accenting flavors of dried papaya, black cherry coulis, candied ginger and salted Marcona almond. The lush profile is reined in and enlivened by a firm spine of citrusy acidity and a minerally underpinning that extends on the finish.

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