FR-KBI-41-NV
H. Billiot 'Cuvée Laetitia' Brut
cépage 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay
assemblage 2014, 85% reserves back to 1983
village/vyd Ambonnay Grand Cru; Limestone, clay, chalk
malo No
élevage Enameled tanks
sur latte 48+ Months
dégorgement Variable (8C)
Producer:
Vintage:
NV
Country:
France
Region:
Champagne
Appellation:
Montagne de Reims
Variety:
Blend- Champagne
Color:
White
Sizes Available: |
SKU | Case Size | Bottle Size |
| Full Bottle | FR-KBI-41-NV | 12 | 750 |
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score:
92
Date:
2020-04-30
Review:
Disgorged in July 2018, the latest rendition of the NV Brut Cuvée Laetitia is based on the 2013 vintage blended with a perpetual reserve that dates back to 1983. Offering up aromas of burnished orchard fruit, toasted walnuts and citrus rind, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and sapid, with ripe but racy acids and a tangy, saline finish.
Tanzer
Score:
93
Date:
2013-08-29
Review:
Bright yellow. A wild, pungent bouquet evokes dried pear, beeswax, anise and iodine, with floral and spice notes gaining strength with air. Juicy, penetrating orchard fruit and orange marmalade flavors show impressive depth and power and are given spine by tangy minerality. Very rich and complex but lively Champagne with serious finishing thrust and lingering spiciness.
Vinous Media
Score:
94
Date:
2020-11-18
Review:
The NV Brut Cuvée Laetitia is terrific, especially in the way it balances energy with the richness of Ambonnay. The addition of reserve wines back to 1983 adds considerable nuance and complexity. Lemon oil, white flowers, mint, crushed rocks and a whole range of Chardonnay inflections add brightness to a core of Pinot fruit. The are some rough edges, but also enough personality to look past them. This is a fabulous edition of the Laetitia. Disgorged: December 6, 2018.
