- Practicing organic
- 80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay
- From Ambonnay Grand Cru
- Limestone, clay, and chalk soils
- No malo
- Fermented and aged in stainless steel
- Aged 48 months on the lees
- Dosage: 5g/L
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2019
Country:
France
Region:
Champagne
Appellation:
Montagne de Reims
Variety:
Blend- Champagne
Color:
White
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | FR-KBI-30-19 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
94
Date
2025-12-16
"A bright yellow hue, the 2019 Champagne Grand Cru Ambonnay Millésime Brut presents a fantastic, layered, and focused nose upon opening, revealing notes of crushed oyster shells, orange blossoms, and fresh orchard fruit. The palate is crisp and refreshing, with a supple silkiness of citrus oils that float to round out the flavor, and it™s savory and salty on the finish. A blend of 70% Pinot Noir and the rest Chardonnay, it was raised without oak in stainless steel and was aged for 48 months sur latte with 5 grams per liter dosage. Although it was just recently disgorged in May 2025, it™s showing tremendous potential. It requires a bit of patience, but this is a fantastic vintage from H. Billiot to enjoy over the next two decades."
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2025-12-30
"The 2019 Brut Millésime is a terrific wine from Billiot. It offers tons of Pinot and Ambonnay character right out of the gate. Kirsch, dried flowers, mint, tangerine oil and cinnamon give the 2019 an exotic flair to play off its rich, resonant fruit. This is impeccably done. Dosage is 6 grams per liter. Disgorged: May 19, 2025."
James Suckling
Score
91
Date
2025-08-05
"Toasty with roasted walnuts and red fruit such as strawberries and pomegranate. Apple flavors with pastry tones and crisp, chewy acidity. Good substance on the palate with light to medium body and a tense, lifted finish. Drink now."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2018
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2023-11-01
"The 2018 Brut Millésime (70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay) is a gorgeous Champagne"one of the best I have tasted from Billiot in some time. Sourced from Grand Cru sites in Ambonnay, Pinot's natural intensity comes through in this ample, wonderfully inviting Champagne. Kirsch, plum, spice, dried flowers and brioche race across the palate. More than anything else, though, I admire the resonance and depth here, especially for the year. Dosage is 6 grams per liter. Disgorged: June 19, 2023."
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2022-11-01
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
92
Date
2022-11-07
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2022-11-01
Wine Advocate
Score
91
Date
2021-04-12
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
91
Date
2022-11-07
Wine Spectator
Score
91
Date
2024-06-30
"A lip-smacking Champagne, with a creamy mousse, this has a nutty overtone that enriches flavors of black cherry, blood orange granita, lemon thyme and oyster shell. Disgorged January 2022. Drink now through 2028. 52 cases imported."