Loading lot detailsâŠ
The October 2023 Auction: Part 4
Swipe left for previous · Swipe right for next
1 / 2Lot 547
Estimate: $180
Disgorged Oct 2018
This auction has ended. Bidding is closed.
Collection name
Reviews
92JG
"It had been two years since I last drank a bottle of Laetitia Billiotâs 2013 Brut MillĂ©sime. This bottle was disgorged in October of 2018 (three months earlier than the last bottle I reported on) and made from a blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. Readers may recall that Laetitia does not put her vins clairs through malolactic fermentation. Another year of bottle age has allowed the wine to open up very nicely, offering up scents of baked apple, peach, a complex foundation of Ambonnay soil tones, gentle smokiness, a touch of nutskin and a topnote of warm bread. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied and deep at the core, with fine soil signature, frothy mousse and lovely length and grip on the long and complex finish. The lack of malolactic here gives the wine an admirable spine of acidity that will carry it far into the future, though it is drinking very nicely today. Very good juice."
Region
Sparkling White
Country
Score
"It had been two years since I last drank a bottle of Laetitia Billiotâs 2013 Brut MillĂ©sime. This bottle was disgorged in October of 2018 (three months earlier than the last bottle I reported on) and made from a blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. Readers may recall that Laetitia does not put her vins clairs through malolactic fermentation. Another year of bottle age has allowed the wine to open up very nicely, offering up scents of baked apple, peach, a complex foundation of Ambonnay soil tones, gentle smokiness, a touch of nutskin and a topnote of warm bread. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied and deep at the core, with fine soil signature, frothy mousse and lovely length and grip on the long and complex finish. The lack of malolactic here gives the wine an admirable spine of acidity that will carry it far into the future, though it is drinking very nicely today. Very good juice."
Have questions?
The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
The northerly region that gives its name to the world's most celebrated sparkling wine, made by secondary fermentation in bottle from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Chalky soils and a cool climate yield wines of finesse and longevity.
The sole appellation for true Champagne, producing sparkling wines of finesse and complexity by traditional method from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.
The world's most versatile white grape, producing everything from steely Chablis to rich, oaked whites. Its neutrality makes it a mirror of terroir and winemaking, and the foundation of white Burgundy and Champagne.
A thin-skinned, terroir-sensitive red producing perfumed, silky and elegant wines of red-berry fruit and earthy complexity. It reaches its apogee in Burgundy.