This is very dry and vinous with very fine bubbles that wrap themselves around the wine. It's full with lovely fruit that is subtle and encompassing on the palate. Caressing texture and finish. Some pie crust and dry biscuit undertones here. Also white pepper. The base is 2014 and bone dry. Six years on lees. 55% pinot noir and 45% chardonnay. Bottled in May 2021.

Based on the 2016 vintage with 20% reserve wines, the Ultra Brut NV is 55% Chardonnay 45% Pinot Noir that is aged six years on fine lees and finished with zero dosage. In the glass it is very light gold color with subtle aromas of ripe citrus peel, yuzu, lemon cream biscuits, and chalk. The light-bodied, textured palate opens to a fine, pinpoint mousse imbued with vivacious acidity, bright salinity and lemon freshness that holds through the long finish. - Sarah Mayo

Laurent-Perrier’s “Ultra Brut” was one of the very first Brut Nature bottlings I drank in my early days in the wine trade, as it was first released in 1981, which dovetailed with my start in the wine business. The current release is crafted from a cépages of fifty-five percent chardonnay and forty-five percent pinot noir. The wine is given at least six years aging on its fine lees prior to disgorgement. The wine delivers a very refined bouquet of apple, white peach, bread dough, white lilies, chalky minerality and a topnote of raw almond. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, brisk and complex, with excellent depth at the core, fine mineral undertow, a lovely spine of acidity, elegant mousse and a long, beautifully balanced finish. This is an excellent Brut Nature.

A blend of 52% Chardonnay and 48% Pinot Noir, the NV Ultra Brut evokes nuts, white peach, brioche, blanched almonds and flowers, followed by a medium to full-bodied, delicate and juicy palate. It's perfectly balanced, with a pinpoint mousse and a long, mouthwatering finish. Based on the 2016 vintage and complemented with wine from 2015, this cuvée showcases finesse and elegance. - Yohan Castaing