Louis Roederer « Collection 243 » Brut

Grape varieties

Chardonnay (42%), Pinot Noir (40%), Pinot Meunier (18%)

Producer

Louis Roederer at Reims (51100)

Comment

Founded in 1776 in Reims, Louis Roederer is a family and independent house chaired by Frédéric Rouzaud. Heir to the Champagne House in 1833, Louis Roederer took the visionary party to enrich his vineyard to control all the stages of wine development. He thus forges a singular style, spirit and taste. In the middle of the 19th century, by acquiring vines chosen with instinct and eclecticism on the lands of the great vintages of Champagne, Louis Roederer acts against the tide of the uses and habits of his time. While others buy grapes, Louis Roederer cherishes the vineyard, deciphers the character of each plot and methodically acquires the best. With the idea that a great wine finds its source in the earth, with the love of tradition and the passion of the future, Louis Roederer thus draws an exceptional destiny at the house which will now bear his name.

Tasting

Shiny gold dress, shimmering reflections, thin and dynamic bubbles. Ample and fresh bouquet, mixture of yellow fruits (mirabelle) of Pinot Noir and sweet citrus (lemon pie), with notes of white flowers (jasmine) from Chardonnay, followed by notes of subtle autolysis with touches of smoke and toasted pastry. Dense, deep, rich and structured mouth, balanced by a saline freshness and a touch of bitterness. Powerful, rich and balanced by the limestone freshness and the density of the Chardonnays.

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