Summer of Champagne With Louis Roederer

We’re delighted to welcome one of Champagne’s great reference-point houses, Louis Roederer, for a tasting that highlights the precision, depth, and evolution of a family estate that has remained independent since its founding in 1776. Now in its seventh generation of ownership, Roederer is widely regarded as one of the true high quality producers in Champagne, farming over 240 hectares of their own vineyards across the Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne, and Côte des Blancs, with a strong and growing commitment to organic and biodynamic viticulture.

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Collection 246 - is a vibrant, chalk-driven expression of Louis Roederer’s multi-vintage NV Champagne and marks the 246th blend in the house’s ongoing Collection series. It highlights the character of the challenging 2021 harvest, composed of 54% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, and 11% Meunier. Notably, this is the first time Chardonnay has taken the lead in the blend, bringing an added sense of tension, lift, and precision.

Despite its structural focus and higher Chardonnay proportion, it remains unmistakably Roederer—generous, textured, and finely balanced, with the house’s signature combination of freshness and depth fully intact.

2017 Rose - A rosé created by a long, gentle infusion of Pinot noir that extracts its juicy ripeness while preserving its tremendous saline freshness. In this process, some Chardonnay juices are added to the Pinot noir maceration, to ferment together and achieve the perfect integration of the two grape varieties. 29% vinified in oak casks, with 24% undergoing malolactic fermentation.

2018 Brut - Fascinated by the diversity of aromas expressed by the Pinot Noir variety in Champagne, Louis Roederer decided to base its Vintage Brut on the structure and power of the Montagne de Reims Pinot Noirs—specifically in the historic cru of Verzy. These north-easterly facing vineyards take longer to ripen, producing wines that can sometimes be rough and confined at the start of the maturing process. However, their personality develops remarkably, becoming more intense over time when matured in wood. The Chardonnay is sourced from estate vineyards in the Côte des Blancs cru of Chouilly. The wine, 28% of which is vinified in oak casks and 20% of which undergoes malolactic fermentation, is aged for 4 years in the cellars and left for a minimum of 6 months after disgorging to attain the perfect maturity.

2019 Blanc de Blancs - It is in the heart of the famous Côte des Blancs, specifically in the Grand Cru estate vineyards of "La Côte" in Avize, where Louis Roederer sources its Chardonnay grapes. These grapes attain optimal maturity on the calcareous soils, enabling the House to produce taut, highly aromatic wines with ethereal finesse. The Blanc de Blancs 2019 cuvée was drawn off at low pressure in order to create a rounder and smoother effervescence. 23% of the wine was vinified in oak casks. Bottle-aged for 5 years and then left to rest for a further 8 months after disgorging to attain the perfect maturity. Zero malolactic fermentation.