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Louis Roederer, established in Reims in 1776 and still owned by the Rouzaud family after seven generations, is the rare grande marque that can honestly be called a wine estate.
The grande marque that farms like a grower: 240 hectares of its own vines, Champagne's largest biodynamic holding, and Cristal.
Roederer holds back a slice of every Cristal vintage for another decade before letting it go. Four magnums in Reims, and what all that waiting actually does.
This is a rich Champagne, one that gives light tones of maturity, with fruit that is ripe and still fresh.
A charming nose that offers floral tones, fruitiness and minerals.
For a Roederer, this is a fairly rich wine. The fruit is richer here, running through yellow stone fruits and baked lemon, with light tones of warm spices alongside them.
Lovely tones of rose and violet leading, and wild strawberry, raspberry and yellow raspberry alongside them.
Taut and lovely, this keeps the gossamer-light style of Roederer.
This shows the entirely clear, pure fruit style of Roederer.
Really a lovely 2018, and the style of Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon suits the vintage very well.
A light, floral rosé that is worthy of the Louis Roederer style.
A very precise Champagne with rich fruit, tightened up nicely by a cool chalk tone and a taut acidity.
Clearly marked by the house style, leaning towards the light, the fresh and a clean mineral profile.
A sunny year leaving obvious fingerprints. The fruit is richer and riper than you expect from Cristal, with yellow tones sitting well forward.
The same wine before the wait, and instructive for exactly that reason.
Like having a rose in the glass. Every time you fold back a petal there's something new underneath.
This is where the extra years in the cellar earn their keep.
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