Champagne Louis Roederer is located in Reims, France. It has 506 acres of vineyards and only grows Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, two legal grapes. The microclimate in the park is quite stable, so the Champagne remains at a consistent level regardless of the vintage. The history of the winery can be traced back to 1776, when the winery was founded by Dubois and his son. It was not until 1833, when Mr. Louis Roederer inherited the property from his uncle, that the name of the winery was changed to Louis Roederer. It was under his leadership that Champagne Louis Roederer gradually became famous and began to produce Champagne.
In 1868, Champagne Louis Roederer sold more than 2.5 million bottles of Champagne, most of which were exported to Russia (the United States was also one of its exporting countries at the time). After that, Champagne Louis Roederer became the favorite of the Russian Czar. According to the winery’s archives in 1873, in just one year, the winery shipped 666,386 bottles of Champagne to Russia (accounting for 27% of its total production). Three years later, in 1876, at the request of Tsar Alexander II, the winery specially brewed Louis Roederer Cristal champagne for the Russian royal family. In 1917, the Russian October Revolution broke out, and Champagne Louis Roederer lost his largest customer.
Since 1924, the winery has resumed production of Cristal Champagne. The extremely fine brewing process and flawless quality make this wine very expensive and may be one of the most expensive Champagnes in the world. Champagne Louis Roederer and Cristal Champagne are still the royal champagne of the British royal family. It is not difficult to see its prominent position in the minds of Western aristocrats. Cristal Champagne is wrapped in a golden plastic paper that can only be opened before drinking. Because Cristal champagne bottles are clean and transparent, unlike other champagne bottles that are green or brown and cannot block the sun's ultraviolet rays, an additional protective film is required. The quality of Cristal Champagne is extremely delicate. It is said that the wine will go bad after opening the golden plastic paper and leaving it in the sun for 15 minutes, but it can last for at least 20 to 30 years in a dark wine cellar.
Today, Champagne Louis Roederer is one of the few family-owned wineries still operating independently, and is currently managed by Frédéric Rouzaud, son of Jean Claud Rouzaud, who is the seventh generation direct descendant of the winery. He is a descendant of the famous Camille Olry-Roederer. Camille Olry-Roederer took over the winery from 1932 until her death in 1975. Camille Olry-Roederer is almost a household name in France, not only because of her tough management style, but also because she launched one of the most outstanding champagnes at her racecourse, Jamin Champagne. Now, Champagne Louis Roederer is sold to 80 countries and regions around the world every year, with a quantity of more than 2.7 million bottles, including larger production of ordinary Louis Roederer Champagne, small quantities of Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne and Louis Roederer Pink Cristal Champagne. Among them, Pink Crystal Champagne is brewed from Pinot Noir grapes.
Champagne Louis Roederer’s winemaking methods are more flexible than those of other Champagne houses. In some years the winery does full malolactic fermentation, but in other years it does it only partially or not at all, depending entirely on the winemaker's analysis of the grapes. The winery’s winemaking equipment is self-regulating and impossibly clean. All high-quality wines from the winery.
The turmoil associated with the historic tragedies of the early 20th century, especially the First World War, which destroyed more than half of the Louis Roederer estate, led Léon Olry Roederer to decide to rebuild the vineyard. In this crisis-ridden era, he decided to buy grapes to ensure that the family business would not be interrupted. It was during this period that he created multi-vintage champagne. Its taste performance is very stable no matter which year it is. This is today's low-sweetness level one. Champagne (Brut Premier).
🏅 James Suckling 93 pts
This has pretty and elegant aromas of pears, apple blossoms, grapefruit and chalk. It’s silky, fresh and beautifully balanced on the palate, with very soft bubbles. Based on 2021, with reserve wine from a perpetual reserve created in 2012, plus reserve wines kept in oak from 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.Drink now.
