LouisRoedererVintage,2016

Complex and Balanced Vintage Champagne

The wine boasts a radiant golden hue with fine, lively bubbles and a complex bouquet of ripe red fruits, candied citrus, and roasted hazelnuts, complemented by soft mineral notes of sun-warmed chalk. On the palate, it delivers a generous and intricate experience, featuring juicy nectarine-like flavors with creamy, silky bubbles that enhance its texture. The finish is long and layered, with a balance of saline, spicy, and oaky undertones, leaving a rich yet translucent impression of completeness.

• Blend of 68% Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims, 32% Chardonnay from Côte des Blancs – Cru of Chouilly
• Dosage: 7 g/L

BEHIND THE WINE

The wine, 33% of which is vinified in oak casks and 5% 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 – The 2016 vintage was characterised by particularly marked weather variations: spring was cool, wet and relatively late whereas summer was warm and dry with a heatwave in late August followed by dry and sunny weather over the harvest period which was highly beneficial to the ripening of the grapes. Our Pinot noirs thrived in these dry, sunny conditions and the heat has given them an intensely fruity character and silky smooth texture. The Chardonnays are just as outstanding although more chiselled and saline in character. Harvests from September 15th to October 1st, 2016.