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Champagne Louis Roederer Collection 244 NV
Champagne, FranceAlways at the forefront of Champagne, Louis Roederer moved from their NV Brut to the MV Collection series in 2021, referencing the number of years since the winery was founded. This ingenious approach allows the master chef de cave Jean-Baptiste Lecallion to blend the best parts of each vintage along with a generous amount of reserve wines. 244 is based on the dry, hot 2019 vintage at 54%, with its scorching heatwaves. This is joined by a perpetual reserve (36%, from 2012-2018), oak aged reserve wines (10%, from 2012-2018). The blend this year is 41% chard, 33% pinot noir, and 26% meunier, split 1/3 each between their La Rivière estate, La Montagne estate, and la Côte, and supplemented by their grower estates. 15% of the wine saw oak overall. This was disgorged January 2023 with 7 g/L, and released from their cellars in July 2023. All of this incredible material is available on the box and label via a QR code. Such beauty purity here with such a recent disgorge (unheard of in Canada, and this bottle was purchased in Ontario). Tight green apple, fresh almond and crunchy hazelnut is woven with light brioche and carved with lemon pith and peel. As expected, this is a beauty MV, approachable and smart, and not dumbed down at all.Tasted: 06 October 2023Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $90.00 | 750ml | BCLS |
Blend: Chardonnay - Pinot Noir - Pinot Meunier
