In the beginning of the twentieth century—in particular the First World War that destroyed more than half of the Louis Roederer estate—led Léon Olry Roederer to reconstruct his vineyard. He decided to buy in grapes to ensure continuity during the period of crisis. In doing so, he created a wine of several vintages with a constant taste whatever the year of harvesting. Today this wine is Brut Premier.
Winery

Michael Bray
& your friends at Passion Vines

Tasting notes

Brut Premier is the embodiment of Louis Roederer style, combining all the fruitiness and freshness of youth with the vinosity of a fully mature wine. This is a structured and elegantly mature wine, with a lively attack and a smooth palate.

Technical notes

classification: AOC composition: 40% Pinot noir - 40% Chardonnay - 20% Pinot Meunier fermentation/aging: 5% of wines are matured in oak casks with weekly batonnage, 10% of reserve wines are matured in casks with partial malolactic fermentation. Brut Premier uses all 3 Champagne grape varieties from more than 40 diff erent plots. The wine is an assemblage of 6 years of harvesting, a part of which comes from the Louis Roederer reserve wine collection, matured in oak casks for several years. It is matured for 3 years in the cellar and rested for 6 months after disgorgement to perfect maturity.