Louis Roederer Vintage Champagne 2018

Fascinated by the diversity of aromatic expression of the Pinot noir grape in Champagne, Louis Roederer decided to elaborate his Vintage Brut on the structure and power of the Pinot noirs of the Montagne de Reims, where the north-northeast facing vines are slower to ripen and give often rough and closed wines at the start of maturation, the personality of which becomes remarkably more refined and intense under the effects of oak barrels and time. In 1850, he decided to buy more than 15 has of prime Verzenay vineyards so as to control the combination of the grapes for this wine.

An extraordinary vintage which is also the year in which the Champagne region was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site! 2015 followed the continental trend of that decade: a mild, wet winter and a hot, dry summer. The summer, hot and sunny, brought record-breaking temperatures and water stress. The second half of August brought some very welcome rain, giving the vines some much needed relief. Thanks to this fresh finish, the vines produced juicy, ripe and concentrated grapes. Our ambition for this vintage? To capture the concentration which is the hallmark of this spectacular vintage!