{"id":6454,"date":"2021-03-25T17:32:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T16:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comptoirdesmillesimes.com\/blog\/?p=6454"},"modified":"2021-03-26T16:45:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T15:45:52","slug":"cristal-roederer-champagne-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comptoirdesmillesimes.com\/blog\/en\/cristal-roederer-champagne-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Roederer: Guide to one of Champagne's celebrities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, we'd like to introduce you to one of our partner areas: the House of<\/strong> Champagne Louis Roederer<\/strong>. Where does this great House come from? What is Cristal de Roederer? We'll answer all your questions in this article! Following in the footsteps of Dubois et fils, whose small house was founded in 1760, Roederer took over the reins in 1833. With the new appellation, however, it became one of the best-known names in Champagne, thanks in particular to its extraordinary prestige cuv\u00e9e christened \"Cristal\". Find out more about this great Champagne! The complete Louis Roederer Guide. Read our other articles about the estates:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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History of the domain :<\/span><\/h2>\n

In 1776, Dubois father and son founded a house in Reims, which they later sold to Nicolas Schreider. In 1833, he bequeathed it to his nephew Louis Roederer,<\/strong> who gave it its current name. Today, the house is still owned by his descendants. The family owns several wine estates in Bordeaux: Ch\u00e2teau Haut-Beaus\u00e9jour, Ch\u00e2teau de Pez, Ch\u00e2teau Bernadotte and Ch\u00e2teau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. Domaine Ott in Provence, Maison Delas in the Rh\u00f4ne Valley, Ramos-Pinto port and, since 1993, Deutz champagne. Roederer has a vineyard of 214 hectares, including 80 hectares in the C\u00f4te des Blancs. The wines do not undergo malolactic fermentation, except in difficult years. Reserve\" wines are kept in oak barrels. All the house's vintages are only produced in good years<\/span>. Unlike his colleagues, Roederer bought vineyards at a time when grape prices were very low. According to Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Rouzaud, current boss and seventh generation at the helm, \"I think he had the vision to make the best Champagne possible, and the best way to do that is to own his own vineyards in grand cru sites\". One of his ancestors' first purchases, 15 hectares in Verzenay, is recognized today as one of Champagne's finest pinot noir sites. Rouzaud added 25 hectares that now favor Roederer's 240-hectare estate, which stretches from the south-facing slopes of the Marne valley, in Mareuil, A\u00ff and other villages, to the best Chardonnay parcels of the C\u00f4te des Blancs, not forgetting the Montagne de Reims, the heart of Pinot Noir. Each year, 3,000,000 bottles are produced, and the House's harvests account for 70% of its needs and cover all its production in terms of vintages. More than two-thirds of the vineyards are classified as Grands Crus<\/span>. In 1930, in the time of Rouzaud's great-grandmother Camille Orly-Roederer, growers were desperate to sell. Today, however, selling is more difficult, with the price of grapes fetching up to \u20ac6 per kg, and two rows of grand cru vines fetching staggering sums. Opponents with less extensive vineyards claim that the secret of great champagne lies more in the cellar and blending than in the land, but this suggests that they are rightly envious of Roederer's magnificent estate. In the second half of the 19th century, it was the Russians and the British who bought the most champagne. Veuve cliquot and its emissary Louis Bohne were certainly pioneers, but other Houses like Roederer were also interested in this market. In 1870, the House was commissioned to produce an exclusive cuv\u00e9e for Alexander 2, Tsar of Russia. The Cristal presented to the Tsar in 1876 was made with juice from the best and oldest vineyards, and its flavor was undoubtedly masked by the amount of sugar added at the time of dosage: around 106 g\/l.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Champagne style<\/span><\/h2>\n

Roederer champagnes are full-bodied and harmonious, with a strong Pinot character, except for the Blanc de Blancs. They are elegant, complex and long-lasting. The success of cuv\u00e9e Cristal<\/strong> It's an injustice that the other vintages are masked, as they are also of great quality. Here is an overview of these vintages. The whole range of Louis Roederer Champagne is available at the best price on Comptoir des Mill\u00e9simes! The bottles of Louis Roederer are in stock<\/strong> and ready to ship. But before you taste, here's all information about Roederer champagnes<\/strong> :\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The cuv\u00e9es of the Maison Roederer :<\/span><\/h2>\n