Description
History
Louis Roederer, one of the last major Champagne houses still family-owned, reinvented the concept of non-vintage Champagne with the “Collection” line. The number 246 identifies the edition and is based on a blend that combines the base vintage with a significant portion of reserve wines aged in foudre and solera, ensuring complexity and stylistic consistency. Collection 246 captures the Maison’s philosophy: elegance, precision and a deep link to their estate vineyards.
Grape variety
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
Vinification
Fermentation partly in stainless steel and partly in oak, blending of base wines with expressive reserve wines aged in foudre, long ageing on the lees before disgorgement and a finely tuned dosage to enhance freshness and harmony.
Alcohol content
12%
Tasting notes
Bright straw yellow with very fine bubbles. Aromas of citrus, white flowers, green apple, hazelnut and a chalky minerality. The palate is elegant and vibrant, with creamy mousse, lively acidity and a long, mineral finish. A perfectly balanced Champagne representing one of the finest contemporary expressions of the Maison.
Food pairings
Elegant aperitifs, raw seafood, shellfish, carpaccio, sushi, white-fish dishes, fresh cheeses, refined vegetarian cuisine.
Brand
Louis Roederer
The foundation of the maison takes place in 1776, but it will have the turning point when it will be taken over by Louis Roederer in 1833, who in addition to naming the company with his name, will introduce innovations for the care in the cultivation of his own vineyards, and will buy new ones personally selecting the best. Thanks to the attention to these details, his bottles will soon reach the United States and in particular Russia, reaching the table of Tsar Alexander II. It was in 1876 that the first "prestige cuvée" was created for the Tsar marketed under the name of "Cristal", which will soon become one of the best-selling and universally appreciated champagnes for its great elegance and quality. Even today this great elegance constitutes the unique style of the company, known and appreciated all over the world with more than 3,000,000 bottles produced and marketed, under the guidance of the seventh generation of the family. We arrive at this version through the collaboration between the maison and the architect Philippe Starck, for the realization of what appears to be a stylistic renewal or rather a real challenge launched by both; the label, with a completely different graphic aspect compared to the classic and prestigious design usually used by the maison, already underlines this aspect, while in the product we will find the exaltation of the natural characteristics of the grape and of the terroir from which it comes, with procedures of biodynamic agriculture.