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Champagne Louis Roederer, creator of the famous Cristal prestige cuvée, has been synonymous with the world’s
great champagnes since 1776. Brut Premier is the House’s flagship multi-vintage champagne—its most popular and
best-selling wine and the champagne that sets the house style for this esteemed producer.
| Tasting notes |
| Light gold in color, Brut Premier boasts a smooth, full mouth. This elegant champagne is a delicate balance of fruit
and acidity, an outstanding example of the Roederer tradition of producing wines of lean, firm structure with discreet
fruit and subtle toast flavors. |
| Rating |
Wine Spectator 91 points (Nov 30 2009)
Light and lively, featuring apple, toast, ginger and light vanilla flavors. Balanced and on the dry side, with a creamy texture and a lingering butter pastry aftertaste. Drink now through 2011. 42,000 cases imported. –BS
The #95 in Wine Spectator’s 2009 Top 100
Top 100 WS 100 points
The NV Brut Premier is a pretty, perfumed offering redolent of pears, greens apples and flowers. This medium-bodied, refined NV Champagne offers excellent length and a crisp, refreshing finish with notes of sweetness that linger on the close. The Brut Premier is unique among the estate’s wines in that it contains 20% Pinot Meunier in addition to the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Roughly 30-40% of this wine undergoes malolactic fermentation. This is Lot: L 030946A104787, disgorged February 26th 2008. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2010. |
| Wine maker notes |
| Brut Premier is a blend of vintage wines, enhanced by the addition of 10% to 20% oak-aged wines from Roederer’s
extensive reserve cellars. Grapes are used from only the finest crus with a rating of 98 or more on Champagne’s
regional rating scale — Pinot Noir from the Valley of the Marne and Montagne de Reims; Chardonnay from the
Côte des Blancs. Roederer uses only the first pressings from these exceptional grapes for the standard-bearing Brut
Premier. Finished wine is cellar-aged for an additional four years before release. |
| Technical notes |
| COMPOSITION: Approx 65% Pinot Noir 35% Chardonnay |
| Food pairing |
| Light gold in color, Brut Premier boasts a smooth, full mouth. This elegant champagne is a delicate balance of fruit
and acidity, an outstanding example of the Roederer tradition of producing wines of lean, firm structure with discreet
fruit and subtle toast flavors. |
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