Louis Roederer
At Louis Roederer in Reims, it’s the ground—not the label—that speaks first: family-owned since 1776, its vineyards read like a three-part map—La Rivière, La Montagne, La Côte.
Early on, the house treated biodynamics as a precision tool—starting in 2000, with horses and manual work to protect biodiversity and living soils. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier are handled as voices, not ingredients. In the “Collection”, a Réserve Perpétuelle (created in 2012) works like a Solera memory, joined by reserve wines aged in oak for texture without heaviness. Malolactic fermentation stays partial; dosage is calibrated with restraint—technique in service of tension.
The result is not spectacle but a modern rite: cuvée as composition, tirage as threshold, and long ageing sur lie as the real signature.Louis Roederer
At Louis Roederer in Reims, it’s the ground—not the label—that speaks first: family-owned since 1776, its vineyards read like a three-part map—La Rivière, La Montagne, La Côte.
Early on, the house treated biodynamics as a precision tool—starting in 2000, with horses and manual work to protect biodiversity and living soils. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier are handled as voices, not ingredients. In the “Collection”, a Réserve Perpétuelle (created in 2012) works like a Solera memory, joined by reserve wines aged in oak for texture without heaviness. Malolactic fermentation stays partial; dosage is calibrated with restraint—technique in service of tension.
The result is not spectacle but a modern rite: cuvée as composition, tirage as threshold, and long ageing sur lie as the real signature.
