Louis Roederer Brut Vintage 2004 Magnum
Golden tones with light amber highlights, typical of the Pinot Noir. Exuberant mousse with a lively stream of bubbles. Subtle, nutty-citrus nose - scents of orange and hazelnuts punctuated by those warm, fruity notes typical of predominantly wood-aged Pinot Noir. Swirling the glass releases a flurry of richer, riper fragrances: crystallized fruit, baked apples, toast, Tarte Tatin and caramel.
Characteristically vintage Roederer: deep and full on first attack, showing rich, rounded vinosity but with all the refined sweetness, acidity and tight-knit texture of Pinot Noir fruit from the Verzenay vineyard. Perfectly integrated overall, with an elegant, almost feminine feel and flavours that evolve towards the sweet, palate-caressing texture of candied fruit, marzipan, toast, white chocolate and caramel.
A classic vintage Brut: all the traditional flavours of Champagne expressed with a refinement, precision, purity and harmony that is quintessentially Roederer.
Vintage Brut is matured for at least 4 years in the cellars and rested for 6 months after disgorgement to finish it perfectly.
The style is refined and assertive, robust and rich.
Grape Variety:
70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay, 30% of the wine is matured in oak casks with weekly batonnage. No malolactic fermentation.
Dosage of between 8 and 10 g/l is adapted to each vintage.
Pairing with food:
Pasta or rice with a porcini and Parmesan cream and veal sweet meats. Albufera chicken.
Background Information:
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 refi ned and intense under the eff ects 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.
