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The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - December 23, 2010
91 Points "The 2004 Brut Blanc de Blancs offers up gorgeous varietal fruit in a fairly rich style for a 2004 Blanc de Blancs. Textural finesse, brilliance and a total sense of harmony are the hallmarks of this suave, finessed Champagne. The small bubbles caress the palate from start to finish."
Wine Spectator - Alison Napjus - December 15, 2010
90 Points "A firm Champagne, displa...
Wine Description
The Story
From 1830 onwards, the House of Louis Roederer acquired extensive knowledge of the terroirs and plot-by-plot vinification, and mastered the effervescence. In the heart of the Côte des Blancs, where the Chardonnay grapes attain optimal maturity on the calcareous soils, Louis Roederer has selected two exceptional grands crus: Mesnil-sur-Oger and Avize, whose unique characteristics and complementarity enable the House to produce taut, highly arom...
Wine Information
Blanc de Blancs 2004/ HARVESTING:
A classic, generous year, offering both quantity and quality! Whilst not achieving the
perfection of the ideal 2002 vintage, 2004 can be characterised as having the same type
of climate: globally cool temperatures without any extremes throughout the season;
a significant lack of rain (roughly 30% down) during the vegetative cycle in spite of a
particularly cool, wet August; fortunately, this was followed ...
Vintage 2004
A great example of how large yields do not necessarily mean poor quality in Champagne. As a reaction to the previous year's low yields, the vines produced one of the largest crops on record. The growing season proceeded without major difficulties but the bumper crop called for bud thinning. August brought about cooler weather and some rains, increasing the risk of rot. The massive crop, averaging 13,990 kg/ha, was picked from September 18th on...
