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Wine Enthusiast - Roger Voss - December 31, 2012
93 Points #99 of "Wine Enthusiast 100" Best of the Year; "A structured, crisp and mineral-driven wine, this merely hints at raspberry flavors but is dedicated to a steely character. That suggests youth, and the wine, with its tense texture, could well age over several more years. For now, this is an impressive wine that demands pairing with food."
Wine & Spirits - Joshua Greene - Dece...
Wine Description
The Story
In order for grapes to be used in the creation of a great rosé champagne, they have to attain perfect maturity, which is sometimes difficult to achieve in the changeable Champagne climate. This is why Louis Roederer decided to invest in the vineyards at Cumières, where the shallow calcareous clay soil, which is on south-facing slopes bathed in the light reflected from the banks of the river Marne, enables the grapes to attain optimum phenolic ...
Wine Information
GRAPE HARVESTS:
2007 was a mostly warm year, characterised by unexpected and major weather events. Following an exceptionally mild autumn and winter, there was a “historic” month of April, with warm, dry summery weather, record temperature highs and sunshine worthy of a month of July!
To our great surprise, during the summer, the many stormy episodes in June, followed by particularly changeable, cool weather in July and August, caused steady...
Vintage 2007
An unusually warm spring led to early flowering and initial optimism, which soon gave way to disappointment following one of the murkiest summers on record. Overall, 2007 was a difficult vintage saved by last-minute sunshine in late-August. Mildew and rot were the main culprits of the harvest, and the level of gluconic acid rocketed. The harvest began early, on August 24th, and was abundant in volume averaging 14,242 kg/ha. Pinot Meunier posed...
