A great Rosé champagne must be made from very ripe grapes, which are sometimes difficult to obtain in the Champagne climate. As a result, Louis Roederer has chosen to invest in one of the earliest Champagne crus, Cumières, for which the steeply-sloping, shallow clay and limestone soils face south and benefit from the additional light reflected from the river Marne, enabling phenolic maturity to be achieved very early on. In these select terroirs, Louis Roederer applies the precision wine-making methods required for the production of a saignée rosé.

Louis Roederer Rosé 2006 Tasting Notes

"Soft pink colour with orangey nuances. Dynamic, creamy bubbles in a long-lasting flow. Immediately after opening, the bouquet of this Brut Rosé 2006 releases intense, complex aromas: first of all fruity (strawberry, vine peach) then floral (sap, sweet flower, pollen) and mineral (chalk). On airing, citrus aromas appear (with a particularly dominant zest) along with gingerbread, so typical of Roederer rosés. Tasting reveals an energetic, racy wine, which is firm and above all elegant. It has the firm structure of the Cumières Pinot Noir which, as usual, manifests itself immediately and unreservedly, in its charming, meaty and dense register - but the characteristic elegance of Louis Roederer wines predominates, thanks to the smooth bubbles associated with precise flavours and a ‘taut’ mineral freshness. This almost paradoxical blend combines an intense energy ‘interwoven’ with a rich, almost ‘proud’ material, accompanied by a swirl of velvety flavours. The long-lasting flavour experience ends on a note of pure minerality... and time stands still!" - Winery Notes

Blend: 66% Pinot Noir, 34% Chardonnay