This 244th blend from the Maison de Champagne Louis Roederer is based on the best of the 2019 vintage. Dry, continental and of superb ripeness, this year brought us dense and fresh wines, with a masterful balance, conducive to highlighting the powerful and gourmand character of the Collection in the blend. All the wines from this vintage were rigorously tasted, parcel by parcel, before being blended into a complex symphony that recreates the perfect image of the vintage. The vinification is composed of the 2019 vintage 54%, Collection 244 is an ode to taste and drinking pleasure. Each year, the Cellar Master composes a new symphony, inspired by the tonalities of the vintage and then adding the Reserva Perpetua and oak-aged reserve wines. The Reserva Perpetua is an important part of the Collection blend and gives it its balance and freshness. In Collection 244, it represents 36% of the blend. In parallel to this Reserva Perpetua, a 10% of wines from previous vintages and young parcels from the Cristal estate, aged in French oak foudres, is added to the blend. Aged for nearly 4 years in our cellars, the Collection 244 is a wine that has achieved great fullness, supported by the ripeness of the year, the freshness of the Perpetual Reserve and the complexity of oak-aged reserve wines. It is a wonderfully balanced Champagne, with incredibly gourmand power, marking the return of the Meunier grape variety, which brings a fruity, caressing softness to the more structured, saline Pinots noirs and Chardonnays.
This Collection process began 10 years ago. The facts were undeniable, climate change had been affecting the Champagne region for the last 30 years and we saw an opportunity to pick extra ripe grapes at the end of previous vintages.
