The Louis Roederer Vintage 2004 is refined and assertive, robust and rich.
Elaboration: 70% Pinot noir - 30% Chardonnay - 30% of the wine is matured in oak casks with weekly batonnage. No malolactic fermentation. Vintage Brut is matured for at least 4 years in the cellars and rested for 6 months after disgorgement to finish it perfectly. Dosage of between 8 and 10 g/l is adapted to each vintage.
Tasting Notes: «An intense and powerful wine demonstrating great aromatic evolution. It is a real cocktail of dried fruits, spices and ripe fruits. There are also slightly chocolaty biscuit notes, with toasted undertones. The texture is full, generous and warm. Due to the ripeness of this year of heat, on the palate, the wine is rich, dense and structured with great length and elegance.» Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon
The perfect accompaniment: Pasta or rice with a porcini and Parmesan cream and veal sweetmeats.
What the critics say...
Wine Spectator: 90 points(15/11/2009)
Crisp and green, in a grassy, verdant way. Shows plenty of lime, orange peel and apple notes, with a touch of fresh-cut grass or chive. Balanced and elegant, with subtle length. Drink now through 2018.
Robert Parker: 90 points(01/12/2009)
The 2004 Brut emerges from the glass with attractive layers of fruit that come together in a gorgeous expression of perfumed fruit. This silky, textured and totally finessed Champagne is another impeccable wine from Roederer. The 2004 growing season was long and yields were higher than normal, yet Roederer has achieved a wonderful balance in this wine. The 2004 Brut was made from the estate’s north-facing vineyards and 40% of the wine was aged in oak. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2016.
It was founded in 1776. It´s located in Reims. It has a vineyard of 214 hectares which produces two thirds of the grapes needed fot its production, sourcing the remaining required fruit from established farming contacts.
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