Louis Roederer Blanc de Blanc 2013

Today Louis Roederer remains one of the very few remaining family owned Houses in Champagne with 7th generation Frederic Rouzaud at the helm. The Blanc de Blancs Vintage is a pure, taut, fine, and bright wine. Its contrasting tones range from an intense, chiselled acidity to the supple lightness of notes of fresh hazelnuts, almonds, and white flowers with accents of acacia, broom, and honeysuckle. This elegant, racy cuvee quickly became the favourite wine of the Roederer family for major family events.

Tasting Champagne is often an exercise in patience and here I sit with the Blanc de Blancs from Roederer admiring the nose awash with the fresh blossoms of apples, lemons and honeysuckle, crushed macadamia nuts, fresh peaches and a hint of sea spray, I know it is still a young whippersnapper. The fruit is exquisite, sourced from Mesnil-Sur-Oger and Avize in the Côte des Blancs and it is all freshness with a hint of nutty yeastiness from the 5 years on lees before release, this is going to age beautifully over the next decade or so, with mature flavours of mushrooms, truffle, umami and honeyed pastries. Plump, young and lively, you could get stuck into this over Christmas with some oysters or creamy Brie but I would wait for a while, let it really hit its stride over the next decade, you can feel smug and satisfied with your mature Blanc de Blancs and whoever is lucky enough to also get a glass. - Curly Haslam-Coats, The Wine Front, 27 November, 2020, 95 Points

The Finer Details
Style - Champagne
Varietal - Chardonnay
Country - France
Region - Champagne
Vintage - 2013
Bottle Size - 750ml
ABV - 12%