Champagne Louis Roederer

Created in 1776 and today headed by Frederic Rouzaud, Louis Roederer is one of the last great independent family-owned Champagne Houses. Founded and still located in Reims today, where its multi-vintage Collection and Cristal champagnes are produced, it bears the name of the man who, in 1841, put into practice what was an avant-garde vision at the time: to acquire his own vineyards in order to control all the stages of his wine production. Louis Roederer bought vineyard plots in the finest terroirs in Champagne, in the Grands Crus and Premiers Crus of the Montagne de Reims, Cote des Blancs and Vallee de la Marne, and began to build up a vineyard estate - today covering 250 hectares, 135 hectares of which are certified organic (the AB label in France). He thus introduced the idea that a great wine is revealed by a constant, sincere and respectful dialogue between the Land and Man. The team today, led by Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon, cellar and vineyard manager, continues to build on t...