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Collection 242
Met Collection introduceert klassiek champagnehuis Louis Roederer een nieuwe boegbeeld. Was lange tijd Brut Premier de basisblend van het domein, vanaf nu is Collection de champagne waarmee Roederer continuïteit en moderniteit aan elkaar verbindt.
Terwijl Roederer in de wijngaarden meer en meer nadruk legt op biologisch en biodynamisch werken, en moet reageren op druiven die door klimaatverandering beter en vroeger rijpen, tilt men in de kelder de kunst van het blenden naar een hoger niveau.
In 2012 begon Roederer met een réserve perpétuelle-systeem, waarin oude en nieuwe jaargangen wijn met elkaar worden vermengd. Deze reservewijn wordt toegevoegd aan de nieuwste jaargang, samen met reservewijn die in eikenhout heeft gerijpt. Het resultaat is een jonge champagne die naast soepele frisheid ook complexiteit te bieden heeft.
Collection 242, een verwijzing naar de 242e blend die het in 1776 opgerichte huis heeft geproduceerd, bestaat voor 56% uit wijn uit oogstjaar 2017. Het overige deel is 34% reservewijn uit de réserve perpétuelle en 10% in grote houten vaten gerijpte reservewijn.
stijl: elegant en complex
pinot noir chardonnay meunier
brut
kelderrijping sur lattes: 3 jaar
basiswijn: 2017
alc. 12%
Robert Parker (93+/100): ""Roederer's Brut Premier was created in the 1980s to prove to consumers that we could deliver consistent quality with a blend that compensated for less than perfectly ripe vintages," explains Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon. "We were blending in pursuit of maturity, of ripeness. The concept behind the Brut Collection is the opposite: we're looking for freshness—and we are embracing singularity, something we're emphasizing by enumerating each year's blend." This project has been in the making since 2012, when Lecaillon set aside 21,000 liters of wine to constitute a perpetual reserve aged in large tanks without malolactic fermentation. Sourcing has evolved too: less must is coming from cooperatives, and only vineyards cultivated without the use of herbicides inform the blend. A dedicated team oversees all this, visiting every grower three times per year. And vinification is parcel by parcel to deliver a maximum of blending components. Iteration 242 is based on the 2017 vintage (56%), supplemented by 34% reserve wines from the perpetual reserve established in 2012 and 10% foudre-aged reserve wines. So much for the composition and concept of the new NV Brut Collection 242, but how does it taste? This debut release is very impressive indeed, wafting from the glass with notes of pear, peach, ripe citrus fruit, toasted almonds, fresh pastry and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and textural, it's concentrated and layered, with lively acids, an enlivening pinpoint mousse and a long, sapid finish. Brut Premier was already a very persuasive wine, but the new Brut Collection nevertheless represents a step up."
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Robert Parker (93+/100): ""Roederer's Brut Premier was created in the 1980s to prove to consumers that we could deliver consistent quality with a blend that compensated for less than perfectly ripe vintages," explains Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon. "We were blending in pursuit of maturity, of ripeness. The concept behind the Brut Collection is the opposite: we're looking for freshness—and we are embracing singularity, something we're emphasizing by enumerating each year's blend." This project has been in the making since 2012, when Lecaillon set aside 21,000 liters of wine to constitute a perpetual reserve aged in large tanks without malolactic fermentation. Sourcing has evolved too: less must is coming from cooperatives, and only vineyards cultivated without the use of herbicides inform the blend. A dedicated team oversees all this, visiting every grower three times per year. And vinification is parcel by parcel to deliver a maximum of blending components. Iteration 242 is based on the 2017 vintage (56%), supplemented by 34% reserve wines from the perpetual reserve established in 2012 and 10% foudre-aged reserve wines. So much for the composition and concept of the new NV Brut Collection 242, but how does it taste? This debut release is very impressive indeed, wafting from the glass with notes of pear, peach, ripe citrus fruit, toasted almonds, fresh pastry and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and textural, it's concentrated and layered, with lively acids, an enlivening pinpoint mousse and a long, sapid finish. Brut Premier was already a very persuasive wine, but the new Brut Collection nevertheless represents a step up."
| Producent | Louis Roederer |
| Cuvee | Collection 242 Champagne |
| Land | France |
| Regio | Champagne |
| Appelatie | France | Champagne | |
| Druif | Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Formaat | 0.75 L |
Drinken van - tot | 2021 - 2035 |
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Review score(s) |
Robert Parker (93/100) |
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