Collection 245

Louis Roederer is a well-regarded Champagne house based in the city of Reims The house, established in the late 18th Century and it is still family-owned. In 1833, Louis took over the family business from his uncle Nicolas Schreider and gave it his name. Since then, thanks to the family's involvement and good connections with commercial travelers, sales of Roederer champagnes grew to a tenth of total Champagne production by 1872.

Made up of 55% of the 2020 harvest, Collection 245 is an ode to taste and drinking pleasure. Each year, the Cellar Master composes a new symphony, inspired by the tonalities of the year and then adds the wines from the Perpetual Reserve and the oak-aged reserve wines. The Perpetual Reserve makes up 35% of the Collection 245 blend providing balance and freshness. In parallel with the Perpetual Reserve, a significant proportion of wines from previous years and young plots on the Cristal estate, aged in French oak foudres, are added to the blend. These Reserve wines are Louis Roederer's signature and make up 10% of the Collection 245 blend.

Aged for nearly 4 years in our cellars, Collection 245 is a complex champagne that has reached great plenitude. Perfect with gastronomy, this champagne is endowed with obvious cellar-ageing potential. The maturity and balance of the vintage year, the freshness of the Perpetual Reserve and the complexity of the oak-aged Reserve wines result in an impressive density of fruit, releasing complex flavors of citrus and yellow fruit; pure, intense notes nuanced by a hint of smoke.