Louis Roederer Collection 243 is a multi-vintage brut white blend Champagne. Our Louis Roederer Champagne webpage includes a list of Louis Roederer's current collection along with ratings.
Louis Roederer Collection 243 is a brut white blend Champagne.
Rating: [ 92 ]
Price Class: [$50-$74]
Release Price: $70
Louis Roederer Collection 243
Recent Editions: | 244 | 243 | 242 |
Critic Ratings:
* 2023 [D 93]
* 2022 [WS 92] [W&S 91]
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Louis Roederer Collection 243 is a brut white blend Champagne consisting of 40% pinot noir, 42% chardonnay, and 18% meunier. The base year 2018 makes up 59% of the wine. 10% of reserve wines are aged in oak.
Nose: The bouquet is open and rich yet also wonderfully fresh. It offers an explosion of ripe, delicate fruit with intense notes of yellow fruit (mirabelle plum) from the Pinot noir complemented by sweet citrus fruits (lemon meringue pie) and delicate notes of white flowers (jasmine) from the Chardonnay. The nose opens up to reveal autolytic characters and evolves towards smoky, roasted notes and freshly baked pastries.
Palate: The palate is deep and dense with a big, well-structured backbone. The texture is simply mesmerizing with its fleshy mouthfeel from the pinot noir that coats the palate before giving way to an incredible saline freshness with a pleasant hints of bitterness. This wine combines the strength, intensity and power of the delectably ripe pinot noirs which are balanced to perfection by the chalky freshness and density from the Chardonnay which forms the majority of the blend.
| Producer | Louis Roederer |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Wine type | Sparkling wine |
| Color | Bright golden hue |
| Style | White blend |
| Varietals | Pinot noir, chardonnay, and meunier grapes |
| Sweetness | Brut |
| Dosage | 8 grams/liter |
| Category | Brut white blend |
| When to drink | Now |