Carte Blanche Demi Sec
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Foie gras, tarte tatin, blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
In the 19th century, the grand courts of Europe, most notably the Imperial Court of Russia, clamored for Champagnes of rich sweetness. Louis Roederer's Carte Blanche Demi-Sec is a gorgeous, living homage to this golden era of indulgence. While modern preferences have shifted toward bone-dry styles, Carte Blanche keeps the historical flame alive with its voluptuous character. It is crafted from a classic blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier, enriched by reserve wines aged in traditional oak tuns. After spending over three years aging on its lees in the cool chalk cellars of Reims, it receives a generous dosage of around 38 grams per liter. This sweetness is beautifully counterbalanced by Roederer's hallmark vibrant acidity, creating a harmonious, velvety palate of caramelized honey, baked pear, and toasted brioche.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in Reims in 1776 and renamed upon Louis Roederer’s succession in 1833, Champagne Louis Roederer stands as one of the region’s preeminent independent, family-owned Grandes Marques. Spanning 250 hectares predominantly situated within Grands and Premiers Crus across the Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne, and Côte des Blancs, the estate prioritizes exceptional estate-owned viticulture. Under Chief Executive Frédéric Rouzaud and long-tenured Chef de Cave Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, the house has pioneered large-scale viticultural regenerative transitions, with vast holdings certified organic and farmed biodynamically. The winemaking style combines parcel-by-parcel vinification, judicious large-oak maturation, and blocked malolactic fermentation to preserve chalk-driven tension, textural depth, and crystalline purity. Louis Roederer is internationally renowned for creating Cristal—the iconic prestige cuvée developed in 1876 for Tsar Alexander II—alongside Cristal Rosé, vintage-dated parcel expressions, and the dynamic multi-vintage Collection series based on a perpetual reserve system.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir 40%, Chardonnay 40%, Pinot Meunier 20%
🍷 ABV
12%