Collection 246
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters on the half shell, pan-seared sea scallops, and roasted chicken with wild mushrooms.
✨ Technical Specifications
Louis Roederer's Collection series represents a visionary evolution of the traditional non-vintage Champagne, designed to embrace climate variations through a multi-vintage philosophy. Collection 246 marks the 246th blend in the history of the house, built upon the foundation of the 2021 harvest—a challenging yet rewarding growing season that yielded remarkable freshness. The blend is composed of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Meunier, sourced from estate-owned plots and partner vineyards. To achieve its signature depth and complexity, the assembly incorporates a significant proportion of Perpetual Reserve wines started in 2012, alongside reserve wines matured in oak tuns. This meticulous combination of young fruit, aged reserve stocks, and oak influence creates a Champagne of exceptional tension, salinity, and multi-layered richness.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1776 as Dubois Père & Fils and renamed in 1833 by visionary entrepreneur Louis Roederer, Champagne Louis Roederer remains one of the rare independent, family-run prestige Champagne houses, stewarded today by the Rouzaud family. Based in Reims, the house commands over 240 hectares of premier and grand cru vineyards spread across the Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs, and Vallée de la Marne, distinguished by a profound commitment to organic and biodynamic viticulture. Renowned for its masterly balance of power and finesse, Louis Roederer is globally celebrated for creating the world's first prestige cuvée, Cristal, commissioned in 1876 for Tsar Alexander II of Russia, alongside exceptional vintage Champagnes and its hallmark multi-vintage Collection cuvées.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier