Theophile Brut Millesime
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, roasted poultry, and soft creamy cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Theophile—affectionately known as 'Théo'—carries a rich legacy that dates back to the founding of the Théophile Roederer house in 1864. Acquired by Louis Roederer in 1904, the brand was famously revived to capture the vibrant, bohemian spirit of 1930s Paris, where it became the darling of artists and intellectuals in Montparnasse. The Théophile Brut Millésimé is a structured and expressive vintage Champagne crafted from a classic blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay sourced from select Marne Valley vineyards. Produced using the traditional method and aged on its lees for several years, this cuvée strikes a masterful balance between the bright, youthful energy of its heritage and the complex, autolytic depth of a vintage bottling. It showcases notes of crisp stone fruit, toasted brioche, and a refined, creamy effervescence.
🍾 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, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier