Louis Roederer Brut Rosé Vintage 2017 Champagne

This is a vintage rosé Champagne from Louis Roederer, made in a difficult 2017 season marked by April frosts, a cold wet summer and a very early harvest with strict grape selection. The blend is 40% Chardonnay and 60% Pinot Noir from some of the house's oldest vines in Cumières and Chouilly. The must spends the first four to five hours of fermentation in contact with the skins. 24% of the wine went through malolactic fermentation, 29% was aged in wooden casks, and the wine spent five years on the bottle fermentation. The nose is fresh, with wild strawberry, raspberry, lingonberry, blood orange and bitter orange, and later cedar, chocolate and nuts. The palate leads with freshness and elegance and delicate spice, ending in a dry, appetising finish.