Rosé2012

2012 was one of the most challenging years ever experienced in Champagne. However, the low yields due to the continental weather conditions towards the end of the season gave us grapes with unusual levels of maturity, resulting in rich, full-bodied and well-structured wines, worthy of the greatest vintages in Champagne.

A snapshot of a year, this Rosé comes from 35 small staggered plots on the warm terroirs of Cumières planted with Pinot noir, and the cooler limestone soils of Chouilly, where the Chardonnay grows. From these contrasting soils of Domaine Louis Roederer in the Vallée de la Marne (also known as the Vignoble de la Rivière) comes an original rosé, always produced as a vintage champagne. The cellar master has a special destiny in store for it, something unique in Champagne, a long, gentle infusion of the Pinot noir that will enable him to draw out its juicy, ripe character while preserving its tremendous saline freshness.

Aged for at least four years in the cellars, this is a graceful, intense and fresh Rosé Champagne unlike any other.

This Rosé reveals all the maturity of the vintage with big, rich black fruit aromas and slight nuances of orange blossom and vanilla. This fullness is also evident in an almost sweet texture that is silky and rounded, drawn out by an intense chalky finish. A great Rosé for pairing with food!

Our champagnes undergo an extended period of ageing to allow them to gently evolve and mature, gaining in structure and depth, whilst developing highly nuanced aromas over the years.

You may enjoy them in the purity and chalky freshness of their youth or, if you appreciate more mature champagnes, wait a few more years or even decades for their candied, spicy notes to emerge. Our champagnes have a long future ahead of them and their destiny is in your hands!