NV Louis Roederer Collection 244
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Based on the 2019 vintage. Light nose but the palate fights back with plenty of mature, dried fruit, yeastiness and a very savoury umami style with dosage on the trendily low side. If anything, I'd prefer a gram or two more sugar, but that more austere style is very much on trend. (RH)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Based on the 2019 vintage, Roederer's NV Brut Collection 244 is the finest release of the house's reimagined non-vintage Brut to date. Offering up aromas of pear, peach and nectarine mingled with notions of white flowers, beeswax, freshly baked bread and buttery pastry, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and fleshy, with a pretty pinpoint mousse, racy acids and a long, chalky finish. The quality of the base vintage really shines through.
About 50% 2019, 35% perpetual reserve. Clean and brisk on the nose. Quite open and sherbety. Youthful and yet approachable. I wonder whether time in bottle will make it more complex? (JR)