Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Founded in 1982, Roederer Estate adds oak-aged reserve wines to all their blends to create complex, dry and harmonious sparkling wines. First Brut California sparkling produced by Champagne Louis Roederer. Pale lemon straw, nice mousse and bubbles for this 60% Chardonnay & 40% Pinot Noir blend. Flavors of crisp Apples with creamy mineral tones, nice balance with acidity. Long finish ending with oak, lemon and nutty characteristics. Consistent. Very nice! — 3 months ago

Billy L.

9.3

245 Collection 🍾🥂👍🏻👏🏻 — 5 months ago

Some Dude

9.2

Lip-smacking and delicious! We had this with some shrimp summer rolls, some salmon, and some Wagyu, and it was wonderful with all of them. We also had a 2012 Roederer and a 2016 Brunello and it wasn’t outclassed. There is a tension in this wine: the freshness of the fruit and the tannins and the acidity and the earthy depth all came through with focused clarity. This was a wine with a dynamic sense of place and personality. Thank you Greg Brewer! — 2 years ago

Kyle Davidson

9.1

I guess I overlook this label but really enjoyed it, shows CA ripeness and old world balance and restraint. — 3 years ago

Max Conrad

9.0

I'm a fan of California sparkling wine, I think it's probably the best value the region offers. This wine has a super-fine mousse and obvious yeasty bread aromas. Pear, brioche and touch of strawberry-split on the palate. Works without food. — 4 years ago

Trish Ginese

10

New Years Champagne! Brining in 2021 joyously by the ocean with a fire and this delicious treat ! — 5 years ago

Lauren Wolff

9.1

Sweet, bright, tight bubbles, yummy! — 6 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.5

This bottle was smoking incredible richness complexity and length. Impressive! — 3 months ago

Damian

9.2

Light gold color, more citrusy character with bready notes, lighter in body than Bolli, with more pronounced toast notes — 5 months ago

Ed Chin

9.1

Great acidity but like the 2016 it doesn’t compare to the 245 at this time — 8 months ago

Shay A

9.3

@Delectable Wine : This is Domaine Les Monts Fournois’s Vallée 75 Mois de Cave - Premier Cru NV de Luxe. I didn’t see it in the database.

From winemaker Juliette Alips (Louis Latour, GD Vajra, Louis Roederer), cousin of the Bereche brothers (who are helping consult).

I love any and all things by Bereche, so when this new producer became available to try, I bought this as well as the vintage Grand Cru Cramant (which I posted a month or two ago).

As the name suggests, this receives 75 months on the lees. Base 2015, disgorged Sept ‘22. Blend of Pinot Noir (70%), Chardonnay (20%), and Pinot Meunier (10%). What I enjoyed about this over the Cramant was how Bereche-like it was. Powerful, beautifully ripe, textural as expected from the extended lees contact. Spiced golden apple, Mirabelle, layers of ripe and exotic yellow fruit before channeling the darker red berry fruit. Kiss of toast and sea spray at the finish. Wears its 5.5g/l dosage really well. I enjoyed this quite a bit. 93+ — 3 years ago

Sarah Norman

9.2

Ringside pour — 5 years ago

Edmond Bordelon

9.5

A Thanksgiving miracle! Was so worried that this bottle corked by the staining on the cork, but is all ended well! The fruit is barely there on this bottle from my favorite vineyard (Volcanic Hill) from Diamond Creek. Still an immense presence and complexity after decanting for 4 hours. Time had made this bottle a little more delicate than the others, but unmistakable Diamond Creek. Glasses were raised to Al and Boots as the vineyard has now been bought by Roederer. I believe it is in food hands. — 5 years ago

with Katherine and Lauren

John Van Trijp

9.9

Weekend with Friends and average wines…😎 — 4 months ago

Mary H

9.3

Magnum pour decanted was my favorite. Really hits with a punch of acid off the bat - pomelo, green citrus, hint of mushroom. Very fine bubbles, cinnamon roll glaze creaminess. Non-decanted version was more bitter, more grapefruit zest and pith. 70% pinot noir, 30% chardonnay - though the color was quite light and leaned straw with just a hint of pink. — 4 months ago

Joe Fischer

9.1

Crisp sour apple and yeast components. Very nice! — 8 months ago

David J. H. Ruiz

9.5

5/9/2023: T&YP Eve of SR take off — 3 years ago

John Van Trijp

9.7

Late release Magnum — 4 years ago

Viv Thairu

9.2

Enjoyed this for my birthday. Crisp and refreshing. — 5 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Delicious. Bright and vivid with lemon, slate. Sweetness on the edges. Great stuff. — 6 years ago

with Bex and Major-General