Collection 242

Collection 242 comprises 34% perpetual reserve, 10% oak-aged reserve wine from the 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 vintages—this combined 44% is where the real revolution is taking place—and 56% from the 2017 vintage, especially Chardonnay, the most successful variety in that testing year, plus Pinot Noir and Meunier from the Vallée de la Marne in particular.

All these plots of vines are closely monitored from an agronomic and quality point of view; those from our partnerships receive our year-round attention. We work hand in glove with our partner growers who entrust us with their harvest each year; this close collaboration guarantees the origin of the grapes, the use of our agreed growing practices and, above all, the intrinsic quality of each bunch of grapes. Each grape that goes into the composition of Collection has therefore undergone a rigorous selection process both upstream, in the vineyards, and downstream, at the time of harvesting and pressing, in order to retain only excellence.

Aged between 3 and 4 years in our cellars, Collection is a deep and nuanced champagne that can be enjoyed now or with a few years of cellar-ageing to further hone its complexity and draw out the unique characteristics of each blend. This epicurean champagne is Louis Roederer's great multi-vintage champagne, its most respected flagship wine.