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COLLECTION 242
"It was a desire for freedom, to take the quality of our multi-vintage blends to an even higher level, that prompted us to take a new course of action and to create Collection, a worthy successor to Brut Premier. The Collection is a champagne that is vibrant and contemporary!"— Frédéric Rouzaud, CEO
The Collection is based on a selection of plots located in the heart of the Champagne region that is suited to its identity and where the emphasis is on sustainable growing practices.
We therefore carefully redefined all the plots for Collection, those on our Louis Roederer estates and those part of our historic partnerships, to retain only those plots rooted in this "Cœur de Terroir" (heart of the Terroir): lieux-dits, exposures, lands with strong identities, usually chalk soils, those most capable of giving us the best of their fruit, vintage after vintage
Created from the Perpetual Reserve and the oak-aged reserve wines, complemented by the finest wines from the most recent harvest, Collection is tied to our Champagne roots and the foundations of our Reims-based Champagne House. We, therefore, give ourselves the freedom to create the blend on the basis of whatever Nature gives us. Each Collection blend, therefore, has its own identity which will gradually and fully reveal itself over time. Collection 242 represents the Champagne House's 242nd blend since its foundation.
Collection opens with notes of white fruit, citrus zest, and acacia blossom, which are followed by a light touch of roasted hazelnuts, the hallmark of the Chardonnay.
The long, very pure structure ends on a pleasing saline note. Collections' freshness, precision, and finesse make it an exceptionally approachable champagne, yet one that also evolves beautifully over time to reveal even more complex and precise flavours.
