Louis Roederer Vintage Rose Late Release 1998

Louis Roederer Vintage Rose Late Release 1998

The Vintage Rose from Roederer is such a significant and special bottling for the house – utilising their own personal methodology in which Pinot Noir from Cumieres has a long gentle maceration, with the addition of some Chardonnay juice to percolate over the Pinot Noir skins and create a base juice that is an ‘infusion’ of both varieties. It creates an incredibly textured, integrated base wine full of personality, energy and verve that has long set a benchmark for both Vintage and Cristal bottlings. Traditionally the Vintage Rose spends at least 4 years on lees prior to 6 months left to rest in the caves of Roederer before release.

In 2024, Louis Roederer released a limited number of bottles in a collection of Vintage Rosé Champagnes following a prolonged maturation “sur lattes”, which after almost 2 decades reveal themselves in a new light. Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, Cellar Master has selected these vintages for their potential to offer exciting and unique gastronomic pairings. Each wine has spent 10 years on lees prior to disgorgement, then a subsequent 20 years resting patiently in the Louis Roederer cellar in Reims.

A tiny number of these have made their way to Australian shores and we are extremely grateful to have acquired a single bottle of each vintage from 1995 to 1999 to be able to showcase!

64% Pinot Noir from Cumieres and 36% Chardonnay from Chouilly - 6% oak, 7% Malolactic. Originally disgorged 18th of November 2009 with 8 g/L dosage.