Louis Roederer, Blanc de Blancs Vintage:2013 it’s the degree that matters

it’s the degree that matters and whether the nose would bother most people is hard to judge but it did me

Finishes chewy

Mineral- and smoke-accented blackberry and blueberry on the intensely perfumed nose and in the mouth

(90-92)/2014+

tilled soil and mossy bark over a core of fresh blackcurrants

Louis Roederer, Blanc de Blancs Vintage:2013 it’s the degree that mattersRoederer's 2011 Blanc de Blancs is showing brilliantly and no doubt reflects Lecaillon's decision to be extremely selective, taking fruit only from four particularly successful plots in Avize. Offering up aromas of crisp yellow apple, blanched almonds, white flowers and nougat, it's medium to full bodied, pillowy and enveloping, with a ripe but racy core of fruit that's complemented by a delicate, low pressure mousse, concluding with an elegantly