Champagne Roederer Brut Late Release Vintage La Montagne 1997 Bouteille (75cl)
The 1997 Champagne Roederer Brut Late Release Vintage La Montagne is a vintage white champagne from Champagne, produced by Roederer. This Late Release cuvée comes from the "La Montagne" estate, featuring crus from Verzy and Chouilly. The blend combines 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. The producer's technical sheet indicates 9% of wines vinified in oak, 30% malolactic fermentation, and a brut dosage of 9 g/l. Disgorged in the early 2000s depending on the batches, it was released to the market in 2022.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay
Roederer
Louis Roederer is a Champagne house based in Reims, founded in 1776 under the name Dubois et Fils. Remaining under family control and run by the Rouzaud family, it manages a vast vineyard spread across the Montagne de Reims, the Marne Valley and the Côte des Blancs. Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon is the cellar master and head of winemaking.
- Owner
- Famille Rouzaud
- Maître de chais
- Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon
- Surface (ha)
- 250.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 3 800 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The company was founded in Reims in 1776 by Pierre-Joseph Dubois and his son under the name Dubois et Fils. In 1833, Louis Roederer inherited the business from his uncle, gave it his own name and began to expand its export operations. From the 1830s onwards, Hugues Krafft’s commercial efforts played a key role in establishing the house on the Russian market. In the mid-19th century, Louis Roederer also developed his own vineyard to ensure greater control over his supply of grapes. In 1852, the house moved to Boulevard Lundy in Reims, where buildings and cellars carved into the chalk were constructed. In 1876, Louis Roederer created Cristal for Tsar Alexander II of Russia. Following the untimely death of Louis Roederer II in 1880, his sister Léonie Olry-Roederer became the owner of the brand and the estates. Her son Louis-Victor, followed by her brother Léon Olry-Roederer, subsequently ran the house; on Léon’s death in 1932, his wife Camille Olry-Roederer took over the reins. Jean-Claude Rouzaud, Camille Olry-Roederer’s grandson, inherited the business in 1979 and expanded the family group. His son, Frédéric Rouzaud, has been at the helm of the house and the group since 2006. Since 2000, Louis Roederer has been applying practices to its vineyards inspired in particular by organic, biodynamic and regenerative agriculture; Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon is now the cellar master.
Late Release
Late Release is an official collection of Louis Roederer vintage champagnes selected by the cellar master and commercialized after particularly prolonged aging. The first documented series brings together the 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1999 vintages originating from the "La Montagne" estate. These wines aged for over twenty years before their release in 2022.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name designates the late release of vintage champagnes kept for a long time in the Maison's cellars before being commercialized.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2022
- Style of the cuvée
- Mature champagnes yet sought after for their persistent freshness, their vinosity, their complexity linked to long aging, their chalky and saline expression, and their gastronomic dimension.
- Position within the range
- Rare collection of older vintages with prolonged maturity, intended to illustrate the aging potential of the Maison's wines.
Histoire de la cuvée
In 2022, Louis Roederer launched a first Late Release series dedicated to five older vintages from the "La Montagne" estate. The Maison presents this approach as an exploration of time and the aging potential of its vintage champagnes, kept in its cellars then selected for a late release. The concept was subsequently extended notably to the Rosé Late Release.
