Red
2022
SAINT-ESTÈPHE
CHAMPAGNE LOUIS ROEDERER
Varietal blend
59% Merlot
38% Cabernet Sauvignon
2% Cabernet Franc
1% Petit Verdot
Alcohol by volume
14°
Quantity produced
NC
Size of the vineyard
38 ha
Average age of vines
25 years
Grape varieties
NC
Soil type
Gravelly hilltops on clay-limestone subsoils
Vineyard skills
Yields in hls/ha
25 hl/ha
Vinification
Parcel-by-parcel vinification, temperature-controlled stainless steel vats and truncated-cone tanks
15 months in barrel, 50% new barrels, medium toast, fined with egg whites.
Tasting commentary