Roederer Estate - Anderson Valley Brut NV (750ml)
Price: $30.99
| Producer | Roederer Estate |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Anderson Valley |
| Varietal | Sparkling |
| Sku | 1555 |
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Roederer Estate Description
Roederer Estate’s winemaking style is based on two elements: ownership of its own vineyards and the addition of oak-aged reserve wines to each year’s blend or cuvée. All the grapes for the Anderson Valley wines are grown on the estate. Oak-aged wines from the estate’s reserve cellars are added to the blend, creating a multi-vintage cuvée in the traditional Louis Roederer style.
Only the cuvée (first pressing of 120 gallons/ton) is used; no première or deuxième taille. The fermentation takes place in high-grade stainless steel tanks at 65°F. Zero to minimal malolactic fermentation is used in order to ensure the wines age well and retain the fresh, precise and well-defined style that is one of the characteristics of Roederer Estate wines.
Roederer Estate Brut is crisp and elegant with complex pear, spice and hazelnut flavors. It is fresh and lightly fruity with great finesse and depth of flavor.
James Suckling: 93 Points
Aromas of pie crust with hints of nuts and cooked apple. Some butter cookie. Medium to full body with notes of seashell, cooked apple and lemon rind. Chunky at the end. A base of 2019. A blend of 60% chardonnay and 40% pinot noir. Two years on the lees. 7.5g/L dosage. Drink or hold.
Wine Advocate: 92 Points
The NV Estate Brut is scented of sour lemon, almonds and biscuits with flinty touches. The medium-bodied palate is rounded and creamy with bright, lemony character and a long, mineral-driven finish.
Wine Spectator: 92 Points
Precise and pristine in structure, with alluring apple and strawberry flavors that are accented by baked bread and fresh ginger tones as this glides on the vibrant finish.
Burghound: 90 Points
A pretty even elegant nose reflects notes of apple, pear, white flower and background hints of petrol and yeast character. The relatively firm effervescence is abundant if not necessarily super-fine, though neither is it coarse, while offering reasonable depth and persistence on the finish that tastes drier than the stated dosage would normally suggest. I would add that while this is already drinking well now, there’s no reason that it could not be cellared for another 5-ish or so years.
Wine Enthusiast: 90 Points
This bottling is crisp, lively and exuberant, with concentrated and youthful fruit. Fuji apple, sweet Bosc pear, ripe white nectarine, white strawberry, Rainier cherry, and buttery brioche intertwine deliciously with lime cream mousse.
