Louis Roederer

History

Louis Roederer inherited the business in 1833. His purchase of 15ha in the Grand Cru village of Verzenay followed in 1845, establishing vineyard ownership as part of its development. The estate’s dated 2024 account records 250ha divided into 420 parcels across the Marne’s Grand and Premier Cru sites.

Those holdings lie in the Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne and Côte des Blancs. Roederer’s estate account states that its vintage wines originate entirely from its own vineyards. The parcel-by-parcel approach links the nineteenth-century purchases with the geographical organisation of the present estate.

Cristal was created in 1876 for Tsar Alexander II. Its transparent bottle and flat base originated with that commission. The later Cristal Rosé has its own founding date: Jean-Claude Rouzaud created it in 1974, drawing on four Grand Cru plots in Aÿ, Avize and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger.

Following Léon Olry-Roederer’s death in 1933, Camille Olry-Roederer led the company. Her grandson Jean-Claude Rouzaud, an oenologist and agronomist, later consolidated its vineyards. His son Frédéric Rouzaud represents the seventh generation in the house’s published family account.

The Brut Nature project arose through collaboration between Frédéric Rouzaud, cellar master Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon and designer Philippe Starck. Their first wine came from the 2006 harvest. The sequence subsequently added 2009, 2012 and 2015, with 2018 also appearing in the current range. These wines receive no dosage.

On 15 February 2021 the house announced its first Hommage à Camille release. Camille Charmont 2018 was a still red wine and Camille Volibarts 2018 a still white. The Coteaux Champenois wines honour Camille Olry-Roederer, extending the family commemoration beyond sparkling champagne.

Collection forms another strand of the range, distinct from vintage-labelled wines and Cristal. The current Collection 247 account connects that release with the 2022 harvest and a perpetual reserve. Its number identifies the multi-vintage creation, continuing the use of reserves within a house whose estate history began with nineteenth-century land purchases.

Louis Roederer: the place and its story

The current official range includes Collection, Vintage, Rosé Vintage, Blanc de Blancs Vintage, Cristal, Cristal Rosé and Vinothèque releases. La Brasserie du Boulingrin’s own wine list names Roederer wines; Le Wine Bar by Le Vintage also publishes a Roederer selection, although its downloadable list carries a 2024 filename.

In 1845 Louis Roederer bought 15ha at Verzenay, investing in vineyard ownership at a time when many houses bought grapes. The official estate account gives 250ha and 420 parcels in its dated 2024 snapshot. It places the holdings exclusively in Grand and Premier Cru sites of the Marne, and says vintage wines originate from the estate’s own vines.

Cristal’s transparent, flat-bottomed bottle originated in the commission for Alexander II in 1876. The house’s general cuvée account describes approximately 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, six years in the cellars and a further eight months after disgorgement. Individual vintage technical sheets determine the exact proportions of a particular bottle.

Collection is the multi-vintage range, with numbered releases. The current site highlights Collection 247 and links its character to the 2022 harvest and perpetual reserve. That release number is distinct from the year printed on Cristal, Vintage or Rosé Vintage; it identifies a multi-vintage Collection creation.

The Roederer site provides separate France and worldwide sales-network finders, plus a champagne application for bottle information. Those are the official routes to locate wines while the Reims cellar-visit position remains unverified. Current published restaurant lists should determine bottles available at Boulingrin or Le Wine Bar, whose older downloadable list does not guarantee today’s stock.

Cristal Rosé was created by Jean-Claude Rouzaud in 1974. The house identifies four Grand Cru plots in Aÿ, Avize and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger as its origins. The fiftieth-anniversary account in 2024 therefore celebrates a different milestone from Cristal’s original creation for Alexander II in 1876.

The Brut Nature collaboration brings together Frédéric Rouzaud, cellar master Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon and designer Philippe Starck. Their first wine came from the 2006 vintage, followed by 2009, 2012 and 2015. The current range also lists Brut Nature 2018. These are zero-dosage wines, with the collaboration recorded on the official vintage pages.

Hommage à Camille extends Roederer’s production into still wines. The first release, announced on 15 February 2021, comprised Camille Charmont 2018 red and Camille Volibarts 2018 white. Their shared name honours Camille Olry-Roederer; they belong to the Coteaux Champenois part of the house’s production.

Published local wine lists

• La Brasserie du Boulingrin, Reims: Own wine list names Roederer Brut Premier, Vintage and Cristal.
• Le Wine Bar by Le Vintage, Reims: Own published PDF names Roederer Collection, vintages and Cristal; filename2024 so link live list rather than promise exact bottle.

Access and facilities

Louis Roederer’s registered address is 21 boulevard Lundy, Reims. A current public cellar-tour product or explicit visitor policy has not been established on the official website. The building is therefore described as a street-view stop, without asserting an unverified trade-only rule.

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Official information

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Three nearby places with a visitor offer

Louis Roederer is at 21 boulevard Lundy. Mumm, Cazanove and Thiénot provide three independently booked visitor alternatives around northern and central Reims, with the walking estimates below calculated from that Boulevard Lundy address.

A named place to ask for the wines

Brasserie du Boulingrin at 31 rue de Mars, Reims, lists Louis Roederer Brut Premier, Vintage 2015 and Cristal 2015. These are named bottles in the restaurant’s own menu, checked October 2026; ask the restaurant for the particular wine with the table reservation. See the venue’s own wine list or catalogueBoulingrin’s wine list

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