Champagne Louis Roederer - Brut Nature 2012 (Starck)
94/100
James Suckling
94/100
Vinous
"It has a very fresh and pure citrus nose and is full-bodied on the palate. Then it refreshes, settles and reveals itself to be refined, with flinty notes and a dry acidity that lasts through to the finish. Super refreshing and salty. Made from biodynamically grown grapes - 55% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, and 20% Pinot Meunier. Drink now or keep." (James Suckling)
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Eye
Golden yellow color with green highlights. Delicate, dense, and slow effervescence.
Nose
Enveloping and juicy bouquet. Evocative of ripe fruit: vine peaches and candied lemon combined with toasted hazelnut notes. Ripe fruit in the form of baked apples or apple tarts, as well as caramelized spices reminiscent of fresh wood and benzoin.
Mouth
Juicy and tactile attack. Intense, salty freshness, with sapidity enhanced by pervasive freshness and beautiful bitter notes. Clean, crystalline, and refined on the palate.
Serve
At 10-12°C
Drink before
2030+
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy as an aperitif or with oysters as a starter...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2026 guide) 5 stars (Exceptional producers, representing the absolute pinnacle of quality in France and worldwide)
About the estate:
Founded in Reims in 1776, Roederer still belongs to the same family, represented today by Frédéric Rouzaud. In recent years, it has been a pioneer, being the first to gradually convert its vast 242-hectare vineyard to organic and biodynamic farming (126 hectares). Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon, an eminent cellar master and agronomist, never ceases to impress with his intimate knowledge of each parcel of the estate and the choices he makes. Cristal, an exceptional prestige cuvée, comes only from vines growing on chalky soils. The vintage wines and the heart of the non-vintage brut, now called Collection, with a number indicating the base year of the blend, come from soils that are still calcareous but more clayey. Wines intended for longer aging do not undergo malolactic fermentation, which requires the grapes to be picked at a high level of ripeness, often close to 11°C. The current wines are certainly the most remarkable ever produced, including the astonishing red and white Coteaux-Champenois, with the very exclusive Camille cuvées.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
A house founded in Reims in 1776. Louis Roederer became its owner in 1833, developed it, and acquired vineyards. In the 1870s, the house, which delivered 2.5 million bottles, had Russia as its main customer, where Tsar Alexander II asked Louis Roederer to create a prestigious champagne for him: the famous Cristal cuvée was launched (1876). With 240 hectares of vineyards (first growth or grand cru) representing two-thirds of its supplies, the company is still run by the descendants of its founders. The latest, Frédéric Rouzaud, is now at the head of a group that owns Deutz Champagnes and numerous prestigious wines, from the Médoc to Provence, Portugal to California.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2026 guide) 3 stars (These represent the excellence of French vineyards. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wine is always a magical moment.)
About the estate:
This is one of Champagne's finest standard-bearers. This family-owned estate is based on a vineyard comprising 420 plots, mostly Pinot Noir, 70% of which are classified as Grand Cru. Viticulture is a real priority here, particularly through the transition to biodynamic farming. Soil cultivation is becoming widespread. Only such an exceptional vineyard can explain the unique level of harmony and concentration achieved with such large volumes. It is no coincidence that the cellar master, Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, is an oenologist but also an agronomist, just like Jean-Claude Rouzaud, who built the current empire of Roederer's great international vineyards. In good faith, he entrusted the reins of the group to his son, Frédéric Rouzaud, the current president, at an early stage. Here, malolactic fermentation is only partial and random (between 25% and 50%). The juices are aged on lees in vats and oak casks to give them body.
Vinous
Wine rated 94/100
James Suckling
Wine rated (2019 guide) 94/100
About wine:
It has a very fresh and pure citrus nose and is full-bodied on the palate. It then refreshes, settles and reveals itself to be refined, with flinty notes and a dry acidity that lasts through to the finish. Super refreshing and salty. Made from biodynamically grown grapes - 55% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, and 20% Pinot Meunier. Drink now or keep.
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