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table talkChampagnes from Louis Roederer

are ideal for pairing with dishes in

top restaurants around the UK

Champagne is the ultimate celebratory drink, but don't let

the presence of bubbles fool you: at their heart these are

great wines and, like their still counterparts, they're often

best appreciated when paired with the right food. But

to match a wide range of dishes throughout a meal,

you need a Champagne of rare quality, character and

distinction. A Champagne such as Champagne Louis Roederer.

Among the great names of Champagne, Louis Roederer is

remarkable in a number of ways: it is still independent and familyowned

nearly 250 years after its founding in 1776, and it owns

an unusually large selection of vineyards around the region.

Those 240 hectares of vines scattered across the † nest parts of

the Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne and Côte des Blancs enable

the company to use 100 per cent of its own grapes when making

its vintage styles - and almost two-thirds of its Brut Premier NV

and Carte Blanche demi sec.

Each step in the making of those Champagnes is painstaking, from

the separate vini† cation of each vineyard plot to the selection of

the † nest wines of each vintage to be matured in large oak casks as

reserve wines. Once mature, these bring depth, resonance and the

consistent Roederer style to Brut Premier.

All Louis Roederer Champagnes combine vivacity, complexity and

elegance, whether your favourite is Brut Premier, Vintage Brut, Vintage

Rosé or the original cuvée de prestige, Cristal. Wines that are supremely

enjoyable on their own, but also superb matches for a wide variety of

dishes - as an ever-growing number of restaurants are discovering.

ALL LOUIS ROEDERER CHAMPAGNES ARE SUPERB

MATCHES FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF DISHES

WHERE TO TRY

LOUIS ROEDERER CHAMPAGNE

BRUT PREMIER BY THE BOTTLE: Alain Ducasse at The

Dorchester; Alyn Williams at The Westbury; Galvin at Windows;

Hélène Darroze at The Connaught; Le Gavroche; Nobu Berkeley

Street; Nobu London; Pollen Street Social; Sketch: Lecture

Room › Library.

CRISTAL: Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester; Alyn Williams at

The Westbury; Benares; The Greenhouse; Hélène Darroze at

The Connaught; Kai Mayfair; Le Gavroche; Nobu Berkeley Street;

Nobu London; Pollen Street Social; Sketch: Lecture Room ›

Library; Umu; Wild Honey.