Louis Roederer Brut Premier 2000

I bought the sparkling of in a store.
It had a very shutdown colour. Very yeasty, and biscuity, on the nose. I got the impression that it was a well bodied wine.

As "Dubois Père & Fils" founded in 1776, inherited Louis Roederer 1833 Champagne house of his uncle Nicolas Schreider. 1872 renamed the company produced 2.5 million bottles and thus 10% of total annual production of champagne. This was also, of course, only possible because they were appointed by the last Tsar Nicholas II to purveyors. Him they also have the development and cultivation of its "draft horse" - thanks to the "Cristal". Through the female line doubly inherited, it is now in the hands of the Rouzaud family and is headed by Frederic Rouzaud since of 2006. The company has grown to the group, which has in addition to the champagne brands Louis Roederer and Deutz, which port house Ramos-Pinto, as well as the Bordeaux wineries Château de Pez and Chateau Haut-Beausejour in addition to some other investments. Among other things, they have since 2006, the majority owner of the Château Pichon Longueville winery - Comtesse de Lalande. Today annual production of 3.2 million bottles. "The NV Brut Premier is a wonderful wine that much better placed than comparable products in its price-range. Obviously, it is still possible to generate a large champagne, which does not cost a small fortune. Ripe pears, smoke, spices, dried flowers and herbs are a few of the many aromas which escape the glass of Brut Premier discloses a magnificent depth on the palate and a good balance of the winemaker -.. Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon - it has done again this is a fabulous Brut Premier This brood.. Premier builds on the 2007 vintage on, with about 20% the 2006 wines and older Reserve vintages - date back to 1996. The Blend besteh about 40% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier and 40% Chardonnay 50% of the base wines. underwent malolactic fermentation a Dosage is 9 -.... 10 grams per liter "Antonio Galloni for Robert Parker in Nov. 2011