Louis Roederer Champagne Collection 244 Brut NV 750ml

Review of Collection 243 - Lettie Teague writes:  Unlike many big Champagne brands owned by corporations or large companies, Champagne Louis Roederer has long been family owned, and its winemaker has a long history with the Roederer Champagne house. Much-admired wine director Jean-Baptiste Lécallion, a Champagne native, has been with Roederer for over three decades, and as executive vice president he’s also in charge of the Roederer wine portfolio, which includes sparkling wines made in California, among others. The Louis Roederer Collection 243 Champagne supplants the Louis Roederer Brut Premier non-vintage Champagne, which the house discontinued two years ago. The Collection 243 (named in honor of Roederer’s 243rd blend) is a multi-vintage blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier primarily composed of wines from the 2018 vintage, with a small addition of some older wines. The result is a beautifully balanced, medium-bodied Champagne of elegance and precision...Wall Street Jo