Louis Roederer : Hommage à Camille "Milnon" 2022

Characteristics and Tasting Tips for Hommage à Camille "Milnon" 2022 by Louis Roederer

Tasting

Colour

This red wine reveals a deep red hue, characteristic of a concentrated, carefully vinified Pinot Noir.

Nose

The nose is intense and aromatic, opening with smoky notes, liquorice and tobacco. It then gives way to concentrated black fruit, enhanced by sappy nuances from whole-bunch maceration.

Palate

The palate is powerful and concentrated, driven by a strong mineral signature that captures the exceptional ripeness of the 2022 vintage. A true tellurian force emerges, coupled with great precision and lovely energy. This Pinot Noir is distinctive, firm and flavourful.

Serving and cellaring

The House presents Hommage à Camille "Milnon" 2022 as a Pinot Noir built for long ageing, designed to evolve over time.

A Pinot Noir with a pronounced mineral signature, from the Dizy terroir in Champagne

The estate

Founded in 1776 in Reims, Louis Roederer is one of the last great Champagne houses to have remained both family-owned and independent. It is now led by Frédéric Rouzaud, the seventh generation of the family at its helm. Renowned for its extensive estate-owned vineyards spread across the finest Champagne terroirs and for its early commitment to organic and biodynamic farming, Louis Roederer also stands out for its advanced parcel-by-parcel vinification, which informs both its champagnes and its still wines.

The vineyard

This cuvée comes from the Milnon lieu-dit in Dizy, in the Vallée de la Marne, one of the terroirs selected by the House for its Coteaux Champenois Hommage à Camille collection. This 0.29-hectare plot was planted in 2009 using particular massal selections from the estate, and is farmed organically, with a gentle approach to viticulture that is attentive to the terroir.

The vintage

The 2022 vintage stands out for its exceptional ripeness, which this cuvée seeks precisely to capture through its concentration and pronounced mineral signature.

Vinification and maturation

Hommage à Camille "Milnon" 2022 is produced in a limited edition, using a bespoke vinification specific to the Hommage à Camille collection. A proportion of whole-bunch maceration helps give the wine its characteristic sappy nuances, while the organic farming of the plot and the long time devoted to its creation reflect the House's pursuit of taste.

Grape variety

100% Pinot Noir.