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Brut Library Reserve
Brut Late Release is a rare and elegant expression of time’s influence on sparkling wine. Crafted from a 2018 base wine and carefully aged for six years, this limited bottling showcases the depth and complexity that extended maturation brings. With time spent on the yeast, it develops remarkable richness, while additional aging on the cork allows for a softening of pressure and the evolution of delicate tertiary aromas. The result is a beautifully layered wine with notes of butterscotch, honey, and caramel, intertwined with baked apple and pastry crust nuances.
Roederer Estate’s winemaking style is based on two elements: ownership of its own vineyards and the addition of oak-aged reserve wines to each year’s blend or cuvée. All the grapes for the Anderson Valley wines are grown on the estate. Oak-aged wines from the estate’s reserve cellars are added to the blend (10% to 15%), creating a multi-vintage cuvée in the traditional Louis Roederer style.
Brut Library Reserve Sparkling Wine is an extended-aging expression of our signature Brut MV. Winemaker Arnaud Weyrich originally envisioned this bottling as an exploration of time’s influence on sparkling wine, allowing it to age longer on the yeast and cork to reveal new layers of depth and nuance. While our Brut MV typically ages for 2½ years on the yeast before disgorgement, followed by several months on the cork, Brut Library Reserve undergoes an extended evolution—spending a minimum of 3 years on the yeast and an additional 3 years aging on the cork.
