Roederer Estate

Roederer Estate is a California sparkling wine producer located in Anderson Valley. It was established in 1982 by the Champagne house Louis Roederer, and the first wine was released in 1988. The sparkling wines are made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the methode traditionnelle, and are considered as some of California's best.

The estate covers 235 hectares (580 acres) of vineyard land, and farms with organic and biodynamic methods. Anderson Valley's cool climate is well-suited to the production of sparkling wines, and the estate-grown Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are able to ripen slowly and retain acidity, which is essential for sparkling wine production.

Roederer is known for its blending style. Only the first pressing of fruit – around 70 percent of the total pressed – is used. After fermentation in stainless steel tanks, wines are blended with oak-aged reserve wines and spend a minimum of two years on their lees before disgorgement.

The house produces two non-vintage cuvées – the Brut, composed of around 60 percent Chardonnay and 40 percent Pinot Noir; and the Brut Rosé, composed of about 55 percent Pinot Noir and 45 percent Chardonnay. L'Ermitage, Roederer's prestige cuvée, is a vintage sparkling wine made only in exceptional years from the estate's best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The wine debuted with the 1989 vintage.