If you're looking for a Champagne that's both elegant and refreshingly modern, Louis Roederer’s Collection 246 is a great pick. Built on the outstanding 2021 harvest, it blends vibrant fruit, fine bubbles, and just the right touch of complexity—perfect for a celebration or a quiet evening in.

Wine Spectator | WS 93
Published: Dec 15, 2025

A harmonious Champagne that shows impeccable balance, with depth and focus to its flavors of white cherry, Honeycrisp apple, tangerine peel and biscuit, while retaining vibrancy and grace. A chalky underpinning comes to the fore on the creamy finish, joining delicate spice and floral accents. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier. Drink now through 2030. 14,355 cases imported.

Decanter | D 92
Published: Sep 15, 2025
Drink: 2025-2045

Roederer’s multi-vintage, multi-regional blend is named for its 246th harvest and that experience is notable here. Subtly complex, this elegant Champagne combines delicately balanced notes of apple blossom, spiced pear, citrus peel and brioche with a lightly chalky mouthfeel.

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"Our thought process began more than 10 years ago. The facts were undeniable: climate change had been affecting the Champagne region over the past 30 years and we saw this as an opportunity to harvest extra mature grapes at the end of earlier harvests."
— Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, Cellar Master

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
Responding to the times in which we live, along with sustainable and respectful winegrowing practices that accentuate the qualities of the terroir, have become central to our ethos and our work. Anticipating future vintages and adapting to current conditions are challenges we face every day, so we must continue to push ourselves in our quest for excellence in our blends. We must be bold and make the most of our freedom to act.

These new balances determine the evolution of our wines in terms of their distinctive character and taste characteristics, whilst widening the range of possibilities. Thus, the idea of Collection was born..

2021: A HEROIC VINTAGE
Not since 1958 have we faced such a challenging and unpredictable growing season. The 2021 vintage was particularly demanding and required the full commitment of our vineyard teams, who managed to save the harvest, although yields were significantly reduced.

This 246th blend from the Louis Roederer Champagne House expresses the freshness of the year and the precision and tension it brought. The Chardonnays, present in unusually high proportions in the blend, proved remarkably resilient, producing refined, elegant and saline grapes. The Pinots, though less powerful than usual, also captured the light, fresh character of the year. Collection 246 is thus a delicate and vibrant composition, reminiscent of the character of certain Blanc de Blancs champagnes.

THE SINGULARITY OF COLLECTION 246
Aged in our cellars for almost four years, Collection 246 is a champagne of freshness, vibrancy and ethereal finesse. Carried by the tension and balance of the vintage, the freshness of the Perpetual Reserve, and the complexity of the oak-aged reserve wines, it unfolds with grace and delicacy, revealing an accomplished fruit, evocative of mirabelle plum and candied citrus, complemented by a subtle touch of oak and charming toasted and iodised overtones.

Perfect with gastronomy and endowed with a long cellar ageing potential, it can be enjoyed now but it can also be kept back for several years during which it will further evolve to unveil another facet of its identity.