Louis Roederer Brut Nature 2015 (750ML)

95 JS / 95 JD / 94+ WI / 94 WA / 93 WS / 93 VM

This is very minerally and stony, with chalk and salt and oyster-shell undertones. It’s full-bodied and layered, yet remains intense with a lively finish. Done dry. Umami. No dosage. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Field blend from a single plot in Cumieres. Better in a few years. Drink or hold. - James Suckling

The 2015 Champagne Starck Brut Nature is forward with vinous and spicy aromas of saline and red currant, orange blossom, and smoke. It is expansive on the palate while maintaining a core of fresh acidity, with peach, dried flowers, and wet stone. This complex and unique expression is full of energy and has great gastronomic appeal. Drink 2022-2040. - Jeb Dunnuck

The 2015 Louis Roederer et Philippe Starck Brut Nature features a pale lemon straw color and evocative opening scents of honey-roasted almonds, brioche, fresh apricots, and orange blossoms, leading to earthy hints of chalk dust and white truffles. The palate is bone dry, tightly knit, and strait-laced on entry, expanding on the palate to deliver a vast array of delicate nut, toast, savory, and mineral nuances, finishing on a lingering chalky note. It's certainly delicious right now, but it will deliver something more with another 2-3-years+ in bottle. The blend is 46% Chardonnay, 37% Pinot Noir, and 17% Pinot Meunier. 23% of the wine was aged in oak, and no malo-lactic or dosage is employed here. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Independent

The most compelling rendition of this bottling that Roederer has produced to date, the 2015 Brut Nature exhibits inviting aromas of golden orchard fruit, clear honey, dried white flowers and wet stones. Medium to full-bodied, layered and vinous, with a fleshy, concentrated core of fruit, chalky structure and a long, precise finish, it's a Pinot Noir-dominant blend from Cumières that's slightly lower in pressure, making for a more delicate mousse. - William Kelley, Wine Advocate

A fresh, mineral-driven Champagne, this swathes a firm frame of acidity in a raw silklike texture and finely meshed flavors of crunchy pear, mandarin orange peel, salted almond, dried raspberry and pickled ginger. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Best from 2023 through 2033. - Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator

The 2015 Brut Nature Blanc is rich and expansive, especially for a nondosé Champagne. All the elements are so nicely balanced. Pear, mint, green apple, ginger and a hint of nutmeg from a dazzling tapestry of aromas, flavors and nuance. As with the Rosé, the Blanc offers a compelling balance of fruit intensity and energy, while avoiding the harsher tones that often afflict Brut Nature Champagnes. - Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media