> An independent family house founded in 1776, renowned for its Cristal cuvée originally created for Tsar Alexander II. Extensive estate-owned vineyards.

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# Louis Roederer

Reims · Founded 1776

An independent family house founded in 1776, renowned for its Cristal cuvée originally created for Tsar Alexander II. Extensive estate-owned vineyards.

Town

Reims

Founded

1776

Type

Major house

Style

Independent family house, large share of estate-owned vineyards

Dominant grape

Blend

Flagship cuvée

Cristal

Cellars in the chalk crayères

Yes

Open to visits

Limited visits or by request

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In Reims

## Other houses in the same town

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Reims · 1729

### Ruinart

The oldest established Champagne house, founded in 1729 in Reims. Ruinart cultivates a Chardonnay-focused style and offers tours of its Gallo-Roman chalk cellars listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reims · 1772

### Veuve Clicquot

Founded in 1772, the house owes its fame to Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, the widow Clicquot, who perfected the riddling table in 1816. Chalk cellar tours in Reims.

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Reims · 1785

### Piper-Heidsieck

Founded in 1785 in Reims, the house offers a themed guided tour of its cellars and a range spanning from brut to the prestige champagne Rare.

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