Collection 243 represents the Champagne House's 242nd blend since its foundation. It is crafted from 34% Perpetual Reserve, 10% oak-aged reserve wines from the 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 vintages, complemented by 56% of the finest wines from the 2017 harvest: mainly Chardonnays and Pinot noirs and Meuniers from the Vallée de la Marne.

Created from the Perpetual Reserve and the oak-aged reserve wines, complemented by the finest wines from the most recent harvest, Collection is tied to our Champagne roots and the foundations of our Reims-based Champagne House. We therefore give ourselves the freedom to create the blend on the basis of whatever Nature gives us.

Collection opens with notes of white fruit, citrus zest and acacia blossom, which are followed by a light touch of roasted hazelnuts, the hallmark of the Chardonnay. The long, very pure structure ends on a pleasing saline note. Collection's freshness, precision and finesse make it an exceptionally approachable champagne, yet one that also evolves beautifully over time to reveal even more complex and precise flavours.

"Based on the 2018 vintage and complemented by reserve wines from a solera established in 2012, as well as younger foudre-aged reserve wines, Roederer's newly released NV Brut Collection 243 is a pillowy, enveloping Champagne evocative of crisp stone fruits, honeycomb, white flowers and buttery pastry. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and generous, with an ample core of fruit, bright acids and a saline finish, it will offer demonstrative drinking on release. Drink to 2035.
92 points."
(William Kelley, The Wine Advocate, August 2022)

"One-third each of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. Collection 243 is their new cuvée, replacing Brut Premier NV. A higher percentage of specific vintage reserve wines aged in oak (10%), and a blend of their perpetual reserve (34%) first created in 2012, is used as the base plus selected wines from the current harvest (2017). 243 represents the number of different blended wines released by the house since being founded in 1776. Almost 80% of the fruit comes from their 240 ha of vineyards across the Montagne de Reims, Marne Valley and Côtes des Blancs. Each plot vinified separately before blending, bottling and lees-ageing for three years. Aged for six months post disgorgement. Winemaker Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon. RS 8 g/l. Vegan. Natural cork. Bottle weight 835 g.
Subtle, muted nose promising riches beyond. Many-layered with quite a strong streak of lime. Lively, long and complex. Sophisticated, offering more than just age. Persistence too – in fact it builds on the end like a fine burgundy. Drink to 2028.
17 points."
Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com (June 2023)