Champagne Louis Roederer

His successor, Louis Roederer II, continued this work and further enriched the family's heritage. From 1870 onwards, Louis Roederer Champagnes were exported , notably to Russia, where Tsar Alexander II became a customer. In 1876, Louis Roederer created the famous Cristal cuvée especially for the Tsar.

It was not until the 1920s, when Léon Orly Roederer took over the house, that the desire to create a regular cuvée, without a vintage, emerged with the first sketches of Brut Premier.

Today, Maison Louis Roederer remains a family business, run by Frédéric Rouzaud, a descendant of Louis Roederer. It owns 240 hectares of vineyards, comprising 420 plots, located exclusively in the premier and grand cru areas of the Marne.