A precise nose offers lean orchard fruit, acacia and soft chalky clay. The palate feels weightless despite its gravitas, carried by mouthwatering acidity. It is creamy with a fine mousse and bright saline edge, white peach and white blossom keeping things fresh through a chalky, saline finish. Classic and clean, this is one to kick off the event with.

Built like detailed embroidery on delicate lace, this wine embodies elegance. A beautiful, melded bouquet of orange blossom, quince, chamomile, marcona almond, jasmine and fine chalk greets the nose. The palate is silky and effortless, offering white peach tartlette, makrut leaf and white tea before a chiseled chalk finish. Stunning, and this should only reward with further cellaring.

This is the sip that captures your attention and, if only for a moment, offers refuge from the world's noise. The 2015 finds itself in a wonderful spot, where its presumed vintage intensity currently expresses as harmonious precision. The nose and palate exude fineness, delivering wild berries, blood orange, peach blossom, jasmine, and light patisserie, with a fine vein of saline-chalkiness. Brilliant acidity and dry extract come through with energy, making it an exciting expression to watch.

A terrific introduction to the style, Louis Roederer’s NV Collection 247 is based on the 2022 vintage and was disgorged in March 2026 with a dosage of seven grams per liter. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of pear, peach and buttered toast mingled with hints of oyster shell, it is medium- to full-bodied, ample and textural, with ripe yet vibrant acidity and a saline finish. A blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, it incorporates 27% reserve wines, with approximately one-quarter of the blend fermented in wood.

Disgorged in January 2026, the 2015 Cristal Rosé continues to show well, offering up aromas of orange peel, blood orange and raspberries mingled with hints of citrus leaf and spice, followed by a medium- to full-bodied, fleshy and textural palate, with a rich core of fruit, racy acidity and a long, persistent finish. It exhibits a more pronounced phenolic presence, which may melt with time, its structure recalling that of the 1985.