2021 Roederer Estate Apple Alley Vineyard

Champagne Roederer's California estate, single-vineyard Anderson Valley sparkling, 36 months on the yeast, cask-fermented Chardonnay. 94 Suckling, 95 Galloni. $50.

2021 Roederer Estate Apple Alley Vineyard

Name: 2021 Roederer Estate Apple Alley Vineyard
Brand: Roederer Estate
SKU: REAAVAV21
Price: 49.98 USD
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Champagne Roederer's California estate, single-vineyard Anderson Valley sparkling, 36 months on the yeast, cask-fermented Chardonnay. 94 Suckling, 95 Galloni. $50.

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California Estate of Champagne Louis Roederer Since 1982
Single-vineyard from Anderson Valley Terroir
"It's A Vivid, Exceptionally Beautiful Wine" ~ 95 Vinous Media
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2021 Roederer Estate Apple Alley Vineyard

$70

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About The Wine

Roederer Estate is the California outpost of Champagne Louis Roederer — a pedigree that carries centuries of winemaking know-how into Anderson Valley's fog-shrouded vineyards. Founded in 1982, the estate is one of the few California sparkling houses that sources only estate-grown fruit, a control-freak discipline that shows in the glass.

Apple Alley Vineyard sits above the winery, reached by a dirt road lined with century-old apple trees — the last remnants of the orchard that once covered the land. This single-vineyard release is Chardonnay-driven (80.3%), spent 36 months on the yeast, and was disgorged in March 2025. Twenty-two percent was fermented in cask, adding a pastry-crust richness that sets it apart from the house's other releases.

The 2021 growing season was a study in scarcity: drought conditions, a spring frost, absent fog, and one of the lowest yields on record. Small berries delivered concentrated flavor and high acidity — a vintage built for precision. The wine opens with minerals, fresh pear, and wildflower, then unfolds into green apple, brioche, and a hint of cherry and cinnamon. Chalky, creamy, and taut, with vibrant mineral-driven acidity and a long finish of wild honey, lime zest, and salt.

94 points from James Suckling, 95 from Antonio Galloni, 94 from Jeb Dunnuck. $50 for a wine that drinks like it came from a producer who's been perfecting the method for two centuries — because it did.

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At A Glance

Varietal:: Chardonnay
Region:
Alcohol:: 12.9%
Size:: 750ml

TASTING NOTES

What's in the Glass

PAIRS WITH: Duck · Poultry · Mushroom Dish · Fish · Veal

Mouthfeel & Acidity

Light Body Full Body

Low Acidity High Acidity

Soft Tannins Firm Tannins

Dry Sweet

Minerals, fresh pear, and wildflower on the nose. Green apple, brioche, cherry, and spiced cinnamon on the palate. Chalky and creamy with vibrant acidity, finishing long with wild honey, lime zest, and salt. Delicate oak and pastry-crust notes from the cask-fermented fraction.

CRITIC REVIEWS

What the Critics Said

The 2021 Apple Alley Vineyard is a dense, effusive wine. Peach, apricot, white flowers, acacia, tangerine oil and floral notes soar from the glass. About 25% of the lots were done in oak, which comes through in the wine's textural presence and overall feel. It's a vivid, exceptionally beautiful wine. ~95 Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Chalky, creamy and fresh, with minerals, fresh pears and wildflowers on the nose. Wonderful richness on the palate, with vibrant, mineral-driven acidity. Dense bubbles and a long finish of delicate herbs, wild honey, lime zest and salt. A mouthwatering, nuanced, medium-body wine. Disgorged March 2025. 5 g/L dosage. Drink or hold. ~94 James Suckling
Chardonnay-driven, the 2021 Apple Alley Vineyard is released later in the year than the Clark Road Vineyard, given more time on the yeast, with a March 2025 disgorgement. It has a crisp structure and purity, with more oak presence than the 2020, and 5 grams per liter dosage. It has a bold sense of place, sourced from a vineyard above the winery, fleshy, creamy, and medium-bodied, with a toasty concentration that persists through a long finish. ~94 Jeb Dunnuck
Classically styled and highly polished, this medium-bodied blend of 80.3% Chardonnay and 19.7% Pinot Noir is the complete package. From aromas of freshly baked bread and bright notes of green and yellow orchard fruit to a whiff of forest air and captivating hints of white fig and pine nut, it's a serious wine that nonetheless affords pure pleasure. ~94 Tasting Panel Magazine
Vibrant and refined, with multilayered apple and pear flavors accented by brioche, cherry and spiced cinnamon tones that linger on the rich finish. ~93 Wine Spectator