Roederer Estate wines are made with juice from just the cuve pressing; no premire or deuxime taille is used. The concept of the vintage LErmitage is the same one that is used in Champagne: Only the best of the vintage is selected. These are exceptional wines that create a noble blend that allows for longer aging, which produces a fine wine with elegance and finesse.

The wine for the dosage added to the LErmitage 2015 was a 2015 wine liquor aged for 6 years in a French oak cask. Following disgorgement, LErmitage 2015 was aged an additional six months (minimum) on the cork prior to release.

The 2015 vintage was at the end of the 2013-2015 drought spell. Winter was mild and budbreak was very early in February. Bloom was early May when it was windy and cool then June got very hot, all pushing for an early harvest starting August 7th. Labor was difficult to secure to harvest quickly enough and the last lots for sparkling were picked September 10th. Overall the yields in 2015 were good with plenty of maturity for the late picks.