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9.9

Tasted from magnum, the 2013 Cristal Rosé is ravishing. Dense, creamy and powerful, the 2013 captures all the qualities of the vintage, specifically the interplay of rich fruit from the warm summer and cooler inflections from a year that started late and ended late with a rare October harvest. Today, the 2013 is deep and beautifully seamless, but it is also young – far too young to be at its best. Dosage is 6.5 grams per liter, a bit less than for the standard bottlings, a decision taken to balance longer aging on the lees and a bit more residual sugar that is always left in the magnums after fermentation. Readers who can find the 2013 in magnum will experience one of the greatest thrills in wine. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2024)
— 21 days ago

Paula Duarte

9.6

Orange-tinged rose color with lazy bubbles. Smells like pineapple and sea salt. Tart with flavors of tangerine and strawberry, and a touch of cream. Sweet finish. — 13 days ago

Damian

9.0

Beautiful toast on the nose and palate. Creamy and yeasty. Great expression of California sparkling wine, only thing it lacks is a long finish of a good champagne. — a month ago

Donald Williams

9.6

Another fine bubbly from Gruet. Never disappoints. — 5 days ago

with Bonnie

Jennifer Mullin

9.0

Toasty and warm with only a pinch of sweetness. Parfait! — 16 days ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.6

Incredible. K foil bottled between 1995 and 2004. Best Krug rose I’ve ever had. Still fresh and incredibly complex, with no signs of tiring. — a month ago

Mark Rosse

9.3

Used a Burgundy glass to allow it to flourish! — a month ago

Luke Chesney

9.5

enjoyed with a cigarette: as god intended — 6 days ago

Donald Williams

9.5

This is a great bubbly for a great price. — 2 days ago

with Bonnie

Lee Pitofsky

9.8

2018 Disgorgement is on fire tonight, intensely aromatic and simply unmistakable with its infinite layers of spiced red berry fruit, blood orange and chalky minerals that wrap around the palate, with singular texture, weight and density, giving way to a chiseled, vibrant and incredibly long finale. Just nothing like it. — a month ago