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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)
— 20 days ago

Stewart McSherry

10

08 cristal mag, 5 hours pop.
66 Krug 90s Krug Rose Anne Gros 98 99 then grange 82. for roy’s bday — 9 months ago

Amit Srivastava

9.1

Always well liked … nice finish . Of course the Cristal was better 😄 — a year ago

with Gunja

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.3

Good birthday dinner with outstanding wines. 2014 Cristal, 2013 marcassin chardonay, cos d’estournel 1982, figeac 1990, 2019 nuits St. George’s clos de la marechale mugnier. Cos unfortunately corked. — a month ago

Alan Weinberg

9.4

a great wine. Really great. Cristal stuns past decade or so. — 8 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

10

The best wine I’ve had this year and I had 2008 Cristal Rose a few months ago. Absolutely perfect. This wine cannot be any better. — 9 months ago

with Pinot

George Hesse

9.4

Another amazing dinner and “Legendary” wine pairing at Addison. Jennifer liked this better than the Cristal! — 2 years ago

with Jennifer

John Malcolm

9.8

Fabulous. Paired with lobster. Fresh and refreshing. Right up there with Cristal and Pol Roger Winston Churchill as my favorite champagne. — 4 months ago

Neil Cornish

9.6

Rich and silky. Has a baby Cristal vibe. Sexy stuff. — 4 months ago

with Jon

Katie Dudgeon

9.8

turns out i like anything from the Anderson Valley! but really...it held up next the Cristal in a blind tasting. the bubbles "deflated" more quickly but other than that, perfection on the palate. — a year ago

with Heidi