Roederer Estate
Louis Roederer
Cristal Brut Rosé Champagne Blend 2006
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Pretty color of peach with a dark golden hue.
Fresh on the nose with limes, raspberries, strawberries, lemons, green apples, herbs, yeast, minerals, spices and light earth.
Medium bodied with medium plus acidity and tiny bubbles.
Dry on the palate with peaches, apricots, apples, raspberries, cherries, spices, herbs, yeast, light brioche, minerals and white pepper.
Long finish with limes and light bitter herbs.
This 18 year old Rosé Champagne is absolutely fantastic. Drinking very fresh right now, elegant and rich.
Showing nice complexity with a nice mouthfeel. Well balanced and very entertaining.
Needed 30 minutes to open up and show its complexity, but good right out of the bottle too.
Wine Enthusiasts 95 points. Wine Advocate 96 points.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.
Easy drinking and good by itself or with food. Delicious stuff.
A blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. Aged for 6 years on the lees, with 20% in oak barrels.
12% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$1,000. — 21 days ago
Louis Roederer
Collection 245 Brut Champagne Blend
Bought this because a vintage was not available. A bit boring as it tries to please too many — 20 days ago
Andrew Cullimore
Quite light lemon yellow , very persistent , fine bubbles . Quite taut and strict on the nose , chalk dust , white flowers , honey suckle and elderflower , lemon peel , touch oyster shell and a touch of fresh baked bread . On the palate really good volume and density , lively acidity . Lots of citrus with good mineral , oyster shell notes . Long and mineral , saline, tinged finish , hint of toasty brioche on the end . This is really quite young and shows tighter and more mineral than the first bottle we had . Would leave this a few years and will have a long life , better in 10 -15 years and last well a further 10 or so . Great potential — 2 days ago