Louis Roederer
Cristal Brut Champagne Chardonnay Pinot Noir Blend
Champagne, France
Pale light yellow gold. Lively constant tiny bubbles. Deep round nose with high pitched fruit. Notes of pear, grapefruit, chalk and limestone. With more air you find some citrus and honeysuckle. Chewy in the mouth with great mouthfeel. Coats the entire mouth. Long finish lingers a minute or more. Velvet. Killer juice. Was inspired to open one of these after seeing a friend’s TN this weekend. Glad I did.
Pale light yellow gold. Lively constant tiny bubbles. Deep round nose with high pitched fruit. Notes of pear, grapefruit, chalk and limestone. With more air you find some citrus and honeysuckle. Chewy in the mouth with great mouthfeel. Coats the entire mouth. Long finish lingers a minute or more. Velvet. Killer juice. Was inspired to open one of these after seeing a friend’s TN this weekend. Glad I did.
Dec 9th, 2018
Enjoyed even more than the Krug rose. Such fine bubbles
Enjoyed even more than the Krug rose. Such fine bubbles
Sep 30th, 2017
Wow, bright, citrus, mineral, Bosc pear, I think this was 99-100pts by someone. If I had to choose I prefer DP
Wow, bright, citrus, mineral, Bosc pear, I think this was 99-100pts by someone. If I had to choose I prefer DP
7 people found it helpfulMar 11th, 2014Sommelier/Wine Director Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn
Cause it's my job to drink wine. Sooo not unhappy about this one - fresh fresh fresh as a daisy! Beautifully precise (laser focused) acid, light wildflower honey on the nose... killer vintage... beaut now but will be even better in 5-10...
Cause it's my job to drink wine. Sooo not unhappy about this one - fresh fresh fresh as a daisy! Beautifully precise (laser focused) acid, light wildflower honey on the nose... killer vintage... beaut now but will be even better in 5-10...
7 people found it helpfulMay 2nd, 2013Not as good as previous bottles a little muted aromatically but the palate was fine . Maybe slightly corked .
Not as good as previous bottles a little muted aromatically but the palate was fine . Maybe slightly corked .
2 people found it helpfulMar 26th, 2018As stately as I expected it to be (can one really expect anything less of a wine as legendary as Cristal in one of Champagne's most celebrated vintages?) glinting pale gold, the color of a freshly-minted coin. The 2002 Champagne Cristal Brut Millésimé is imbued with soaring notes of pear and smoke, brioche and chalk. Disgorged in 2009, this is a precise wine—it has a sort of crystalline weightless density, with fruit buoyed by a fine mousse, and edgy saline-tinged minerality emerging at the close. 10 grams dosage.
"You must be as precise as a Swiss watchmaker, I tell my team," our host, M. Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, Chef de Caves at Roederer stressed. Precision in spades.
As stately as I expected it to be (can one really expect anything less of a wine as legendary as Cristal in one of Champagne's most celebrated vintages?) glinting pale gold, the color of a freshly-minted coin. The 2002 Champagne Cristal Brut Millésimé is imbued with soaring notes of pear and smoke, brioche and chalk. Disgorged in 2009, this is a precise wine—it has a sort of crystalline weightless density, with fruit buoyed by a fine mousse, and edgy saline-tinged minerality emerging at the close. 10 grams dosage.
"You must be as precise as a Swiss watchmaker, I tell my team," our host, M. Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, Chef de Caves at Roederer stressed. Precision in spades.
Butter, like butter baby . . .
Not no Parkay, not no margarine,
Strickly butter baby, strictly butter
Butter, like butter baby . . .
Not no Parkay, not no margarine,
Strickly butter baby, strictly butter
Amazing focus and depth. Mineral, Pear, Golden Apple. Still quite primary and will last for many years to come.
Amazing focus and depth. Mineral, Pear, Golden Apple. Still quite primary and will last for many years to come.
Jan 13th, 2017
I don't really want to describe it as I know there's no way my words will do it justice so take what I write here and times that goodness by 100. It's a rose gold colour on the eye with the finest streams of bubbles rising in the glass. On the nose it's like cherry jam on toast with exceptional acidity that makes it so fresh and vibrant. I regret saying other wines are smooth because this champagne is the definition of that! It's juicy on the palate with a sturdy backbone and flavours of apple and berries coming through. I would run a marathon just for another sip of this amazing elixir.
I don't really want to describe it as I know there's no way my words will do it justice so take what I write here and times that goodness by 100. It's a rose gold colour on the eye with the finest streams of bubbles rising in the glass. On the nose it's like cherry jam on toast with exceptional acidity that makes it so fresh and vibrant. I regret saying other wines are smooth because this champagne is the definition of that! It's juicy on the palate with a sturdy backbone and flavours of apple and berries coming through. I would run a marathon just for another sip of this amazing elixir.
Oct 23rd, 2016