Louis Roederer
Cristal Brut Rosé Champagne Blend
Champagne, France
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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.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
#AgedWineTuesday
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.
#AgedWineTuesday
Very light salmon in color.
Medium bodied with medium plus acidity. Crisp and refreshing.
Very dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing raspberries, limes, citrus, green apples, yeast, brioche, spices and minerals.
Still very young and needs 10 years in the bottle to mature properly. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 25 years.
A blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay.
12% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$800.
#AgedWineTuesday
Very light salmon in color.
Medium bodied with medium plus acidity. Crisp and refreshing.
Very dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing raspberries, limes, citrus, green apples, yeast, brioche, spices and minerals.
Still very young and needs 10 years in the bottle to mature properly. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 25 years.
A blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay.
12% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$800.
The rosé is way better
The rosé is way better
Aug 11th, 2024
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)
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)
One of my favorite Grande Marque Roses. Can’t wait to revisit down the road.
One of my favorite Grande Marque Roses. Can’t wait to revisit down the road.
Sep 14th, 2023
Lovely Pinot fruit. Fresh and intense. Great detailed acidity. Sweetness, with corn and bright yellow fruit. Very good. Young
Lovely Pinot fruit. Fresh and intense. Great detailed acidity. Sweetness, with corn and bright yellow fruit. Very good. Young
Jul 16th, 2023Glorious. Some hints of age but a glorious fresh mid palate. Kaleidoscopic fruit with perfect underpinning minerality and length. From mag.
Glorious. Some hints of age but a glorious fresh mid palate. Kaleidoscopic fruit with perfect underpinning minerality and length. From mag.
Jul 8th, 2023From mag. Great fruit. Lifted and intense. Really good and long. Great
From mag. Great fruit. Lifted and intense. Really good and long. Great
Jul 8th, 2023Gorgeous and lush. More open than I expected. Intense fruit with real drive and great acidity
Gorgeous and lush. More open than I expected. Intense fruit with real drive and great acidity
Feb 16th, 2023
From Magnum 😍. Pure ripe strawberries. An expertly crafted Pinot Noir dominant Champagne.
From Magnum 😍. Pure ripe strawberries. An expertly crafted Pinot Noir dominant Champagne.
Sep 18th, 2021