Champagne Louis Roederer - Champagne - Cristal - Magnum - Blanc - 2012

Wine:

Forged by time and a unique chalky terroir in the world, the 2015 white  Cristal Champagne perfectly embodies the continental trend of the decade: the 2015 vintage has more than ever produced ripe and structured wines, crowned with an insolent freshness guided by these white soils. It now reveals itself in eternal youth, with pure fruit, superior finesse, phenomenal minerality, and a refined length on the palate. On the nose, it first offers echoes of yellow fruits, roasted almonds, and the chardonnay's harvest, combined with the red and juicy fruits of pinot noir. Then comes the great energy of the structure, its vibrational intensity that turns into a gentle caress, a silky texture with hints of candied citrus and iodized spices. The limestone character of the vintage emerges in a tonic, vertical effervescence with persistent, precise, and chiseled freshness. Cristal owes this fidelity to the soil to its permanence; it is a wine that fits into a duration, that of seasons, maturation, transmission, and research. Cristal 2015 is an anthology bottle, with a unique identity in the history of great Champagne wines. Rated 95+/100 by Parker and 97/100 by James Suckling. In Magnum format, conviviality - and aging - are inevitably multiplied and almost eternal!

Vinification:

Handpicked grapes sourced from 1/3 of the vineyard of 'La Rivière,' 1/3 from the vineyard of 'La Montagne,' and 1/3 from the vineyard of 'La Côte.' No malolactic fermentation and aging in oak casks for 25% of the wines.

Dosage: 7g/l.

Color:

Bright golden yellow with fine, lively bubbles.

Nose:

A rich aroma with concentrated flavors of yellow fruits (white peach, mirabelle plum), hazelnuts and toasted almonds.

Palate:

Concentrated and dynamic, this champagne is fresh, silky and precise, revealing aromas of candied citrus and iodized spices. The finish features subtle woody and saline notes.

Temperature:

Serve between 8 and 10°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Aperitif with caviar blinis or salmon roe, shellfish, cicada de mer, lobster or grilled lobster, salt-crusted sea bass, capon stuffed with morels or poultry demi-deuil, infinite combinations...

Cellar aging:

From now until 2037 and beyond for enthusiasts

A cornerstone of champagne excellence, awarded 3 stars by the RVF Guide, Louis Roederer Champagne House embodies, more than any other, the highest level of refinement among these sparkling wines.

Committed to organic and biodynamic farming for the past twenty years and driven by an insatiable pursuit of perfection, the Reims-based House has now achieved an absolute pinnacle, embodied in its iconic cuvée, Cristal, one of Champagne's greatest achievements.

A gem of the House once created for Tsar Alexander II, Cristal is certainly the most renowned champagne cuvée in the world, a cult cuvée, almost indispensable.