Champagne Louis Roederer Cristal Brut (in gift box) 2015
Champagne
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Wine Details
- White - Dry
- Fine wine
France- Pale Gold, Tiny Bubbles
- Pinot Noir-based blend
- 9.375 Units
- 12.5% ABV
- 750 ml
- 31 December 2051
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Great intensity and freshness, crisp orchard fruit, white flowers, toasted almonds
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Story Behind the Bottle
There’s Champagne and there’s Cristal, a legend ever since Tzar Alexander II demanded it in special clear bottles in 1876. The fact that the wine wasn’t commercially available until 1945 merely elevated its cachet. More recently, Cristal gained notoriety as the preferred Champagne of high-profile rap artists including 50 Cent and Puff Daddy. Sales continue to boom. Hugh Johnson calls it “fabulous, one of the most luscious Champagnes, racy but deeply flavoured”. Its rare quality is derived from Roederer’s Grand Cru vineyards, which rank 98% on the region’s Echelle des Crus (a vinous league table). Suckling describes its “tremendous freshness and elegance”, while Vinous calls it “rich, dense and explosive, with tremendous textural intensity”.
There’s Champagne and there’s Cristal, a legend ever since Tzar Alexander II demanded it in special clear bottles in 1876. The fact that the wine wasn’t commercially available until 1945 merely elevated its cachet. More recently, Cristal gained notoriety as the preferred Champagne of high-profile rap artists including 50 Cent and Puff Daddy. Sales continue to boom. Hugh Johnson calls it “fabulous, one of the most luscious Champagnes, racy but deeply flavoured”. Its rare quality is derived from Roederer’s Grand Cru vineyards, which rank 98% on the region’s Echelle des Crus (a vinous league table). Suckling describes its “tremendous freshness and elegance”, while Vinous calls it “rich, dense and explosive, with tremendous textural intensity”.
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