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Champagne Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2015

Reviews

98 - The Wine Independent -

The 2015 Cristal is a blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. No malo-lactic was employed, and 25% wine was aged in oak. The dosage is 7 grams per liter. An exquisitely delicate yet complex perfume of clover honey, freshly shaved ginger, marzipan, and jasmine slowly emerges from the nose, giving way to a core of pear tart, persimmons, and apple butter. The palate is an exercise in finesse, featuring very fine bubbles and fantastic intensity with a myriad of spice and floral nuances, finishing with impressive persistence and jaw-dropping poise. This is a style for those that embrace purity, soft-spoken expression, and impeccable crafting. It won't disappoint those who love Champagne in its initial youthful perfume flushes, yet will undoubtedly reward the patient with a richer, toastier, more obvious and opulent style with 5-10 years+ of cellaring.

98 - Wine Enthusiast -

97 - James Suckling -

For the warm and dry vintage this has tremendous freshness and elegance. The complex nose of citrus blossom, mint, lemon and lime zest opens up slowly as this aerates in the glass. The wine’s ample structure is still quite firm, which is a vintage characteristic, the mousse very fine but also very lively for an eight-year-old champagne. Cristal fans will love this as it is, but a year or two more in the bottle will do a lot for the very long mineral finish of this youthful masterpiece. A cuvee of 60% pinot noir and 40% chardonnay, picked from all 45 Cristal vineyard plots. Tasted at the Cristal vertical tasting at the champagne house on July 6th, 2023.

96 - Wine Spectator -

This mouthwatering Champagne has an ethereal quality, with a frame of chiseled acidity and focused precision to the pointillisme-like, vibrant mousse. Yet this shows depth and generous expression, with the finely spun notes of patisserie apple and blackberry fruit opening beautifully on the palate and through the minerally finish, with notes of grated ginger, blood orange granita, salted Marcona almond and anise.

95+ - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

If the 2014 vintage was especially open and demonstrative, the 2015 Cristal is going to require more patience. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of citrus oil, crisp stone fruits, white flowers, crushed mint and subtle hints of buttery pastry, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with a deep, concentrated and rather introverted core of fruit framed by chalky extract and animated by a pretty pinpoint mousse. This is a serious, vinous Champagne that has considerable substance to age and may well evolve along the lines of the lovely 1985.

95 - Decanter -

An open and inviting nose references cream, oatmeal and Amalfi lemon with the slightest edge of smoke. The palate immediately strikes with a mouthwatering lemon ripeness and a juicy, mouthfilling generosity reminiscent of yellow plum. It stays true to the trademark sleekness of Cristal and speaks of the concentration of 2015. Fine mousse accentuates the fullness and roundness of the wine while the long finish hints at chalky depth which, for now, is dominated by ripe stone fruit and more of that textured, rich notion of oatmeal. Definitely a Cristal to enjoy soon.

Technical Details

Blend 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay
Winemaker Jean-Baptiste
Country France
Region Champagne
Appellation Montagne de Reims
Oak 25% Fermentation in Oak
Alcohol 12.5%

Champagne Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2015

Name: Champagne Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2015
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: AT-BBLRCH15
Price: 319.0 USD
Availability: InStock

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The illustrious Champagne Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2015 – called out by the winemaking team as “a perfect combination of softness and concentration, matched by a masterful maturity...” We’re not going to disagree. This 60/40 blend of pinot noir and chardonnay is crisp, balanced, and intensely vibrant...a veritable powerhouse of vintage Champagne! This will drink pristinely for a decade at least, but c’mon...who’s taking the over-under on any of these bottles making it to 2025? Only about 10 cases available...so don’t delay!

About The Producer

Champagne Louis Roederer is the standard bearer for luxury Champagne. One of the last family run, independent operations left of among the big name producers, and currently being run by the 7th generation. Their flagship wine Cristal has become the reference point for quality and consistency. Champagne Louis Roederer is the standard bearer for luxury Champagne. What many people don't know is that Cristal is produced from only their older vines from Estate owned vineyards and farmed by their team. Many of the other prestige cuvees are produced almost entirely from purchased fruit.

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