Louis Roederer, Cristal Rose other_regions

Louis Roederer, Cristal Rose other_regionsThe finest rendition of this cuve that Lcaillon has produced to dateand, indeed, one of the finest wines produced by any of Champagne's important houses in the last two or three decadesis the 2008 Cristal Ros, a brilliant wine that derives from a mere four of the 45 plots that are candidates for inclusion in Cristal, two blocks of Pinot Noir from A, one of Chardonnay from Mesnil and another from Avize, and I suspect that its origin in the crme de la

exotic spices and dark fruit add to the wine's total allure and seductive power

definitely makes up for the lost ground

yet the Pajana remains a bit of a brute

and it's one of the more intense wines I tasted within this selection

The 1997 clearly belongs in this flight of milestones

and for all of the botrytization in effect

deep ruby-red

Superb definition towards the finish and great length

cool and very fresh nose of green apple

scattered all over Chambolle)

Cola-like notes complicate aromas of black cherry

Beautifully juicy but concentrated flavours