Louis Roederer • Champagne, France
Cristal Brut by Louis Roederer is the house’s historic prestige cuvée, created in 1876 for Tsar Alexander II and bottled…Cristal Brut by Louis Roederer is the house’s historic prestige cuvée, created in 1876 for Tsar Alexander II and bottled in its signature clear, flat-bottomed glass. Produced only in great vintages from estate-grown old vines across top Gra…Learn More »
$450
/750ml
2008 Retail Average
99
/100
2008 Pro Rating
Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2008 glides across the palate with laser-like citrus and just-ripe orchard fruit layered over brioche, toasted nuts and a strong chalky, sea-breeze spine. The long lees ageing shows in its depth and delicate creaminess, yet the vintage’s cool, high-acid character keeps everything racy, precise and incredibly persistent. A thrilling, tightly coiled Cristal that promises even greater complexity with time in bottle.
Oysters on the half shell; Butter-poached lobster; Roast chicken with morel cream sauce
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Cristal Brut by Louis Roederer is the house’s historic prestige cuvée, created in 1876 for Tsar Alexander II and bottled in its signature clear, flat-bottomed glass. Produced only in great vintages from estate-grown old vines across top Grand Cru chalk soils, it typically blends around 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, aged many years on lees to yield a Champagne famed for its tension, silky depth, and remarkable longevity.