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 »
$360
/750ml
2012 Retail Average
98
/100
2012 Pro Rating
Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2012 shows crystalline precision and depth, layering ripe citrus and white stone fruits with hints of white flowers, almond and fresh pastry over a strongly chalk-driven core. The first Cristal from fully organic and biodynamic vineyards, it feels concentrated yet weightless on the palate, with seamless bubbles and a long, mouthwatering finish that promises superb evolution in bottle.
Butter-poached lobster; Turbot with champagne beurre blanc; Ossetra caviar on blinis
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.