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 »
$363
/750ml
2013 Retail Average
97
/100
2013 Pro Rating
Taut citrus, ripe orchard fruit and a gentle creaminess glide over a core of chalk and subtle smoke, giving Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2013 a racy, finely etched profile rather than a voluptuous one. The wine feels coiled and driven, with notes of hazelnut, brioche and saline length suggesting huge aging potential beneath its cool, late‑season precision.
Sea urchin and caviar toast, butter‑poached lobster, roast chicken with morel cream
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.