Happy New Year to all with Cristal Rosé by odedi1 1 Comment odedi1 9 months ago Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé Champagne Brut 2006Pretty color of peach with a dark golden hue.Fresh on the nose with limes, raspberries, strawberries, lemons, green apples, herbs, yeast, minerals, spices and light earth.Medium bodied with medium plus acidity and tiny bubbles.Dry on the palate with peaches, apricots, apples, raspberries, cherries, spices, herbs, yeast, light brioche, minerals and white pepper.Long finish with limes and light bitter herbs.This 18 year old Rosé Champagne is absolutely fantastic. Drinking very fresh right now, elegant and rich.Showing nice complexity with a nice mouthfeel. Well balanced and very entertaining.Needed 30 minutes to open up and show its complexity, but good right out of the bottle too.Wine Enthusiasts 95 points. Wine Advocate 96 points.Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.Easy drinking and good by itself or with food. Delicious stuff.A blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. Aged for 6 years on the lees, with 20% in oak barrels.12% alcohol by volume.93 points.$1,000.Write A CommentYou must be logged in to post a comment.
odedi1 9 months ago Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé Champagne Brut 2006Pretty color of peach with a dark golden hue.Fresh on the nose with limes, raspberries, strawberries, lemons, green apples, herbs, yeast, minerals, spices and light earth.Medium bodied with medium plus acidity and tiny bubbles.Dry on the palate with peaches, apricots, apples, raspberries, cherries, spices, herbs, yeast, light brioche, minerals and white pepper.Long finish with limes and light bitter herbs.This 18 year old Rosé Champagne is absolutely fantastic. Drinking very fresh right now, elegant and rich.Showing nice complexity with a nice mouthfeel. Well balanced and very entertaining.Needed 30 minutes to open up and show its complexity, but good right out of the bottle too.Wine Enthusiasts 95 points. Wine Advocate 96 points.Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.Easy drinking and good by itself or with food. Delicious stuff.A blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. Aged for 6 years on the lees, with 20% in oak barrels.12% alcohol by volume.93 points.$1,000.
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Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé Champagne Brut 2006
Pretty color of peach with a dark golden hue.
Fresh on the nose with limes, raspberries, strawberries, lemons, green apples, herbs, yeast, minerals, spices and light earth.
Medium bodied with medium plus acidity and tiny bubbles.
Dry on the palate with peaches, apricots, apples, raspberries, cherries, spices, herbs, yeast, light brioche, minerals and white pepper.
Long finish with limes and light bitter herbs.
This 18 year old Rosé Champagne is absolutely fantastic. Drinking very fresh right now, elegant and rich.
Showing nice complexity with a nice mouthfeel. Well balanced and very entertaining.
Needed 30 minutes to open up and show its complexity, but good right out of the bottle too.
Wine Enthusiasts 95 points. Wine Advocate 96 points.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.
Easy drinking and good by itself or with food. Delicious stuff.
A blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. Aged for 6 years on the lees, with 20% in oak barrels.
12% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$1,000.