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Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé bottle
Louis Roederer
SKU 99790

2014 Louis Roederer - Champagne Brut Cristal Rose (750ml)

$599.00 - $599.00
$599.00
$599.00 - $599.00
$599.00
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Louis Roederer has remained family-owned since its founding in Reims in 1776, and Cristal Rosé represents one of the house's most singular creations. Jean-Claude Rouzaud introduced the cuvée in 1974, a century after the original Cristal, selecting old-vine Pinot Noir from a small parcel of Grand Cru vineyards in Aÿ that the house has farmed biodynamically for years.

Cristal Rosé is built primarily from this old Aÿ Pinot Noir, macerated together with a small addition of Chardonnay juice from Avize and Mesnil-sur-Oger using Roederer's proprietary infusion method, which extracts color and ripe fruit character while preserving freshness. About a fifth of the wine is vinified in oak, malolactic fermentation is avoided entirely, and the finished Champagne carries a dosage of eight grams per liter.

The 2014 shows a pale pink hue with coppery glints and a bouquet of sweet cherry, almond, and red berry layered with white flowers and wet chalk. The palate is full-bodied and fleshy, with cranberry, mint, and blood orange notes riding a pillowy mousse toward a long, mineral finish. Serve with grilled octopus, roasted squab, or a dark chocolate tart.

97+ Points
"The 2014 Cristal Rosé sizzles with energy. Finely cut and crystalline to

the core, the 2014 is laced with striking vibrancy. Chalk, mint, white

owers, cranberry and blood orange all race across the palate.

Deceptively understated and nuanced, the 2014 possesses tons of

energy and captivating inner perfume. The 2014 is at the beginning of

what is sure to be a very long life. I would not plan on opening a bottle

for at least a few years. The style of the vintage is one built on linear

intensity more than opulence, like say 2004, with captivating aromatics

and a sort of inner tension that needs to resolve. As always, the Rosé is

done in the classic Roederer infusion style in which Pinot Noir is

vinied on the skins and then blended with Chardonnay to complete

the fermentation. Dosage is 7 grams per liter. Disgorged: June 2022.

Cristal Rosé is a much smaller production made from just three

parcels. Here, the preference is for riper Pinot from the BonnottePierre-Robert lieu-dit in Aÿ, macerated for about a week and then

infused into Chardonnays from Montmartin in Mesnil-sur-Oger and

Pierre Vaudon in Avize. Naturally, this approach requires parcels that

ripen in a very specic sequence. Here, too, there is no malolactic

fermentation. Oak is about 15% for the Rosé, lower than the Blanc.

"
—Antonio Galloni-Vinous Media
Appellation: Champagne
Vintage: 2014
Variety: Champagne
Region: Champagne
Country: France
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: Louis Roederer
Louis Roederer

Louis Roederer has remained family-owned since its founding in Reims in 1776, and Cristal Rosé represents one of the house's most singular creations. Jean-Claude Rouzaud introduced the cuvée in 1974, a century after the original Cristal, selecting old-vine Pinot Noir from a small parcel of Grand Cru vineyards in Aÿ that the house has farmed biodynamically for years.

Cristal Rosé is built primarily from this old Aÿ Pinot Noir, macerated together with a small addition of Chardonnay juice from Avize and Mesnil-sur-Oger using Roederer's proprietary infusion method, which extracts color and ripe fruit character while preserving freshness. About a fifth of the wine is vinified in oak, malolactic fermentation is avoided entirely, and the finished Champagne carries a dosage of eight grams per liter.

The 2014 shows a pale pink hue with coppery glints and a bouquet of sweet cherry, almond, and red berry layered with white flowers and wet chalk. The palate is full-bodied and fleshy, with cranberry, mint, and blood orange notes riding a pillowy mousse toward a long, mineral finish. Serve with grilled octopus, roasted squab, or a dark chocolate tart.

97+ Points
"The 2014 Cristal Rosé sizzles with energy. Finely cut and crystalline to

the core, the 2014 is laced with striking vibrancy. Chalk, mint, white

owers, cranberry and blood orange all race across the palate.

Deceptively understated and nuanced, the 2014 possesses tons of

energy and captivating inner perfume. The 2014 is at the beginning of

what is sure to be a very long life. I would not plan on opening a bottle

for at least a few years. The style of the vintage is one built on linear

intensity more than opulence, like say 2004, with captivating aromatics

and a sort of inner tension that needs to resolve. As always, the Rosé is

done in the classic Roederer infusion style in which Pinot Noir is

vinied on the skins and then blended with Chardonnay to complete

the fermentation. Dosage is 7 grams per liter. Disgorged: June 2022.

Cristal Rosé is a much smaller production made from just three

parcels. Here, the preference is for riper Pinot from the BonnottePierre-Robert lieu-dit in Aÿ, macerated for about a week and then

infused into Chardonnays from Montmartin in Mesnil-sur-Oger and

Pierre Vaudon in Avize. Naturally, this approach requires parcels that

ripen in a very specic sequence. Here, too, there is no malolactic

fermentation. Oak is about 15% for the Rosé, lower than the Blanc.

"
—Antonio Galloni-Vinous Media
Appellation: Champagne
Vintage: 2014
Variety: Champagne
Region: Champagne
Country: France
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: Louis Roederer