Louis Roederer Cristal 2012

Louis Roederer is a famous house in Champagne that is best known for its flagship wine known as Cristal; which is one of the most recognisable and distinctive bottles in the world.  Top vintages are amongst the most collectable wines in the world.

Review

"Aromas of clear honey, crisp green orchard fruit, white peach, pastry cream and dried white flowers introduce the 2012 Cristal, a full-bodied, concentrated and powerful wine that's built for the cellar. Broader, more textural and more muscular than the 2008 Cristal, with seemingly even greater reserves of structuring dry extract, the 2012 is incisive and searingly chalky. This is the first Cristal produced exclusively from organically farmed fruit, and it marks the opening of a new chapter for Louis Roderer. The blend is 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, vinified without malolactic fermentation and disgorged with 7.5 grams per liter dosage." - 97+pts, Wine Advocate