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Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne Vintage 2015 is one of Champagne's great prestige cuvées, combining the concentration of a warm, sunny vintage with the remarkable freshness and chalky precision that define Cristal. Pinot Noir provides ripe fruit and structure, while Chardonnay contributes finesse, energy and an elegant mineral character.
Produced only in vintages Roederer considers worthy of Cristal, the 2015 is powerful without feeling heavy. Yellow fruit, red berries, toasted nuts and candied citrus develop across a silky palate before a long, saline finish. Beautiful now, it also has exceptional potential for further ageing.
Nose
Intense and refined, with white peach, mirabelle plum and juicy red fruit alongside roasted hazelnut, almond, wheat and delicate floral notes.
Palate
Concentrated yet beautifully controlled, with a silky texture, exceptionally fine bubbles and flavours of ripe yellow fruit, candied citrus and subtle iodised spice. Precise acidity and a distinctive chalky freshness give the wine remarkable energy.
Finish
Long, finely chiselled and saline, with subtle oak and savoury notes lingering alongside citrus and mineral freshness.
Louis Roederer is one of Champagne's historic family-owned houses. Cristal was created in 1876 for Tsar Alexander II and remains the house's flagship cuvée. It comes from 45 plots of Grand Cru vineyards across Roederer's La Rivière, La Montagne and La Côte estates, vineyards assembled by the Roederer family over generations.
Winemaking: Cristal 2015 was produced from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay harvested between 7 and 20 September 2015. The original vintage technical sheet records a blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, with 25% of the wines vinified in oak and no malolactic fermentation. Dosage was 7g/l. Extended bottle ageing and hand riddling are central to the production of Cristal.
Vineyards: Fruit comes from Roederer's three historic estates — La Rivière, La Montagne and La Côte — including Grand Cru vineyards at Verzenay, Verzy, Beaumont-sur-Vesle, Aÿ, Avize, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Cramant. The chalk-rich soils play an important role in the freshness, precision and saline character of the finished Champagne.
Cristal 2015 deserves food with enough refinement to complement rather than overwhelm it. Excellent with scallops, lobster, turbot and other fine seafood, it also works beautifully with poultry, sweetbreads and delicately prepared dishes with creamy or buttery sauces. It is equally rewarding served on its own when the Champagne itself is intended to be the occasion.
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