Louis Roederer 2015 'Cristal' Brut 750ml Bottle CA ONLY

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98 Pts - John Gilman
98 Pts **CELLAR SELECTION** - Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast Magazine
97 Pts - James Suckling
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Like a brand new symphony, Cristal resonates with a different tone to that of the previous vintages. This iconic cuvée from Champagne Louis Roederer is born in the vineyards at Domaine Cristal and beats to the rhythm of the seasons, the climate and the work undertaken in the vineyards. Just like a fine Burgundy cru, this champagne finds nourishment in its soils, their vibration and their unbreakable bond with the sun and the light. The 70 plots that make up Domaine Cristal are cultivated using organic and biodynamic practices ensuring its permanence yet constant evolution. Anything that does not evolve perishes… In the vineyards destined for our Cristal champagne, consistency lies precisely in the changes made each year. Depending on the year’s weather and growing cycle, only the highest quality plots are selected to go into the final blend in order to capture the soul of Cristal, its beating heart and most authentic self.

Blend
60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay

History of the House
Champagne Louis Roederer was founded in 1776 in Reims, France and is one of the rare family-owned houses, which is still managed by the Roederer family. In 1833, Louis Roederer inherited the company from his uncle and renamed the company under his namesake. Under his leadership, the company rapidly grew while remaining true to their philosophy of uncompromising quality. Today, the company is under the helm of Jean-Claude Rouzaud and his son Frédéric who continue to place quality before quantity.
The House’s most famous wine, Cristal, was created in 1876 to satisfy the demanding tastes of Tsar Alexander II. The emperor asked Louis Roederer to reserve the House’s best cuvée for him every year. This exceptional champagne came in a flat-bottomed, transparent lead-crystal bottle. The new brand was named after this precious material.
These 70 outstanding lieux-dits have been carefully and patiently built up by the successive generations at the helm of the Louis Roederer Champagne House. They are worked using a bespoke and traditional winegrowing approach that respects the living environment, using eco-friendly practices that include massal selection, gentle pruning, the use of biodynamic composts and allowing the land to lie fallow for long periods. These methods are inspired by the principles of permaculture in which the ecosystem adjusts its balance thereby forming a close bond between Man and Nature. 30 hectares are also worked by horse, in particular the oldest and youngest vines which are the most fragile. These vineyards are located in 7 Grands Crus: 40% are planted with Chardonnay on the Avize hillsides (10 plots), in Cramant (11 plots) and in Mesnil-sur-Oger (9 plots) and 60% are planted with Pinot Noir on the Ay hillsides (10 plots), in Verzenay (17 plots), Verzy (12 plots) and Beaumont-sur-Vesle (1 plot). This breakdown also forms the exact composition of the wine’s blend.

Vintage
An extraordinary vintage which is also the year in which the Champagne region was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site! 2015 followed the continental trend of that decade: a mild, wet winter and a hot, dry summer. The summer, hot and sunny, brought record-breaking temperatures and water stress. The second half of August brought some very welcome rain, giving the vines some much needed relief. Thanks to this fresh finish, the vines produced juicy, ripe and concentrated grapes. Our ambition for this vintage? To capture the concentration which is the hallmark of this spectacular vintage!

Winemaking
This cuvée is a complex blend of grapes from the following origins: ⅓ from the “la Rivière” Estate, ⅓ our “la Montagne” Estate ⅓ from the “la Côte” Estate

Ratings
98 Pts - John Gilman
“The 2015 Louis Roederer Cristal is composed this year from a cépages of sixty percent pinot noir and forty percent chardonnay, with twenty-five percent of the vins clairs raised in oak barrels. As is customary, the still wines do not go through malolactic fermentation for Cristal and the wine was finished with a dosage of seven grams per liter in this vintage, after aging nearly seven years sur lattes. It delivers a beautifully refined aromatic constellation of apple, nectarine, a superbly complex base of chalky minerality, a touch of raw almond, pâtissière, white flowers and a very, very discreet hint of oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and utterly seamless in its perfect balance, with a marvelous core, superb soil signature and grip, zesty acids and a very, very long, focused and complex finish. 2015 is a riper year in Champagne and this seems to have dovetailed brilliantly with the classic Cristal style of mineral signature, precise fruit tones and great structural integrity. This is destined to be a great, great classic vintage of Cristal!”
98 Pts **CELLAR SELECTION** - Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast Magazine
“From vineyards that are run organically, this iconic Champagne's latest iteration is as beautiful as ever. Textured, with a mineral undertow, the wine is just beginning to soften and show a balanced maturity.”
97 pts James Suckling
“I had the opportunity to taste the 2015 Champagne Cristal twice, both at the house in Reims as well as at my home office. On both occasions, the wine offered a terrific balance of decadence and notable freshness for this vintage, which was highly expressive on opening. The release reveals layered custardy notes of lemon balm, incense, apricot, and hazelnut. Medium to full-bodied, the mousse is fluffy and rounded out beautifully through the palate. Round and approachable, it has a well-managed richness along with underlying savory sapidity and saline to keep this going over the coming three or more decades, with a chalky tannin structure to support it.”

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Louis Roederer

Container Size

750 mL

Drink Type

Alcoholic

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Wine Type

Champagne

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