Louis Roederer: Champagne Cristal Brut 2015

Louis Roederer: Champagne Cristal Brut 2015

Begrænset

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98+
100
2
Pinot Noir 60%, Chardonnay 40%
5
hvid, tør
Modnet
Fermentering på flaske
Perling
12,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2028–2058
Pakket ind i: 1 LÆGE
9
fuld & rund
mineral
frisk syrlighed
3
Lobenberg: 98+/100
Wine&Spirits: 98/100
Wine Enthusiast: 98/100
The Wine Independent: 98
Suckling: 97/100
Galloni: 96/100
Wine Spectator: 96/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 96/100
Parker: 95+/100
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Frankrig, Champagne, Montagne de Reims
7
Allergener: Sulfitter, Information om aftapper
Tapperi / Importør: Louis Roederer, 21 Boulevard Lundy, 51100 Reims, FRANKREICH
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Champagne Cristal Brut 2015

98+
/100

Som altid viser Cristal fine ristede noter i næsen, disse klare antydninger af saltet karamel, ristet sød smørbrioche med lidt jordnødder og toffee nedenunder. Rig og meget koncentreret, et imponerende orkester, der spiller på næsen. Så kommer der en hel buket af friske, velduftende forårsblomster, velduftende og delikate, denne blomsterfinesse passer perfekt til de krydrede ristede noter fra træet og fjerner noget af tyngden. Lidt akaciehonning og også pinjekerner og den kølige duft af regn i skoven, som derefter går lidt over i eukalyptus. Smagen er ekspansiv og elegant på samme tid, masser af bergamot, salt og nøddeagtig, derefter mirabelleblommer og ristede mandler. Selvfølgelig viser munden fra den varme årgang den frodige cremethed, som Cristal står for. Utroligt charmerende, lidt stærkere i perlage, igen masser af gul, delikat eksotisk frugt, lidt litchi, mintfrisk på toppen. Denne citrusfriskhed, som den har i sin ungdom, er ganske tiltalende, men efterhånden som den modnes i flasken, bliver de ristede noter mere og mere dominerende, og så bevæger Cristal sig mere og mere i retning af tekstur og krydret kraft. Det klæder den flaskelagrede Cristal perfekt, især når den serveres sammen med en fin trøffelkylling fra Bresse eller lignende. En stor champagne og en fortjent prestige-cuvée!

Smagsnotat
98
/100

Wine&Spirits om: Champagne Cristal Brut

Ripened to fragrant white-peach flavors in the heat of the 2015 vintage, the biodynamically farmed fruit for Cristal transforms that ripeness into a delicate juiciness, the wine both luscious and youthfully concentrated, almost severe in its structure. None of the wine undergoes malolactic conversion, and a quarter of the base wine ages in oak; particularly in this vintage, Cristal is built for the long haul, rather than for drinking on release. Spicy and subtle, this wine’s earthiness is incipient, not yet revealed, like a groundnut—not the peanut, but the native-American tuber with a flavor that might literally be described as a pomme de terre (an apple of the earth). Sophisticated and layered, this wine hums with a quiet energy. 98/100

98
/100

Wine Enthusiast om: Champagne Cristal Brut

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. Drink this great wine now.

Smagsnotat
98

The Wine Independent om: Champagne Cristal Brut

The 2015 Cristal is a blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. No malo-lactic was employed, and 25% wine was aged in oak. The dosage is 7 grams per liter. An exquisitely delicate yet complex perfume of clover honey, freshly shaved ginger, marzipan, and jasmine slowly emerges from the nose, giving way to a core of pear tart, persimmons, and apple butter. The palate is an exercise in finesse, featuring very fine bubbles and fantastic intensity with a myriad of spice and floral nuances, finishing with impressive persistence and jaw-dropping poise. This is a style for those that embrace purity, soft-spoken expression, and impeccable crafting. It won't disappoint those who love Champagne in its initial youthful perfume flushes, yet will undoubtedly reward the patient with a richer, toastier, more obvious and opulent style with 5-10 years+ of cellaring. 98/100

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/100

Suckling om: Champagne Cristal Brut

For the warm and dry vintage this has tremendous freshness and elegance. The complex nose of citrus blossom, mint, lemon and lime zest opens up slowly as this aerates in the glass. The wine’s ample structure is still quite firm, which is a vintage characteristic, the mousse very fine but also very lively for an eight-year-old champagne. Cristal fans will love this as it is, but a year or two more in the bottle will do a lot for the very long mineral finish of this youthful masterpiece. A cuvee of 60% pinot noir and 40% chardonnay, picked from all 45 Cristal vineyard plots. Tasted at the Cristal vertical tasting at the champagne house on July 6th, 2023. Drink from release. 97/100

96
/100

Galloni om: Champagne Cristal Brut

I have tasted the 2015 Cristal three times so far - once as part of an extensive vertical I will be reporting on shortly, and then later in my office. Those tastings paint a portrait of a complex Champagne that is still finding its center. Tasted at the maison, the 2015 is rich, dense and explosive, with tremendous textural intensity and also a good bit of energy to back it up. Citrus confit, spice, ginger, chalk and dried flowers abound in a Champagne endowed with tremendous aromatic presence in a style that offers notable richness, but lighter than vintages such as 2012. There is a bit of the savoriness that is such a signature of the year, but it is nicely integrated in the wine’s fabric. Two later tastings in my office strongly suggest the 2015 has already started to shut down a bit, which is a shame, as it may be hard to read for some time to come. Dosage is 7 grams per liter. Disgorged: November 2022.This is a compelling set of new releases from Roederer and long-time Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon. The 2015 Cristal is one of the more intriguing Champagnes in what has turned out to be a tricky vintage overall for a region that is struggling to adapt to the new reality of climate change and its impact on achieving phenolic maturity in the field. “We strive to reach the classic measurement of 100 days between flowering and harvest, and that requires waiting to pick,” Lécaillon explains. “At the same time, acidity does not really exist anymore in Champagne, so we have to find a way to reinvent it,” he adds, a bit ironically.The 2015 is an unusual Cristal in that it includes fruit from all 45 parcels at the domaine, which has not happened since 2002. Pinots from Verzy and Verzenay, north-facing sites in the Montagne de Reims, featured quite a bit, adding energy to the blend. As always, there is no malolactic fermentation. About 25-30% of the lots were fermented in oak. In warmer vintages, Lécaillon bumps up the wood a bit to add phenolic intensity, which he describes as “stretching out the finish” and adding freshness. 96/100

96
/100

Wine Spectator om: Champagne Cristal Brut

This mouthwatering Champagne has an ethereal quality, with a frame of chiseled acidity and focused precision to the pointillisme-like, vibrant mousse. Yet this shows depth and generous expression, with the finely spun notes of patisserie apple and blackberry fruit opening beautifully on the palate and through the minerally finish, with notes of grated ginger, blood orange granita, salted Marcona almond and anise. Drink now through 2035. From France. 96/100

96
/100

Jeb Dunnuck om: Champagne Cristal Brut

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. Drink 2025-2050. This was only the second vintage where Mr. Lécaillon opted to source from all of the 45 plots dedicated to Cristal. (Since then, he chose to draw from even more plots for the 2018.) 96/100

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/100

Parker om: Champagne Cristal Brut

If the 2014 vintage was especially open and demonstrative, the 2015 Cristal is going to require more patience. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of citrus oil, crisp stone fruits, white flowers, crushed mint and subtle hints of buttery pastry, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with a deep, concentrated and rather introverted core of fruit framed by chalky extract and animated by a pretty pinpoint mousse. This is a serious, vinous Champagne that has considerable substance to age and may well evolve along the lines of the lovely 1985. 95+/100

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