Louis Roederer, Cristal Brut 1996 Louis Roederer, Cristal Brut 1996 Packed in individual gift boxes 61% Pinot Noir, 39% Chardonnay and a low 3% oak fermented as they found that the oak did not integrate well with the wine this year. At 13 years old, this has that wonderful 'glacial', vanillin nose that is so Cristal. Intense honeysuckle, then orange blossom. Enormous concentration and the keen acidity of the year that gives away the vintage. Hedonistically divine now, but try and give it a decade more (if you have good, cold storage) for even more complexity - I am convinced that it will also be a great 30-40 year old. Again, in 2009, a wonderful, winey, nutty nose. Then the vanillin kicks in. Unbelievably seductive. A totally honied, concentrated taste, with volume, acidity and true vinosity. A touch of cloves comes with air. A phenomenal keeper. Nougatine is a strong element. The finish has orangey notes, a real feature of top Reims houses (also found in Krug), with the most wonderful crisp sign-off. At the end of 2009, I tasted a bottle disgorged in September 2006 as part of their Collection programme. Yellow peaches and apricots on the nose, briary and brioche-like. So winey and with so much vinosity. One senses the power and concentration. That orangey taste is very much present as well as the great fresh attack and crispness. SS. Lot 5485 12 bts (2 oc) per lot: HKD 24000-32000 per lot: USD 3000-4000 Tsar Alexander II in 1876 was the inspiration for the covetable transparent bottle, but the Champagne is the result of Roederer's art and skill. All the grapes come from Roederer's own vineyards and the heady honey, vanillin, toffee and dried fruits delights of this sublime Champagne are a reflection of their superb sites. At other times, one can pick up hazelnuts, nougatine, truffles and peaches. Cristal always combines intense vinosity with a glorious, lingering laciness. What is there not to like? SS. Quantity: 1
Louis Roederer, Cristal Brut 1996 Louis Roederer, Cristal Brut 1996 Packed in individual gift boxes 61% Pinot Noir, 39% Chardonnay and a low 3% oak fermented as they found that the oak did not integrate well with the wine this year. At 13 years old, this has that wonderful 'glacial', vanillin nose that is so Cristal. Intense honeysuckle, then orange blossom. Enormous concentration and the keen acidity of the year that gives away the vintage. Hedonistically divine now, but try and give it a decade more (if you have good, cold storage) for even more complexity - I am convinced that it will also be a great 30-40 year old. Again, in 2009, a wonderful, winey, nutty nose. Then the vanillin kicks in. Unbelievably seductive. A totally honied, concentrated taste, with volume, acidity and true vinosity. A touch of cloves comes with air. A phenomenal keeper. Nougatine is a strong element. The finish has orangey notes, a real feature of top Reims houses (also found in Krug), with the most wonderful crisp sign-off. At the end of 2009, I tasted a bottle disgorged in September 2006 as part of their Collection programme. Yellow peaches and apricots on the nose, briary and brioche-like. So winey and with so much vinosity. One senses the power and concentration. That orangey taste is very much present as well as the great fresh attack and crispness. SS. Lot 5485 12 bts (2 oc) per lot: HKD 24000-32000 per lot: USD 3000-4000 Tsar Alexander II in 1876 was the inspiration for the covetable transparent bottle, but the Champagne is the result of Roederer's art and skill. All the grapes come from Roederer's own vineyards and the heady honey, vanillin, toffee and dried fruits delights of this sublime Champagne are a reflection of their superb sites. At other times, one can pick up hazelnuts, nougatine, truffles and peaches. Cristal always combines intense vinosity with a glorious, lingering laciness. What is there not to like? SS. Quantity: 1
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