Cristal Vintage 2015 75 cl. 12%

Cristal has a beautiful, golden color with shades of amber. The bubbles are small, light and persistent. The scent is both subtle and intense with nuances of pickled citrus fruits, apricots and honeysuckle. On the palate, the wine is both crisp and rounded, with notes of vanilla and mint, and after a short time in the glass, nuances of licorice and burnt hazelnuts.

When you dispose of 214 ha. of the Champagne area's best vineyards - on top of that classified as "Premier and Grand Cru" - and can almost be self-sufficient in grapes from year to year, you are undoubtedly in a privileged situation. But the privilege is not something that comes easily. The house Louis Roederer itself covers 80-85% of its needs with grapes from its own fields, which are harmoniously distributed in the 3 best regions of Champagne: Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne and Côte des Blancs. 97% of Louis Roederer's vineyards are classified as Grand Cru or Premier Cru. The same distribution is found in the purchased grapes from Bouzy and Ambonnay, and both clearly offer quality options.
Over the past several years, Champagne Louis Roederer has given more and more space to sustainability and to biodynamics. Louis Roederer has already obtained the predicate DEMETER (biodynamics) for the vineyards that produce grapes for Cristal.
Vinification takes place in modern stainless steel tanks of 60-100 hl. It provides the best hygiene and complete control over all processes. A few floors underground you will find Louis Roederer's well-known Vins de Réserve. This is a store of old wines, which are stored in used oak casks of 60 hl.