Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2014 (Gift Boxed)
Sourced from 39 plots, the 2014 Champagne Cristal is 60% Pinot Noir and the remainder Chardonnay, with 32% aged in oak, and it has 7 grams per liter dosage. It is highly expressive of classic elegance and purity, revealing aromas of crushed rock, almond croissant, and perfume of citrus blossoms. The palate is hyper-refined in its mousse, with pinpoint bubbles, a subtly rounded mid-palate, an irresistible chalky texture, and energy throughout its long and floral finish. Everything about this feels perfectly tailored.
98 Points, Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com
The confidence of 2014 is arresting, uniting magnificent fruit power with a glittering display of chalk minerality, enlivened and energised by tense malic focus. This is a great vintage for Cristal, and one which promises to be a very long lived indeed.
98 Points, Tyson Stelzer, champagne.guide
The 2014 Cristal is another in a long line of gorgeous wines from Roederer and long-time Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon. A dazzling, vibrant Champagne, the 2014 impresses with a stunning combination of fruit density and linear energy that brings to mind a hypothetical blend of 2012 and 2008. At times, the bubbles feel totally wrapped up in waves of creamy, resonant fruit to the point the mousse is barely perceptible, especially with aeration. The flavours are bright and finely sculpted, leaning very much into the citrus, floral and mineral end of the spectrum.
98 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Sourced from 39 plots, the 2014 Champagne Cristal is 60% Pinot Noir and the remainder Chardonnay, with 32% aged in oak, and it has 7 grams per liter dosage. It is highly expressive of classic elegance and purity, revealing aromas of crushed rock, almond croissant, and perfume of citrus blossoms. The palate is hyper-refined in its mousse, with pinpoint bubbles, a subtly rounded mid-palate, an irresistible chalky texture, and energy throughout its long and floral finish. Everything about this feels perfectly tailored.
98 Points, Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com
The confidence of 2014 is arresting, uniting magnificent fruit power with a glittering display of chalk minerality, enlivened and energised by tense malic focus. This is a great vintage for Cristal, and one which promises to be a very long lived indeed.
98 Points, Tyson Stelzer, champagne.guide
The 2014 Cristal is another in a long line of gorgeous wines from Roederer and long-time Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon. A dazzling, vibrant Champagne, the 2014 impresses with a stunning combination of fruit density and linear energy that brings to mind a hypothetical blend of 2012 and 2008. At times, the bubbles feel totally wrapped up in waves of creamy, resonant fruit to the point the mousse is barely perceptible, especially with aeration. The flavours are bright and finely sculpted, leaning very much into the citrus, floral and mineral end of the spectrum.
98 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Sourced from 39 plots, the 2014 Champagne Cristal is 60% Pinot Noir and the remainder Chardonnay, with 32% aged in oak, and it has 7 grams per liter dosage. It is highly expressive of classic elegance and purity, revealing aromas of crushed rock, almond croissant, and perfume of citrus blossoms. The palate is hyper-refined in its mousse, with pinpoint bubbles, a subtly rounded mid-palate, an irresistible chalky texture, and energy throughout its long and floral finish. Everything about this feels perfectly tailored.
98 Points, Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com
The confidence of 2014 is arresting, uniting magnificent fruit power with a glittering display of chalk minerality, enlivened and energised by tense malic focus. This is a great vintage for Cristal, and one which promises to be a very long lived indeed.
98 Points, Tyson Stelzer, champagne.guide
The 2014 Cristal is another in a long line of gorgeous wines from Roederer and long-time Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon. A dazzling, vibrant Champagne, the 2014 impresses with a stunning combination of fruit density and linear energy that brings to mind a hypothetical blend of 2012 and 2008. At times, the bubbles feel totally wrapped up in waves of creamy, resonant fruit to the point the mousse is barely perceptible, especially with aeration. The flavours are bright and finely sculpted, leaning very much into the citrus, floral and mineral end of the spectrum.
98 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous
