Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne
£265.00
12% | 750ml
The House of Louis Roederer cuv’ees come from patient work, expertise, and understanding the grapes grown in Champagne soil. Louis Roederer tended his vineyards carefully to understand their unique characteristics and the importance of tending to the soil. One of the last great, independent, family-run Champagne houses.
Produced only on those years the Chardonnay (40%) and Pinot noir (60%) grapes have attained perfect maturity, Cristal is aged six years and left for a further 8 months after d’egorgement. The result is a Champagne with a silky texture, fruit aromas, and powerful minerality, It also keeps exceptionally well and can be stored for 20 years without losing character.
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THE REGION
Champagne is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation,[1] which demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, specific grape-pressing methods and secondary fermentation of the wine in the bottle to cause carbonation.
The grapes Pinot noir, Pinot meunier, and Chardonnay are used to produce almost all Champagne, but small amounts of Pinot blanc, Pinot gris (called Fromenteau in Champagne), Arbane, and Petit Meslier are vinified as well.