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1985 Roederer, Louis Cristal Champagne Blend
Champagne Blend: 750ml
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points awarded:
WA
93
93
points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate,
December 1994
No tasting note.
93
points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate,
December 1994
No tasting note.
About Winery
"Roederer is one of the most impressive estates in Champagne. Few
houses have managed to reconcile this level production in a negociant
operation while achieving such a consistently outstanding level of
quality across the entire range. Roederer owns 214 hectares of
vineyards, which is enough to meet 65-70% of the house's needs. The
vintage wines are made from 100% estate-grown fruit, while the NV wines
are made with the addition of roughly 45% purchased fruit. Generally
speaking, malolactic fermentation and oak aging are used to a higher
degree for the NV range than for the vintage wines. Dosage varies as
well, and ranges from 11-12 grams for the entry-level wines to 9-10 for
the tete de cuvee Cristal. Unfortunately because if its rabid following
the vast majority of Cristal is drunk upon release, which is ironic, if
not downright tragic, considering Cristal is a wine that starts peaking
around age 15-20, and that can last much longer under ideal storage
conditions. With Cristal, Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon aims to
make an ageworthy Champagne that is fresh and floral when young, but
that is also capable of considerable development with bottle age,
qualities the finest Cristals have in spades. In the best vintages one
tank of Cristal Rose is also made that features the exquisite Pinot
Noir of Ay. Unfortunately Roederer does not provide disgorgement dates
for its wines, but the bottles have codes that can be traced back to
dates at the winery. It would be great to see this venerable property
add a simple disgorgement date, at least for their top wines,
considering the significant financial investment required to purchase
them." - Antonio Galloni, Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
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