2005 Louis Roederer Cristal

Champagne Blend - 1.5L
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REVIEWS

JS 99 JG 97 WE 97 VN 96 W&S 95 WS 94 BH 93 WA 93
JS 99

jamessuckling.com, August 2023

Fabulous nose with great blood orange intensity neatly framed by brioche. On the extravagant and concentrated palate this has whiplash vibrancy yet somehow marries this to a taut elegance. Extremely long finish with...
JG 97

View From The Cellar, June 2014

The 2005 Cristal is a legend in the making, but this wine is still very young and closed and some extended bottle age will be necessary to really allow all of the multi-faceted elements here to blossom and come to the...
WE 97

Wine Enthusiast, December 2012

The iconic Roederer Champagne Cristal's latest release brings a perfect balance of richness and age worthiness. It is full of apple flavor and the mousse is very fine and almost imperceptible. As so often with a...
VN 96

Vinous, December 2023

The 2005 Cristal is another impressive wine in this vertical, but in this case, it is its performance in a very hard year that impresses most. There’s real depth, density and textural resonance here. Apple tart...
W&S 95

Wine & Spirits, December 2012

Every vintage can't be 2002 or even 2004. Even so this is pretty great an open airy whip-smart delivery of Cristal's spark a wine of formidable delicacy. The undertow is there drawing down a wave of spicy oak notes and...
WS 94

Wine Spectator, October 2012

Vibrant and mouthwatering this offers a range of patisserie pear and apple fruit candied lemon zest pastry dough and marzipan notes set on a finely detailed texture which imparts a great deal of finesse. The lasting...
BH 93

Burghound, October 2015

Like the 2006 this is notably ripe with plenty of yeast, brioche and orchard fruit characters but in this case there is no tropicality. There is fine mid-palate density to the relatively powerful and very rich flavors...
WA 93

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, March 2022

The 2005 Cristal is drinking very well, and it stands out as a fine effort in this challenging year for Champagne. Offering up aromas of crisp orchard fruit, nectarine, freshly baked bread and subtle hints of honeycomb...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Sparkling
Varietal Champagne Blend
Country France
Region Champagne
Vintage 2005
Size 1.5L
Percent alcohol 12%
Closure Cork
Viticulture method Sustainable

In 1845, at a time when majority of winemakers were buying the grapes rather than cultivating their own, Louis Roederer took a visionary approach. Wanting to master every aspect of the wine’s creation, he acquired several Grand Cru vineyards in Verzenay. Since then, every Louis Roederer vintage originates exclusively from their own vines. Its tete-de-cuvee, Louis Roederer Cristal, is among the finest Champagnes in the world.

The estate, which originally comprised 100 hectares acquired in 1850, now extends over 240 hectares, carefully chosen from the best terroirs of the Montagne de Reims, the Cote des Blancs, and the Vallee de la Marne. The estate cultivates 3 traditional grape varieties: Chardonnay for its minerality, finesse, and elegance; Pinot Noir’s solid constitution which adds structure to the blends and prepares the wine for aging; and Pinot Meunier whose adaptability brings harmony and softness to certain cuvees.

The Louis Roederer House has remained an independent, family-owned company and is now managed by Frederic Rouzaud, who represents the seventh generation of the lineage.

Roederer’s most famous wine was created in 1876 to satisfy the demanding tastes of Tsar Alexander II. Particularly fond of the House’s wine, the emperor asked Louis Roederer to reserve the best cuvee for him every year. To distinguish this cuvee, this exceptional champagne came in a flat-bottomed, transparent lead-crystal bottle. The new brand was named after this precious material, which is particularly transparent and luminous.

Produced only during the best vintage years, when the Chardonnay (around 40%) and Pinot Noir (around 60%) grapes have attained perfect maturity, Cristal is aged for 6 years in Louis Roederer’s cellars and left for a further 8 months after degorgement.

Cristal is a remarkably balanced and refined champagne whose length is inimitable. It has a silky texture and fruity aromas, complemented by a powerful mineral quality with white fruit and citrus notes. Cristal is a wine that keeps well: it can be aged for over twenty years without losing its freshness and character.