2016 | Louis Roederer Cristal Millesime Brut | Champagne 10 Year Aged on the first pour or

on the first pour or two it is just laced with delectable raspberry and cherry nuances

refined nose of apples

Brilliant golden yellow

Lush and spicy

2016 | Louis Roederer Cristal Millesime Brut | Champagne 10 Year Aged on the first pour orThe 2016 Cristal is a blend of 58% Pinot Noir and 42% Chardonnay with 7 grams per liter of dosage. No malo lactic was performed here, and 31% of the base wines were aged in French oak. The nose begins with bright red berry notes of fresh raspberries and strawberries before opening out to a complex undercurrent of saffron, white chocolate, talc, bakers yeast, and emerging wafts of citron blossom and pear tart. The palate is very dry and spicy, not