$538.00
Cristal 2013 embodies chalky purity, leaning into its terroir with striking salinity and mineral clarity. It shows a golden hue with glowing highlights and fine, steady bubbles. Aromas of yellow fruit, nectarine, candied citrus, and lightly roasted hazelnut are layered with powdery chalk notes.
The palate is powerful yet refined, with energetic freshness and fine textured tannins, finishing long, savoury, and saline — a Cristal of poise, precision, and enduring vitality.
This is quite chalky with firm phenolics that frame the wine beautifully. It’s medium-to full-bodied with strawberries and earth. Dense, linear and intense. Hints of brioche and pie crust at the end. Very structured and gorgeous. Salty and lightly chewy. One third of the base wines fermented and aged in oak. Connoisseur Champagne. From organic vineyards of the Roederer domains. Smaller production than normal. Seven years on the lees. Give it two or three years to open.
| Composition | 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay |
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| Rating | JS 98 |
Cristal is crafted only in exceptional years, from the finest Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, sourced from Roederer’s most prized vineyards. Its brilliance lies in balance: ripe fruit and citrus framed by chalky minerality, carried on a texture of remarkable finesse.
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