2009v. Light gold color. On the nose: petrol, tart yellow apples, and a little lemon and tropical pineapple. That clean and juicy lemon comes through on the palette, too. Racy acidity, very dry, and a little salty on the finish. An intricate but delicate wine- best with simply prepared seafood or chicken, or with rich soft rind cheeses. Lovely! 12.5% ABV. — 6 years ago
Deep, dark beautiful red. A little spicy, hints of pepper. Very soft, smooth finish. Low tannic finish. — 7 years ago
As stately as I expected it to be (can one really expect anything less of a wine as legendary as Cristal in one of Champagne's most celebrated vintages?) glinting pale gold, the color of a freshly-minted coin. The 2002 Champagne Cristal Brut Millésimé is imbued with soaring notes of pear and smoke, brioche and chalk. Disgorged in 2009, this is a precise wine—it has a sort of crystalline weightless density, with fruit buoyed by a fine mousse, and edgy saline-tinged minerality emerging at the close. 10 grams dosage.
"You must be as precise as a Swiss watchmaker, I tell my team," our host, M. Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, Chef de Caves at Roederer stressed. Precision in spades. — 8 years ago
Bought on vacation in Strasbourg, love all the little bubbles — 9 years ago
Beautiful combination of red fruit and spice. Nice backbone that carries through the finish. — 9 years ago
Balanced acid and tannin composure. Short finish. High cherry with relation to dark fruits. Excellent everyday Malbec and great price for real Cahors. — 10 years ago
Met the winemaker Jean Baptiste Senat. Taken at his winery. — 11 years ago
Great stuff, great price. — 5 years ago
This is their Reserve Gewurtztraminer. Lemon and honey nose. Lemon,
honey and grapefruit with mineral notes on the palate. — 6 years ago
12 December 2017. Ops, Brooklyn, NY. — 6 years ago
Really loved this rose. Vibrant with complex fruit. — 7 years ago
It's been about 10 years since I last tasted this, this is the 12/06 disgorgement and while the bead is barely detectable, the sap has remained, so what you have is a very vinous, juicy champagne that needs more time for the sweetness to taper off. The nose is pronounced intoxicating white truffles, sherry and agrumes, with some anise that I get from Beaufort. For now i say hold. — 7 years ago
Little fatter than I like, but definitely great quality here! — 9 years ago
Another one of those ultra organic tastes like purple ones. $20 though — 9 years ago
Despues del met lamflauta mágica — 10 years ago
2014/3/14@B+D wine experience Shanghai — 10 years ago
Local wine shop has me on this Corsican kick lately for which I am thankful. This wine is deep and intense with dark complexity and a moody dried fruits and herbs combo. — 6 years ago
2015 vintage — 7 years ago
Really nice — 7 years ago
Very funky, slightly carbonic. Odd for Pinot... old lady's perfume and roses to the nose... Weird and awesome. — 8 years ago
#excellent #rully #chardonnay #burgundy has nothing to envy of a #montrachet it is really that good. — 9 years ago
Nice pre Ny party example of R — 9 years ago
James Webb
A spiced melange of interesting - this was medium in body and full of nuance. — 5 years ago