Louis Roederer - Cristal 2014 [presentbox]

Champagne Club by Richard Juhlin

En årgång som litar mer till elegans och renhet än någonting annat. Vacker ren koncentration och frisk elegans kännetecknar årgången som är slående lik Bollingers version av årgången trots att bara 32 % lagrats på ekfat. Här smälter gulmogen frukt sofistikerat ihop med hustypiskt silkig elegans och ultraskarp mineralitet. En av de mest imponerande unga årgångar jag testat av Cristal i en ultraren och marint präglad skepnad av renaste krita med en underbar doft av magnolia och Jozo som exceptionell elegant krydda.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2014 Cristal is a terrific effort that transcends the vintage. Bursting from the glass with expressive aromas of ripe citrus fruit, nectarine, white flowers, freshly baked bread and subtle hints of honeycomb, it's medium to full-bodied, vinous and fleshy, with an exuberant core of fruit that's girdled by racy acids, resulting in a wine that's simultaneously chiseled and demonstrative, meaning that early appeal doesn't come at the expense of the requisite tension for long-term cellaring. Concluding with a long, aromatic and intensely chalky finish, it is a brilliant Champagne that will offer a broad drinking window. This bottle was disgorged in June 2021 with seven grams per liter dosage.

The Wine Front

Wine Spectator

Falstaff

An initially faint but distinct hint of freshly cut green but ripe apple, of lemon. Subtle florality, a mere touch of freesia, hints at more nuance to come. More time in the glass reveals a sense of still briny oyster shell. The palate is like a summer breeze, caressing the palate with finest, creamiest foam – and again that saltiness that is utterly seductive and appetising. There is immense vertical richness in that creamy but svelte texture. Despite the generosity, the creaminess, there is nothing superfluous to obscure the wine’s essential and clear-cut luminosity. This is a model of sleekness, understatement and depth, an utterly compelling combination of briskness and emollience. Irresistible now but guaranteed to evolve.

Wine Enthusiast

Still young, with toast aromas and shining white-fruit flavors, the latest release of Cristal is just setting out. A dry, tight core of intense flavors are shot through with minerality from the pure chalk soil of the 45 individual parcels in the blend. Drink this wine from 2025. Organic.