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  • Country ranking ?

    851
  • Producer ranking ?

    59
  • Decanting time

    10min
  • When to drink

    now
  • Food Pairing

    Salmon velouté with lemon and cream

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The Story

In 1876 when Tsar Alexander II requested that a special cuvée be created for his court Roederer duly obliged, creating what many regard to be the first prestige cuvée. 

As the political situation in Russia was somewhat unstable, Tsar Alexander feared assassination. He ordered that Champagne bottles be made of clear glass, so that he could see the bubbles and to prevent anyone from hiding a bomb within, as could easily happen with a typical ...

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Wine Information

In 1876, a Roederer champagne made for Russia’s Tsar Alexander II became the world’s first luxury cuvée. But with the sudden collapse of the Russian market, the champagne house endured a long struggle on the verge of bankruptcy. Eventually, the family’s shrewd patriarchs managed to turn things around, and today, Roederer is the most solvent of Champagne’s houses; indeed, its future looks Cristal clear.
Roederer is one of the few top champagne...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

19 tasting notes

Tasting note

color

Medium

flavors

Vanilla, Petrol, Bread, Smoky and Cedar

nose

Open, Complex and Seductive

taste

Balanced, Well-structured, Complex, Medium-bodied and Dry

Written Notes

A quickly developed and typically aromatic Cristal that has surprised me with its strength and durability. The most recent bottle was colossally great and majestic with layer upon layer of oily fruitiness and handsome tones of aged champagne.
  • 95p
The other notable bubbly that I missed was still plentiful the day after, that being a magnum of 1970 Cristal. While 1970 may be a step down from some of the other notable vintages of the previous and next decade in Champagne, this Cristal was spectacular and clearly the Champagne of the vintage when it come to 1970. Its nose was nutty and warm, full of orange peel, burnt caramel, yeast, marzipan and mahogany aromas. Its palate was citrusy and vimful, possessing delicious cream soda, cinnamon and mahogany flavors. This magnum was stunningly good, eighteen hours later as well, although Rob was quick to point out that it wasn’t left out all night like the Salon and was kept in the fridge, though still sabered and open. He also observed that it was ‘much nuttier, had a longer and deeper mid-palate and great acidity’ compared to the Salon. It was certainly the best ’70 that I have ever had, all the more impressive by its stellar day two showing
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Napakka, hyvin nuorekas, linjakas, tiivis, pitkä, cider-like, piparminttu, pihkaTanska samppanja Points: Colour: Nose: Palate: The word: Buy or not: Decanting time: Glass time: When to drink: Food pairing: Fake factor: Or try this: Final verdict:
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Origin

Reims, Champagne

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

None

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