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Champagne Louis Roederer launches Cristal 2013
The top-end expression from the house was introduced to UK press yesterday with a virtual presentation on the new release by Louis Roederer cellar master, Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon.
Describing the Champagne as chalky, precise, salty and bright, as well as fleshy and ripe, he said the wine had a perfect natural balance, and “lots of ageing potential”, noting that it was a textbook expressi...
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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 ...
Wine Information
Two thousand thirteen was a reduced vintage, yields well down, but it gave extra concentration to the grapes. Great weather was marred by some late rain, which meant that the top producers were forced to sort their fruit very carefully (but then this is why they are considered the top producers – others are not so fanatical).
The Louis Roederer team ended up using only 30 of the usual 45 plots. The blend was 60 percent Pinot Noir and 40 per...
Vintage 2013
The Champagne harvest 2013– late, but potentially outstanding
It has been another strange year for Champagne, starting with a cold, wet winter, followed by a gloomy, chilly spring with a lot of rain. Vine development started two weeks behind the ten-year average, and never made up for that lost time.
Along the way came a hot dry summer, boosting fruit quality thanks to the most sunshine ever recorded in Champagne in July and August.
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