Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2007

Professional Ratings

• 96 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  Cristal, one of the most known and great names in all of Champagne, is always one of my first choices in this category. This was one my first experiences with a grand marques—denotes the best wine of a Champagne house—that I tasted as my career began in the early 1970's. As a beginning taster, I was star struck by the beautiful of the packaging as well as the wine—In 1876, Tsar Alexander II - already a great lover of Louis Roederer wines - asked Louis Roederer to 'take the exercise still further' and create a cuvée for his personal use which was unique, in terms of both its style and the bottle. So Louis Roederer offered him an exceptional crystal bottle, holding the fruit of vines selected from the seven great crus on his estate. The 2007 Louis Roederer Cristal is exceptionally elegant and rich at the same time. Beautiful core fruits emerge from the glass and come alive on the palate. This wine can do it all—launch a ship, be the toast of the party or enjoyed with the best caviar money can buy. Drinking very well now. (Tasted: June 22, 2016, San Francisco, CA)
• 95 James Suckling

  The first bottle was a little tired with less mousse than expected, but the second bottle was much more lively and impressive. Generous and supple in the Cristal context with gentle notes of ginger and spice alongside the peachy fruit. Long layered finish. At its mature peak.

• 95 Wine Enthusiast
  Among the most iconic Champagnes, this wine always reflects its vintage. In this 2007, coming from a good, not great year, the wine is developing more quickly than is sometimes the case. It is now showing as a beautiful, balanced wine ripe with apples while also hinting at almonds and a yeasty character. The wine has such style, elegant with its fragrant acidity and complex structure.
• 95 Wine & Spirits
  Cristal is Roederer’s prestige cuvée, based on chalk soils. In 2007, the wine is all about chalk in its tension and length. Its white fruit races with electricity, a spark of energy driving the pale scent of nectarine and fresh apple. The energy is wrapped in a smooth, gracious and gentle wine that will continue to gain flavor depth over the coming years.
• 94 Wine Spectator
  Shows lovely texture and harmony, featuring a powerful backbone of acidity married to finely knit flavors of green pear and raspberry fruit, with hints of preserved lemon, biscuit and honey. Light spice and mineral details echo on the creamy finish. Drink now through 2030.