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2008 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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4/26/2024 - csimm wrote: 96 points

This bottle was all sorts of good. It had the energy and freshness I expect, with the elevated budding complexity and focus I expect from Cristal. This bested a 2015 by a decent margin (which most would say no surprise, but I’ve had some hit/miss encounters with the 2008 over the past couple of years). I had a number of other top big house producers crush a bottle of 2008 Cristal, giving me slight pause at times.

As it goes with all things wine, a very good bottle one day can be a great bottle the next. So is the case here with this bottle of 2008. One of the better showings this time around. For me, I still think the 2013 is stronger overall and will/has/does typically lap the 2008. I know the 2008 is the darling vintage for Champagne, but I have yet to be convinced it is the vintage to end all vintages, as declared by others.

I say start drinking these 2008s now if you value freshness. Obviously it can hold for some time if you are seeking more oxidative features.

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2015 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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4/26/2024 - csimm wrote: 94 points

This was a much better showing with this bottle than the one I had a few months ago. This was a bit more relaxed, slightly oxidative, but with notable concentration. Blind, I initially thought this was a 2015 Churchill due to their similar profiles and displays of fruit (once revealed). With its delineated linear bead and white/higher-riding yellow fruit, the Cristal was notably fuller than the Churchill. With air, it became more complex, which is where the subtle oxidative notes started to percolate.

I favor the 2013 Cristal (and 2008, though that has been a bit hit/miss for me - though a 2008 we also had during this tasting was very compelling). The 2015 will likely be a very good wine after a few more years in bottle, but I suspect it will never be a top reflection of the brand.

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2007 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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4/25/2024 - rwstorer wrote: 94 points

- Yellow color - Beautiful nose of cream and brioche. Flavors of baked apples, a slight spice and a lovely creaminess. Drinking beautifully right now!

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2015 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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4/23/2024 - Satoshi Nakamoto Likes this wine: 94 points

Powerful, yet crisp and clean. Bright acid. Lemon curd, white stone fruit, lime, yellow flowers. Reminds me of the 2012, as @DCWino mentioned.

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2015 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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4/14/2024 - bsumoba Likes this wine: 97 points

Cristal has done it again with a refreshing, crisp, crowd pleasing wine. Although my palate has gone the route of egly/selosse/ulysse as of late, this wine will surely be in my cellar for those special occasions. I’ll leave the oxidative style bubbles for my fellow pinky up friends while sucking down caviar.

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4/13/2024 - bsumoba Likes this wine: 98 points

Not much more needs to be said. Super yummy. I wish I had some, but I have friends who love this wine, so I will pester him every time he is in town to bring one.

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4/14/2024 - WineBurrowingWombat Likes this wine: 96 points

Eyes Wide Shut - Day 2 (A quiet place): Nose: Clean fruits, fruits laden with crushed minerals, light white flowers and a fresh airiness.

Palate: Nice salinity from the crushed minerals, prickly and lightly ripe, crisp white fleshed stone fruits.

This had a nice plus-up since the last time I've had it, with a more intense delivery of the flavor profile. Very clean, fresh and crisp.

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NV Louis Roederer Champagne Brut Premier

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4/21/2024 - Terroir59 wrote: 93 points

From magnum; 2012 base year. Well balanced bubbly with citrus, apple and some toasty notes. Perhaps just a bit too much sweetness, but so much to like in this wine including a great QPR. Sadly, my only magnum; in this format still great freshness and should be going strong for many more years.

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1999 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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4/19/2024 - jhngo Likes this wine: 96 points

Amazingly fresh alive with no signs of age. A little simple and clean but wow just so good.

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2014 Louis Roederer Champagne Vignoble de la Montagne

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4/19/2024 - Zweder wrote: 91 points

Beautiful and chalky bouquet with brioche, yellow and white fruits. On the palate good citrus acidity, juicy and a good length.

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2008 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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4/13/2024 - WineBurrowingWombat Likes this wine: 98 points

Eyes Wide Shut - Day 1 (A quiet place): Nose: Fresh white and yellow fruits, with clean, dry and wet sparkling minerals. Quite lively and exciting. The fruits here are quite aromatic.

Palate: Clean and refreshing on the palate. Lots of clean fruits, light hay, minerals that are lightly sweet yet dry, as if it there were tropical fruit juices splashed onto a dried stone.

This was like a well needed, refreshing shower for the tongue after a long day. Cleans the palate very nicely.

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2008 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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4/13/2024 - MN Wine Junkie Likes this wine: 98 points

Still going strong! Love this Champagne! Not much to say that hasn't already been said. Still a benchmark Champagne I think I will never tire of drinking! Still a solid 98!

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2014 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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4/18/2024 - RayOB Likes this wine: 94 points

Drank at 67
Fresh rich and open. Delicious. Maybe still too young.

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2002 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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12/31/2023 - WILDFANG Likes this wine: 96 points

Rich, full and round, this was almost sweet at first -- the tasting notes mentioning nougat are right on the money. So refined and balanced, with huge length; almost unbelievably intense. Just a tiny hint of back-end bitterness brings it all together… a real "wow" wine.

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NV Louis Roederer Champagne Collection 244

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4/15/2024 - oenanthe Likes this wine: 89 points

Bordeaux 2004 20 years on Part 2 (Hawksmoor Guildhall): Fine mousse, fine bubbles, apple on the nose, and then very pleasant fizzy lemon and biscuit notes. If I was asked what champagne was like I would present this, it's a hugely dependable cuvée. First I've tried of the 244, having been through some 242 and 243. This probably needs a little more time (2019 base) to really get going but there is nothing stopping you drinking it now if you've run out of the others.

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NV Louis Roederer Champagne Brut Premier

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4/15/2024 - Steve Simmons Likes this wine: 92 points

Agree with the sweet attack upfront, but then balances out. Good aromatocs and super easy drinker. Would buy again if found on sale. Not sure how to find disgorgement date but I have had them stored for a few years or so. Just ordered some Collection 244s to compare.

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NV Louis Roederer Champagne Collection 244

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4/15/2024 - Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine: 90 points

Jonathan's 2004 Bordeaux Check In (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London, UK): First sampling of this relatively recently released bottling. Palate has lemon sherbet with some chamomile notes, a touch of minerality and just a lick of quinine bitterness. Palate needs a little time to knit together, real potential here just in need of some post disgorgement bottle time.

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2005 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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4/14/2024 - GGLT Likes this wine: 95 points

Wow, this is one of the best and drinking beautifully at almost 20 years old.

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NV Louis Roederer Champagne Collection 242

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4/14/2024 - DenverChevys Likes this wine: 92 points

Drinking great. Crisp and clean.

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1996 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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4/13/2024 - Pavan wrote: 95 points

Golden, plenty of mousse filling the glass, full of apple, grapefruit, white flowers, rounded with great length and still crisp acids. Approaching a still wine with limited fizz. At peak for my taste, doubt it will improve from further cellaring

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2008 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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12/31/2021 - Ramberg wrote: 96 points

NYE dinner - short note.
Nose is very floral, lovely perfume, with minerals, white flowers, bread, hints of white stone fruits, lovely citrus, clean minerals and already some nuttiness.
Palate with ripe citrus, waxy apples, honey, white stone fruits, strong chalky minerals and fine cutting and lifting acidity.
Excellent depth, mousse, balance and length.
Young but ooh so good.
Actually - wow!
This will be one for the history books, and Im looking forward to follow this wine for the years to come.
(96 - 97++)

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2014 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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4/9/2024 - shutto1992@gmail.com wrote: NR

Way too young IMO. Will wait at least 10 years.

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2004 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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4/8/2024 - Jeremy Holmes wrote: NR

Some struck match to the aroma. Lightly toasty. Sweet peach fruit and plenty of spice. Full and frothy. Fresh and very long.

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NV Louis Roederer Champagne Collection 242

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3/16/2024 - curtr Likes this wine: 92 points

Nice depth for charcuterie.

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2009 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

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4/7/2024 - shifter wrote: NR

Open and recork 2 hours. Rather dilute and lacking depth or concentration. Disappointing compared to previous bottles.

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