1988 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut
Champagne Blend
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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Cristal – The 1980s…A Decade of Change (Dec 2018), 12/1/2018, (See more on Vinous...)
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By John Kapon
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Sundays, 3/4/2009
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By Antonio Galloni
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A Survey of Cristal: 1979-2002 (Jan 2009), (See more on Vinous...)
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1988
- TypeWhite - Sparkling
- ProducerLouis Roederer
- VarietyChampagne Blend
- DesignationCristal Brut
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionChampagne
- SubRegionn/a
- AppellationChampagne
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- UPC/EAN Code734599043055
12/20/2023 - StiGGe wrote: 80 Points
Directly i taste that this bottle has crossed its peak. Its a heavy flavour of lemon, and almost lemon only. Also little bitter.
In my opinion the 1989 was way better and passed the years in a more delicate way than the 1988.
If you have bottles left its time to really open them up! Maybe if you have Magnum size it should be fine until this day.
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12/3/2022 - gabird wrote: 95 Points
Caramel and peach in this slight rose colored bottle. Still expressed some citrus and well rounded.
Stored well and it came through.
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11/19/2022 - aquacongas wrote: 92 Points
blind, side by side with 85
Not a perfect bootle. Too aged for this vintage, colour looked like a Rose. Nougat, so "easy" detect as a Cristal, fried fruits but still some perlage and good acidity structure. But the 88 is normally close to perfection. No chance against the sublime 85. 92
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8/29/2022 - WIBA wrote: flawed
2nd bottle tried and still advanced or ox
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8/29/2022 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Color was worryingly orange, yet we've had such bottles come thru before. This felt tired and oxidized to my friends, but for whatever reason I didn't mind the strongly vinous feel with some salinity.
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