{"product_id":"louis-roederer-brut-champagne-cristal-2014-750ml-1","title":"Louis Roederer Brut Champagne Cristal 2016 (750ml)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pipWineNotes\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"pipSecContent_headline\"\u003eWinemaker Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipWineNotes_copy viewMoreModule\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"viewMoreModule_text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA perfect combination of softness and concentration, matched by a masterful maturity, The 2015 Cristal Brut delivers intense and delicious aromas with a superb energy and a magical vibration. This is a timeless champagne with a chalky temperament, sustained by its soils, freed from the sunny character of the vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nose begins with hints of yellow fruit, toasted almonds and wheat from the Chardonnay, combined with the juicy red fruit of the Pinot Noir. Then comes the great surge of energy from the wine's structure, a vibratory intensity that transforms into a gentle caress, a silky texture interwoven with fine flavors of candied citrus and iodized spices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vintage's chalky character thus bursts forth in a bracing, vertical effervescence, with an insistent, precise and finely honed freshness. The finish is underpinned by subtle oaky, sappy and saline notes, which creates the ultimate sensation of delicacy and concentration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCristal 2015 remains a wine of supreme balance and measure, resonating from the chalky nature of its soils rather than the sunny character of its vintage. A perfect Cristal, intensely of the 2015 vintage, with enormous ageing potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlend: 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"pipSecContent_headline\"\u003eCritical Acclaim\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"reviewsContainer viewMoreModule js-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"viewMoreModule_text viewMoreModule-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_list\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_rating\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wineRatings_initials\"\u003eRP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wineRatings_rating\"\u003e95\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_authorName\"\u003eRobert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_review\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipSecContent_copy\"\u003eIf the 2014 vintage was especially open and demonstrative, the 2015 Cristal is going to require more patience. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of citrus oil, crisp stone fruits, white flowers, crushed mint and subtle hints of buttery pastry, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with a deep, concentrated and rather introverted core of fruit framed by chalky extract and animated by a pretty pinpoint mousse. This is a serious, vinous Champagne that has considerable substance to age and may well evolve along the lines of the lovely 1985.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRating:\u003c\/b\u003e95+\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Louis Roederer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43474666815712,"sku":"112859","price":399.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/louis-roederer-brut-champagne-cristal_1_0dfcb45a-f314-4768-8ec0-8d8117302e0a.jpg?v=1664890099","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/louis-roederer-brut-champagne-cristal-2014-750ml-1","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}