Louis Roederer - Cristal Vinotheque Brut Champagne 2002 (750ml)
Price: $1500.00
| Producer | Louis Roederer |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2002 |
| Sku | 6034 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 99 Points
An extraordinary champagne experience that you’ll never forget! Tons of white chocolate on the savory nose pulls you into this concentrated and chalky champagne with rich candied citrus and mirabelle fruit. So much oily umami complexity right through the huge breathtakingly vivid finish. Just 10% of each vintage of Cristal gets the extra years of aging for release as Vinotheque. Tasted at the Cristal vertical tasting at the champagne house on July 6th 2023. Drink or hold. - Stuart Pigott in July 2023
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Jeb Dunnuck: 98 Points
A golden straw hue the 2002 Champagne Cristal Vinothèque was aged for 11 years sur latte and then an additional 5 years sur pointe where they continued to riddle them every quarter keeping the lees working while further sealing the wine from oxygen. It was disgorged in 2019 with a lower dosage of 6 grams per liter and a bit more bottle pressure than Cristal's base release. Smoky and complex it shows off an incredible kaleidoscope of aromas and flavors with exceptional length. It?s a singular wine with fantastic umami richness and an expressive bouquet of apricot ginger candy frangipane and praline. The palate offers a rich glycerol texture that takes this above and beyond with a pinpoint mousse and a seamless spine of acidity. It?s showing incredibly well now but there?s no need to hurry. It should drink up well over the coming two decades. Drink 2024-2050.
jsVinous: 98+ Points
The 2002 Cristal Vinothèque offers a touch more precision and tension than the original release. Dried flowers tangerine peel spice mint and orange peel all grace this exquisite wonderfully vibrant Champagne. The 2002 opens beautifully with air offering a compelling mix of 2002 rich fruit drenched in bright chalky saline notes. The explosive finish is incredibly alluring. Dosage is 7 grams per liter. Disgorged: 2018. (Drink between 2023-2043)
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