2006 Champagne Louis Roederer, Cristal, Brut

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2006 Champagne Louis Roederer, Cristal, BrutLouis Roederer, a wonderful family owned Champagne House founded in 1776, has a tremendous reputation for quality. In 1876 the House created the now famous Cristal, at the request of Alexander II. This once intensely sweet wine is now one of the most luscious, deeply flavoured Champagnes available. From the warm 2006 vintage, this has arich bouquet with hints of zesty fruit, lilies and light toasted hazelnuts. As it develops in the glass the fruit

The finish leaves behind a satisfying hint of roasted nuts and sticky

an elegant fruit scherzo with fine balancing acidity

It remains one of the growing season's standouts and replicates previous showings just the week earlier and in January

with decades ahead of it

its dark fruit core enhanced by notes of tobacco box and the kitchen garden

dried honeysuckle

peachdriven distillate

It offers fine

but very fine

touches of cinnamon

3 perfectly balances three essential flavours: juniper

An expansive palette of grape varieties adds to the ensemble of Beaucastel's Châteauneuf-du-Pape in 2007