Champagne Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2016 - Louis Roederer

Shiny gold colors and radiantly bright. Wonderful, exquisite perlage whose small pearls slowly rise to the surface. Intense, richly structured, precise bouquet with notes of white flowers (acacia), ripe yellow fruits (peaches, mirabelles) and intense aromas of fried citrus fruits (lemons). After a few minutes, very subtle, slightly iodine-containing, powdery roasted notes develop, which are due to autolysis during the aging sur lattes”. On the palate, the exquisite, delicate, tasty wine is immediately revealed. It was produced by ripe, concentrated, juicy Pinots Noirs, which found a soft, flattering texture thanks to their chalk soils in the extremely hot year of 2016. The perfectly integrated effervescence is tactile and almost salty. Harvest aromas and notes of oysters suggest wonderful Chardonnay grapes with slow, late ripening. A meaty, powdery, grainy wine with heavenly notes of chocolate. It achieves almost ideal balance, is at the same time crisp, saline, iodine-rich with a chalky finish, increasing intensity and crystal clear. A robust, aromatic, clear, extremely elegant wine. Delicate, pure and concentrated. A big crystal and a revelation, consisting of 50% juicy, wonderfully ripe Pinots Noirs and 50% Chardonnay grapes, which reflect their chalk soils with saline notes. Cristal 2016 is similar to 2002, 2008 and 2012, but his appearance is even longer, more precise and more concentrated.