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2008 Louis Roederer "Cristal" Brut Champagne

2008 Louis Roederer "Cristal" Brut Champagne

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$875.00

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End Date: Sunday, Oct 25, 3:50 PM PT

Bid History: 8 Bids

Bid on this 2-bottle lot of 2008 Louis Roederer "Cristal" Brut Champagne (100JD, 100JS, 100WE, 99DC, 99JG, 99JM, 99VN, 98IWR, 98RP, 97WS, 95BH). Wine Enthusiast: "This latest incarnation of the famous brand is a superb wine. It is on par with, maybe even better than, the already legendary 2002. Its balance is impeccable: Apple and citrus flavors working with the tight minerality to give a textured yet fruity wine. Produced from Roederer's own vineyards which are mainly biodynamic, the wine has its own intense purity and crispness. It has amazing potential and is likely to age for many years. *Ranked #5 Top 100 Cellar Selections 2017* (RV)" (12/2017)

Included in this lot · 2 bottles

Provenance: Purchased from a reputable source and stored in a temparature-controlled wine storage facility until shipped to K&L via refrigerated freight.

2008 Louis Roederer "Cristal" Brut Champagne

2008 Louis Roederer "Cristal" Brut Champagne

100JD
100JS
100WE
99DC
99JG
99JM
99VN
98IWR
98RP
97WS
95BH
Quantity:2Bottle Size:750 mlCondition:Excellent

Reviews

100

Jeb Dunnuck

12/2018
The 2008 Cristal is a perfect wine, and Champagne simple does not get any better. This incredible wine offers a beautiful perfume of clean, crisp fruits, layers of complexity in its toasted spice and white flowers, and an utterly seamless, yet powerful style on the palate. This is a rich, decadent expression of Cristal yet it’s still crystalline and elegant, with no sensation of weight, and it just glides over the palate. Haut Couture at its finest and this majestic, profound, legendary Cristal can be drunk anytime over the coming 2-3 decades. (JD)

100

James Suckling

07/2023
One of the masterpieces of this exceptional vintage (the last that was this cool). Ravishing nose of Amalfi lemon and white peach with hints of white chocolate, chamomile and oyster shell. Super-elegant and tightly structured with a hint of creaminess on the mid-palate adding tension. Very long steely finish carried by the linear mineral acidity. A cuvée of 60% pinot noir and 40% chardonnay, part of which (unusually for Cristal) underwent malolactic fermentation. Getting very scarce on the secondary market, partly because of the great aging potential!

SKU: 2077483

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