Louis Roederer, Cristal Rose Vintage:2002 austere and very tightly wound

austere and very tightly wound finale

This feels very lively and energetic

with the 2011 Flaccianello della Pieve appearing a bit softer and plumper around the midsection

Strong reduction knocks down the nose

Louis Roederer, Cristal Rose Vintage:2002 austere and very tightly woundThe finest rendition of this cuve that Lcaillon has produced to dateand, indeed, one of the finest wines produced by any of Champagne's important houses in the last two or three decadesis the 2008 Cristal Ros, a brilliant wine that derives from a mere four of the 45 plots that are candidates for inclusion in Cristal, two blocks of Pinot Noir from A, one of Chardonnay from Mesnil and another from Avize, and I suspect that its origin in the crme de la