Louis Roederer Cristal Vinotheque 2000 in Giftbox

The Louis Roederer Cristal Vinotheque 2000  is warm yellow hue with a deep core. Beautifully formed threads of bright, lively and ultra fine bubbles.
The nose offers up juicy, crunchy notes of yellow fruit, toasted hazelnuts, honey, almonds and nougat. The restraint and delicacy of its aromas prevail, this Cristal needs to be understood in order to fully appreciate its nuances.

The texture caresses the palate in gentle waves. The bubbles blend harmoniously into the wine’s fabric and discreetly complement its everlasting, chalky freshness. The Louis Roederer Cristal Vinotheque 2000 is a wine that is both generous and ripe yet remarkably restrained. The extraordinary finish is characterised by a powdery, saline freshness which gives it a light, ethereal and silky structure. Perfection.

Disgorged four years ago, with four grams per liter dosage, after a decade sur lattes and six years sur pointes, the 2000 Cristal Vinothèque bursts with notes of golden orchard fruit, mandarin, white flowers and iodine. Full-bodied, ample and powerful, with a deep and layered core, lively acids and a beautifully pearly mousse, it’s a long, sapid Champagne that’s showing very well today. As Lecaillon observes, the Vinothèque is the house’s riposte to “everyone who says Cristal is released too young—with the Vinothèque releases, we’ve exaggerated the aging process to make Cristal more powerful and more dramatic.” And this release is certainly a formidable effort in a vintage impacted by hail in the Montagne de Reims. 2021-2035