2012 Louis Roederer, Cristal Rose 3x75cl
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CRITIC REVIEWS
Antonio Galloni
In this setting, the 2012 Cristal Rose is a cut above the 2012 Cristal. The Rose s explosive energy and vibrancy are both compelling, and also a very fine match for the food. Time in the glass brings out the breadth and creaminess of the year. The blend is 55% Pinot Noir from Ay and 45% Chardonnay from Mesnil and Avize. This is a terrific showing. We are off to the races.
William Kelley
The 2012 Cristal Rose is showing brilliantly, unwinding in the glass with a beautiful bouquet of fresh peach, bergamot, strawberries, tangerine and blanched almonds that's still quite reserved. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep and strikingly complete, its vinous attack segueing into a multidimensional core that exemplifies the ideal of power without weight, built around a racy but integrated spine of animating acidity and complemented by an exquisitely refined mousse. All the concentration of the 2012 vintage is on display, but it's rendered with terrific finesse. Decidedly youthful and introverteda indeed, I spent several hours with a bottle to compose this notea the 2012 will really come into its own with five or six years in the cellar and displays all the attributes necessary for considerable longevity. It's a blend of 56% Pinot Noir and 44% Chardonnay that saw no malolactic fermentation, and it was disgorged with eight grams per liter dosage.
JancisRobinson.com
63% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay with 24% vinified in oak casks. Aged on lees seven years. Disgorged April 2020. Dosage 9 g/l. Tasted blind from magnum. Pale salmon colour. Flattering perfume. Broad fruit but it doesn t quite hang together; a bit sweet and sour. Too young? (JR)
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