2015 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

Community Tasting Notes (29) Avg Score: 94.7 points

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  5/12/2024 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:

  This was quite lovely opened for an hour and let it warm up after the ice bucket; the nose was quite expressive with pastry dough, crushed stone, yellow apple, green pear, lemon, and orchard floral notes, and hints of honey. The palate is super silky and refined with a plush, but vibrant sensation. Really quite tasty. Stayed fairly similar over about 2 hours of consumption. Definitely young, but certainly enjoyable now.

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  5/10/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 96 Points

  3rd tasting notes with consistent scores.
  
  Nose is pronounced and already drinking well despite its youth. Notes of toast, biscuit, bread, yeast, apple, pear, lemon. High acidity and well balanced on palate.

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  5/8/2024 - fizz wrote:

  Expressive nose, with pear and apple, white pepper, yuzu, chalk. It’s a chiseled out wine at first. As it warms and relaxes in the glass, there’s a mineral, chalky feel and a delicious salinity. Works so well with or without food. Youthful now, but delicious all the same.

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  5/5/2024 - Burgnick wrote: 92 Points

  Not feeling as strongly as other tasters. Decent but definitely great vintage for Cristal.

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  4/26/2024 - csimm wrote: 94 Points

  This was a much better showing with this bottle than the one I had a few months ago. This was a bit more relaxed, slightly oxidative, but with notable concentration. Blind, I initially thought this was a 2015 Churchill due to their similar profiles and displays of fruit (once revealed). With its delineated linear bead and white/higher-riding yellow fruit, the Cristal was notably fuller than the Churchill. With air, it became more complex, which is where the subtle oxidative notes started to percolate.
  
  I favor the 2013 Cristal (and 2008, though that has been a bit hit/miss for me - though a 2008 we also had during this tasting was very compelling). The 2015 will likely be a very good wine after a few more years in bottle, but I suspect it will never be a top reflection of the brand.

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