1996 Louis Roederer Cristal
Vineyard: Louis Roederer
Price: $174.99- $349.75
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Style: Sparkling
Region: France > Champagne
Other Vintages: 1999 1995 1990 1985
Drink By 1998
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
Lustrous pale gold appearance. Very expressive nose, with an intensely floral bouquet fragrant with scents of almonds, hazelnuts and white flowers. A generous, rounded, creamy attack followed by a touch of acidity to mark a finish of elegant persistence. Light, fresh, undoubtedly a wine of admirable magnitude with time. A wine in keeping with the Cristal tradition, bearing all the hallmarks of a timeless pedigree influenced by the slight austerity yet elegant vinosity of the 1994 vintage.Cuvée Cr...
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  • Wine Advocate
    Rating: 98/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 162 on Dec-05
  • International Wine Cellar
  • Wine & Spirits
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • Vintage Chart
    Rating for France-Champagne: 91 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: too young, let it sit<br/>