Cristal 2012
« 2012. It was a year of contrasts, one of hard toil but full of light. And it was a year in which the maturity of the grapes crafted a Cristal of a new dimension. »
THE CONSTANCY OF CHANGE
A new type of viticulture, carried out at full power, resonates deeply within this new vintage. This unusual and complex year gave birth to two cuvées, both intensely Cristal: a white and a rosé. Wines in which finesse, power, purity and elegance fill the entire space and once again relay the splendour of these chalk lands.
AN ACCOMPLISHED PERSONALITY
Cristal
Born in a year of contrasts, Cristal 2012 weaves a subtle blend of strength and finesse, the happy alliance of superb depth combined with the freshness of its limestone terroir. This wine of substance and firepower, born in the light of the white soils, finds a rare intensity in this year of fabulous maturity..
THE MASTER
OF TIME
Cristal Rosé
A precious, rare masterpiece, Cristal Rosé 2012 is a wine of slow construction, infused just like a great perfume. Tracing, in its own manner, the outline of a subtle setting, it reverberates with contrasts and flavours, judiciously intertwined in a powerful substance. It is the master of time, which reveals, at its own pace, the infinite harmony of flavours and textures that collide and invite each other to this eternal ballet.
A RENAISSANCE VITICULTURE
For the Louis Roederer Champagne House, this is the first Cristal vintage born of a new type of viticulture that connects Man and Nature. It is the result of long years of reflection and experimentation in order to create that perfect spark. In this type of viticulture, Nature comes through clearer and stronger, and each vine receives the care it needs each year.
