PRODUCTION: In 1876, Tsar Alexander II was already a big fan of Louis Roederer champagne, and asked Louis Roederer to "go a step further" by producing, for his own personal consumption, a wine that is unique in quality and bottle.

Louis Roederer offered to create an exceptional white crystal bottle to house the best selection of the 7 best vineyards owned by him.

This wine is produced only in the "great" years in which the maturation of the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes express a subtle precise balance.

STYLE: Precise, silky, balanced and harmonious, powerful, full-bodied, of great purity.

ELABORATION: 55% Pinot Noir - 45% Chardonnay - 20% of the wines aged in oak barrels with weekly batonnage - No malolactic fermentation. Cristal is produced using crops from the best vineyards of the Montagne de Reims, the Vallée de la Marne and the Côte des Blancs.

The wines are subjected to an average maturation of 5 years in the cellars and the rest after disgorgement is 8 months to perfect its maturity.

TASTING NOTES: «An intense delicate wine that reveals a precise, pure combination of confetti flowers, cocoa, toasted hazelnuts and, on the finish, candied citrus. The flavor is infinitely silky, concentrated and tasty, with an explosion of ripe fruit, red fruits, white chocolate, caramel, typical of Cristal.

It is a powerful and elegant wine, with a crescendo of sensations that reaches a true harmony of flavors and perfect integration. The finish is fresh with a fine bitterness that almost gives the wine the "freshness".

The perfect accompaniment: Scallops, caviar with citrus, smoked salmon, lobster, oysters, crab, raw fish tartare.