Cristal 2006 luxury casket

The Cristal 2006 from Louis Roederer is made of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay. The grapes come from grands crus in the Montagne de Reims, the Vallée de la Marne and the Côte des Blancs. It aged five years in the cellar and rested a further eight months after disgorgement. The vintage impresses with its balance of acidity and ripe fruit. Apricot and grapefruit come across round and juicy, carried by clear minerality.

The wine is rich and approachable, equally at home as an aperitif or with a multi-course menu, for instance with seafood, fish or white poultry. Serve it at 10 to 12 °C in a large white wine glass. It continues to gain with bottle age. The bottle is modelled on the historic Cristal bottle of 1876 and comes in a box.