Cristal is the flagship cuve from Louis Roederer. Created in 1876, it is composed of Grands Crus from the Montagne de Reims, the Valle de la Marne & the Cte des Blancs. Golden yellow in colour with glistening gold tints. Incredibly dynamic effervescence, so lively you can almost hear it! Rich & complex aromas with notes of zesty & candied fruit (lemon) mingled with pollen (white flowers), roasted hazelnut & Madagascar vanilla. After aeration, the bouquet develops rich notes of fresh pastries & smoky notes from bottle ageing. A delicious, concentrated & chalky palate. It shows incredible tension & perfectly honed aromatic precision. The attack is powerful, distinctive & concentrated & reveals a silky, mouth-coating texture, characteristic of the ripe Pinot noirs from the 2012 vintage. A deep & vinous wine, bright & noble, a true Cristal. It is balanced by a chalky freshness that cuts through & stretches the wine giving it with a slender fuselage & great finesse. The finish is long & remarkably concentrated. ...

Cristal is the flagship cuve from Louis Roederer. Created in 1876, it is composed of Grands Crus from the Montagne de Reims, the Valle de la Marne & the Cte des Blancs. A golden hue with soft, glowing highlights. Fine, steady, gentle bubbles. Powerful & complex on the palate, revealing a mixture of yellow fruit (mirabelle plum), juicy, ripe fruits (nectarine), citrus peel (candied orange) & finely-roasted nuts (hazelnut). The nose is simultaneously powdery & sweet, with elegant, chalky notes. Gentle, tactile & full-bodied on the palate. The bubbles create a gentle, vibrating sensation, then the wine becomes soft, dense & juicy. But it is the chalky freshness that quickly sets the tone: the sweetness becomes energetic & intense, giving the wine an elegant yet powerful texture. Fine, textured tannins reveal a poised & vinous dimension to the wine. The finish is savoury & saline. ...

Limited stock. Created in 1876, this is a Champagne at its finest, as inspired today as it has always been, the embodiment of elegance & purity. Cristal is made according to the strictest criteria based on a drastic process of selection applying to the vintage, the cru, the village, the grapes & finally the wines. Only Pinot Noir & Chardonnay grapes from the Houses 10 most celebrated crus are used in the production of this legendary cuvee. ...

Intense, generous bouquet with predominant aromas of figs, raspberries & wild strawberries. An immense wine with great finesse. A succession of red fruit flavours lead to a lingering finish. It is soft & fresh, & distinguished by its silky elegance. ...

Intense, generous bouquet with predominant aromas of figs, raspberries & wild strawberries. An immense wine with great finesse. A succession of red fruit flavours lead to a lingering finish. It is soft & fresh, & distinguished by its silky elegance. Limited stock. ...

Force 53 is an exceptional cognac, a VSOP Fine Champagne Cognac with an alcoholic strength of 53%. Why 53%? At the still's outflow, the eau-de-vie contains 70
- 72 per cent of alcohol by volume. With the passing, the 'angels share'
- progressively reduces the alcoholic strength. It is by adding distilled water little by little, that the cellar master brings down the Cognac alcoholic content to the legal minimum of 40 per cent of alcohol by volume. It is around 53% that the VSOP Fine Champagne best reveals the magic of typical aromas of a subtly rounded Fine Champagne, obtained from well aged Cognacs. Aged between 5
- 6 years.


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Louis Royer VS is very round & floral. The good balance being achieved thanks to the old Cognac eaux-de-vie's contained in the blend which have been produced using age old techniques jealously guarded & handed down over generations. Its elegance & lingering taste places it as one of the most outstanding Cognacs in its category. ...

Louis Royer V.S.O.P develops its elegance with eaux-de-vie coming from the noblest crus revealing their own subtle characteristics. Its originality is achieved by Louis Royer's jealously guarded blending techniques which have been meticulously followed by all following generations. ...

Louis Royer X.O embodies the perfect balance between the most prestigious crus of cognac & meets the demands of connoisseurs. It is produced by blending the best cognac eaux-de-vie which has been carefully selected from amongst Louis Royer's oldest stock. Its colour is incandescent gold. The perfect harmonious nose reveals aromas of vineyard blossom combined with Limousin oak & hints of vanilla & mellow rancio. Its virtility never turns into aggressiveness, which enables you to fully savour it's lingering taste & remarkable finesse. ...

The wine has a straw-yellow colour with a green tinge. Zesty citrus, apricot & peach aromas characterize the nose with hints of fresh pears. The palate is full & rich with the fruit flavours that follow through from the nose, perfectly balanced by the wood. The wild fermented component gives a layered structure to the wine. 100% Chardonnay. All grapes were sorted for quality purposes after arrival at the winery. Destemming & crushing followed after which the mash was conveyed to the presses via a mash cooling system & rapidly cooled the mash to 6- 8°C. Light pressing followed & the juice was settled overnight at about 10°C. The clarified juice was racked to a fermentation tank where it was inoculated with a chosen yeast strain. Alcoholic fermentation was carried out at 18°C. Approx. 25% of the juice was racked directly to French oak barrels where fermentation took place with wild yeasts that occur naturally on the grape skins. Approx. another 25% of the wine started its fermentation in tank & was then transferred to barrel to finish its fermentation in French oak barrels. The wine was left in the barrels & on the coarse lees for up to 8 months. The lees were stirred up every two weeks to add to the complexity & structure of the wine. ...