Medium

Cork

Rosé

France

1974 was the first vintage of Cristal Rosé, but the hot summer of 1976 yielded the first true, long-lived success at the Maison. Today the wine is fading, but still wonderfully detailed and layered to catch; dried apple, honey and dried apricot aromas are turning russet and rather oxygen-marked, although the link back to the fruit is certainly still there (as is a delicate mousse). The 1976 may be one for the archives now, but it remains a wine that spurned one of Champagne's most sought-after gems.

Chardonnay

Pinot Noir / Pinot Nero

Louis Roederer, Cristal Rosé, Champagne, France, 1976

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1974 was the first vintage of Cristal Rosé, but the hot summer of 1976 yielded the first true, long-lived success at the Maison.

Louis Roederer, Cristal Rosé, Champagne, France 1976

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