In Bond Fine Wine. 2012 Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé, Champagne, France. Rosé champagne rosé in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 98/100 (WK). Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
William Kelley (WK) — 98/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 05/03/2020 · Drink 2025-65
The 2012 Cristal Ros' is showing brilliantly, unwinding in the glass with a beautiful bouquet of fresh peach, bergamot, strawberries, tangerine and blanched almonds that's still quite reserved. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep and strikingly complete, its vinous attack segueing into a multidimensional core that exemplifies the ideal of power without weight, built around a racy but int…
Antonio Galloni (AG) — 98/100 · Vinous, 01/12/2019 · Drink 2022-52
The 2012 Cristal Ros' is magnificent. When Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste L'caillon started to move Roederer towards organically farmed fruit, he started with Cristal Ros', Roederer's smallest production cuve'. Because of that, Cristal Ros' is the wine in this range that shows the current Roederer style in its fullest expression. Rich, vivid and crystalline in the glass, the 2012 Cristal Ros' is a C…