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Cristal 2009
| Author | Chiara Giovoni |
| Date of publication | 04/11/16 |
| Score | 97/100
DoctorWine Award greater than 95
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| Denomination | Champagne |
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| Value for money | |
| Current price | 180.00 € |
| Country | Champagne |
| Nation | Francia |
Cristal is a cuvée made with grapes from the Grands Cru of Montage de Reims, Vallée de la Marne and Cotes des Blancs with the wine sitting on the lees for around six years before aging for eight months in the bottle after it was disgorged, with a dosage of 8g/l. In the glass the wine has a luminous golden color and an intense and fresh aroma from the fullness of the fruit with notes of citrus, ripe passion fruit, star anise and gooseberry, followed by a gourmandize sensation of hazelnut butter and toasted barley with a saline hint that will return in the flavor but which in the nose is a cloud of chalk. The mouthfeel has volume and tension, scenic presence and pure freshness, a giant step that animates the dynamic depth and wins you over with its energy that does not fade for a long time.
