The Champagne house is preparing to release the 2005 vintage of Cristal so I asked Lécaillon to take a break from his fast-paced life managing the vineyards and cellars of Roederer (which range ...

“This is the exact vision of Cristal,” he said. “We would not have been able to make this wine without the ’96 experience.” The 1996 vintage in Champagne should have been a dream ...

With those lessons learned, Lécaillon and the other panelists ensured that the 2008 vintage reflected the best of their houses. The Louis Roederer Brut Champagne Cristal 2008 ($279), which scored 97 ...

Louis Roederer has released its top-tier Champagne, the 2013 Cristal vintage. By Florence Fabricant Graduation, Father’s Day, a wedding, all occasions that warrant raising a glass of bubbly.

If Champagne is the ultimate celebration wine ... which explains the lengthy aging potential of Cristal. Vintage differences, as with all Champagnes, range according to acidity, ripeness and ...

We enjoy a bottle of Cristal Brut on occasion but would like you to suggest substitutes (or as close as possible) at a lesser price. We look forward to your recommendations. Yikes. That's a tall ...

The quality of the fruit sourced for the Vintage blend held strong ... then managing director of the Champagne Louis Roederer winery, which is the maker of Cristal. In 2021, JAY-Z sold 50% of ...

a three-liter bottle of a limited 2002 Vintage Cristal Jeroboam Champagne. Of course, with a dinner like that, you have to arrive and depart in style...with a provided limousine ride (that's ...

Also on her list: a Vintage sterling silver cocktail shaker and cups from Liberty ($7,600), plenty of 2002 Louis Roederer Cristal champagne ($2,930 per case) and a $8,000 cutlery service.