Louis Roederer Champagne Brut Cristal 2016

98 Pts (Cellar Selection), Wine Enthusiast – 97 Pts, Decanter – 97 Pts, Parker’s Wine Advocate

“Cristal 2016 represents a return to purity and classicism for this cuvée, even seen through the lens of 2016’s ripe, generous opening. It is characteristically discreet in youth, cloaking its ripeness in long, chalky, stony energy. Gentle mandarin, pale apricot and raspberry fruit sit under slowly maturing notions of floral honey and tight, smoky charm. There’s an airy, flowing delicacy and persistence which lifts this cuvée above some other expressions of this year. It’s a hugely promising .