Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé 2008 Champagne

Cristal Rosé 2008 is a vintage rosé Champagne from Louis Roederer in Reims. Cristal began as a personal cuvée commissioned by Tsar Alexander II and was reintroduced by the house in 1924 as the first prestige cuvée champagne. It is made only in the finest vintages. This 2008 draws on four plots: two blocks of Pinot Noir in Aÿ, and one each of Chardonnay in Mesnil and Avize. A delicate infusion of Pinot Noir gives the wine its pale pink hue. Wild strawberries, tangerine, warm pastry and crisp green orchard fruit lead on the nose. The palate is medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with racy acidity, and the finish is chalky and sharply focused.