Cristal Roederer 2002 poultry head-pruned vineyard planted in 1904

head-pruned vineyard planted in 1904

turning them occasionally

Always one of the more delicate

leather and rusty nail scents plus wafts of iodine and sweaty leather

It pairs well with a variety of rich

Cristal Roederer 2002 poultry head-pruned vineyard planted in 1904Tasted from the original 2009 disgorgement, the 2002 Cristal is a broad, vinous wine, bursting with aromas of honeyed yellow orchard fruit, warm butter, brioche and fresh peaches. On the palate, it's full bodied, textural and mouthfilling, rendering the fine boned chalky structure and textural finesse that distinguish this quintessentially elegant style of this cuve in a broader shouldered, more enveloping register. The 2002 is beginning to enter its