2012 Louis Roederer Cristal 2012 - A blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, with 32% of the wine being vinified in oak casks; no malolactic fermentation. Light yellow; aromas of lemon peel ...

Recently I sat down with Thierry Wallaert, export manager for Louis Roederer, to discuss Cristal, especially the current release from the 2008 vintage. 2008 was an outstanding vintage in Champagne ...

Champagne Louis Roederer, the maker of Cristal, won a trademark infringement case against J. Garcia Carrion SA over the labeling of sparkling wine.

Champagne Louis Roederer may not be as familiar a name to lovers of prestige bubbles as Cristal—its signature sparkler. But Louis Roederer has been one of region’s venerable producers since ...

In the 1870s, Louis Roederer's Cristal Champagne, then bottled in actual crystal, became a favorite of Russian Czar Alexander II. When Champagne makers have that kind of history, it's not easy to ...

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 ...

Champagne Louis Roederer Collection 242 is crafted from 34 percent of the perpetual reserve, 56 percent from the 2017 harvest, and 10 percent of oak-aged reserve wines from the 2009, 2011, 2013 ...

Louis Roederer makes Cristal, a $300 bottle of Champagne that graces the ice buckets of the rich and famous. Landmass Wines is the tiny Oregon winery that makes Crystal Visions, a $26 bottle of ...

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.

Cristal is the iconic $300 Champagne knocked back by hip-hop moguls and Hollywood royalty (often straight from the bottle in Cadillac Escalades and hot tubs). The full name is Louis Roederer ...