Louis Roederer Cristal 2006 — Champagne, 1.5 L

Name: Louis Roederer Cristal 2006 — Champagne, 1.5 L
Brand: Louis Roederer
SKU: 495342
Price: 702.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Louis Roederer

2006 · 1.5 L · RP 100, 95

-10% € 780,00

€ 702,00

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Louis Roederer Cristal 2006 in a 1.5 L bottle: Brut Grand Cru Champagne from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, drinking window 2018 to 2050.

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1.5 L
Drink 2018-2050
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SKU: 495342

Key facts

Vintage: 2006
Appellation: Reims
Classification: Grand Cru
Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Drinking window: 2018–2050
Vintage rating: 90/100 — ready to drink
Format: 1.5 L
Producer: Louis Roederer
Region: Champagne
Country: France
Type: White
Sweetness: Brut

Reims 2006 on the Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart

Category: Reims, Champagne, Grand Cru

Cristal 2006 magnum: Brut, Grand Cru, drinking window 2018 to 2050

A 1.5 L magnum of Louis Roederer Cristal 2006, twice the standard 0.75 L bottle. It is a white Champagne of Grand Cru class, Brut in style, made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Louis Roederer is a Champagne house based in Reims, which is why the wine is listed under that city. Reims lies in the Marne department about 129 km northeast of Paris and is one of the two commercial centres of the Champagne region. It is not a separate appellation: wines from the area are sold under the AOC Champagne.

Cristal was created in 1876 at the request of Tsar Alexander II and became commercially available in 1945. The house bottles it in transparent flat-bottomed glass wrapped in orange cellophane against light, and it is riddled by hand. Cristal is drawn from 45 plots in Grand Cru vineyards.

The 2006 growing season was warm overall, with a cool, rainy August and dry, warm September conditions. The 2006 blend is 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay, with 20% of the grapes vinified in oak and no malolactic fermentation, and an average of 5 years in the cellar before disgorgement.

Illustration: chalky Chardonnay slopes of the Côte des Blancs

Champagne 2006 on the vintage chart: 90, ready to drink

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart gives Champagne 2006 a score of 90 and the letter R, which stands for ready to drink. That figure describes the vintage as a whole. The drinking window opened in 2018 and runs to 2050, so in 2026 the wine is inside it with 24 years left. The window is the range given for this bottle; the chart score covers every Champagne of the year.

Questions buyers ask

Which grapes go into Louis Roederer Cristal 2006?

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The blend is 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay.

Is Cristal 2006 ready to drink in 2026?

Yes: 2026 falls inside the 2018 to 2050 drinking window given for this bottle. The Wine Advocate chart also rates the Champagne 2006 vintage 90 with the letter R, meaning ready to drink; that is a rating of the vintage, not of this bottle.

When was Cristal first made?

Cristal was created in 1876 at the request of Tsar Alexander II and became commercially available in 1945.

What was the 2006 growing season like?

The season was warm overall, with a cool, rainy August and dry, warm September conditions.

This bottle

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