Cristal Medallion
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Osetra caviar, butter-poached lobster, seared sea scallops
✨ Technical Specifications
The Louis Roederer Cristal Medallion represents the absolute pinnacle of luxury and artistic craftsmanship in Champagne. This ultra-rare release features the iconic Cristal prestige cuvée—originally created in 1876 for Tsar Alexander II of Russia—encased in a breathtaking, handcrafted 24-carat gold-plated latticework designed by the designer Philippe Di Méo. Produced only in exceptional vintages and in highly limited quantities, the wine inside is a masterclass in precision. It is sourced exclusively from biodynamically farmed Grand Cru vineyards in the Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs, and Vallée de la Marne. Aged for years on its lees and further in bottle, this cuvée marries the intense, chalky minerality of Champagne's finest terroirs with an opulent, silky texture and unparalleled depth.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in Reims in 1776 and renamed upon Louis Roederer’s succession in 1833, Champagne Louis Roederer stands as one of the region’s preeminent independent, family-owned Grandes Marques. Spanning 250 hectares predominantly situated within Grands and Premiers Crus across the Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne, and Côte des Blancs, the estate prioritizes exceptional estate-owned viticulture. Under Chief Executive Frédéric Rouzaud and long-tenured Chef de Cave Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, the house has pioneered large-scale viticultural regenerative transitions, with vast holdings certified organic and farmed biodynamically. The winemaking style combines parcel-by-parcel vinification, judicious large-oak maturation, and blocked malolactic fermentation to preserve chalk-driven tension, textural depth, and crystalline purity. Louis Roederer is internationally renowned for creating Cristal—the iconic prestige cuvée developed in 1876 for Tsar Alexander II—alongside Cristal Rosé, vintage-dated parcel expressions, and the dynamic multi-vintage Collection series based on a perpetual reserve system.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir 60%, Chardonnay 40%
🍷 ABV
12% - 12.5%