Cristal Rose
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, seared lobster, pan-seared wild salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Created in 1974 by Jean-Claude Rouzaud, nearly a century after the legendary white Cristal was born, Louis Roederer's Cristal Rosé is one of the world's most exclusive and revered Champagnes. This rare cuvée owes its unique character to a highly precise and demanding 'infusion' technique. Old-vine Pinot Noir from the limestone-rich Grand Cru clay soils of Aÿ undergoes a cold maceration to gently extract color and delicate red fruit aromatics without harsh tannins, before being blended with elegant Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs. This painstaking process, combined with long cellar aging on the lees and a further period of bottle maturation after disgorgement, yields a rosé of peerless precision, silky texture, and multi-layered complexity that pays homage to the house's historic craftsmanship.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1776 as Dubois Père & Fils and renamed in 1833 by visionary entrepreneur Louis Roederer, Champagne Louis Roederer remains one of the rare independent, family-run prestige Champagne houses, stewarded today by the Rouzaud family. Based in Reims, the house commands over 240 hectares of premier and grand cru vineyards spread across the Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs, and Vallée de la Marne, distinguished by a profound commitment to organic and biodynamic viticulture. Renowned for its masterly balance of power and finesse, Louis Roederer is globally celebrated for creating the world's first prestige cuvée, Cristal, commissioned in 1876 for Tsar Alexander II of Russia, alongside exceptional vintage Champagnes and its hallmark multi-vintage Collection cuvées.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir 55%, Chardonnay 45%
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12% - 12.5%