Louis Roederer, Cristal Rose Vintage:2002 Strong reduction knocks down the

Strong reduction knocks down the nose

pear preserves and caramel studded with white raisin and candied citrus peels make for an aromatic display of head-turning intensity and a creamy

licorice and black cherry notes

the 2007 Grahams Vintage Port is complete in every way

2015 was very dry

Louis Roederer, Cristal Rose Vintage:2002 Strong reduction knocks down theThe finest rendition of this cuve that Lcaillon has produced to dateand, indeed, one of the finest wines produced by any of Champagne's important houses in the last two or three decadesis the 2008 Cristal Ros, a brilliant wine that derives from a mere four of the 45 plots that are candidates for inclusion in Cristal, two blocks of Pinot Noir from A, one of Chardonnay from Mesnil and another from Avize, and I suspect that its origin in the crme de la