France Champagne Louis RoedererLouis Roederer Cristal

1976 Louis Roederer Cristal

Louis Roederer

96Average Score

Champagne / France

White

The 1976 Cristal offered an additional level of ripeness and sweetness and depth, with notes of candied apricots and figs. Antonio Galloni, May 2008

The Wine Advocate Score: 96/100

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Scores + Notes

Average Score

The 1976 Cristal offered an additional level of ripeness and sweetness and depth, with notes of candied apricots and figs. Antonio Galloni, May 2008

The Wine AdvocateScore: 96/100

About The Producer

The producer

Champagne Louis Roederer

Champagne Louis Roederer remains one of the last independent, family-run Grande Marque Champagne houses. It is best known for creating the first prestige cuvée and one of the region’s most celebrated wines, Cristal.

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Product Details

Country

France

Region

Champagne

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Sparkling wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

France

Region

Champagne

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Sparkling wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Average Score

The 1976 Cristal offered an additional level of ripeness and sweetness and depth, with notes of candied apricots and figs. Antonio Galloni, May 2008

The Wine AdvocateScore: 96/100