Champagne Cristal Rose 2012 Jéroboam (300cl)
The 2012 Champagne Cristal Rosé from Roederer is a rosé champagne from Champagne, classified as a Grand Cru. The Cristal Rosé cuvée blends 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay. Wine Advocate awards it 98/100, Jancis Robinson 18/20, and James Suckling 99/100. Critics describe a deep and concentrated wine, combining power, freshness, fine mousse, and fruit expression. Drinking windows: 2022–2035 according to Jancis Robinson, 2025–2065 according to Wine Advocate; James Suckling recommends it from 2025.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Jeroboam (300cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 55% Pinot Noir, 45% Chardonnay
Roederer
Louis Roederer is a Champagne house based in Reims, founded in 1776 under the name Dubois et Fils. Remaining under family control and run by the Rouzaud family, it manages a vast vineyard spread across the Montagne de Reims, the Marne Valley and the Côte des Blancs. Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon is the cellar master and head of winemaking.
- Owner
- Famille Rouzaud
- Maître de chais
- Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon
- Surface (ha)
- 250.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 3 800 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The company was founded in Reims in 1776 by Pierre-Joseph Dubois and his son under the name Dubois et Fils. In 1833, Louis Roederer inherited the business from his uncle, gave it his own name and began to expand its export operations. From the 1830s onwards, Hugues Krafft’s commercial efforts played a key role in establishing the house on the Russian market. In the mid-19th century, Louis Roederer also developed his own vineyard to ensure greater control over his supply of grapes. In 1852, the house moved to Boulevard Lundy in Reims, where buildings and cellars carved into the chalk were constructed. In 1876, Louis Roederer created Cristal for Tsar Alexander II of Russia. Following the untimely death of Louis Roederer II in 1880, his sister Léonie Olry-Roederer became the owner of the brand and the estates. Her son Louis-Victor, followed by her brother Léon Olry-Roederer, subsequently ran the house; on Léon’s death in 1932, his wife Camille Olry-Roederer took over the reins. Jean-Claude Rouzaud, Camille Olry-Roederer’s grandson, inherited the business in 1979 and expanded the family group. His son, Frédéric Rouzaud, has been at the helm of the house and the group since 2006. Since 2000, Louis Roederer has been applying practices to its vineyards inspired in particular by organic, biodynamic and regenerative agriculture; Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon is now the cellar master.
Cristal Rosé
Created by Jean-Claude Rouzaud, Cristal Rosé comes from four grand cru plots located in Aÿ, Avize and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Its identity relies on the association of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay using an infusion technique specific to Louis Roederer. The House thus seeks an expression of chalk combining energy, finesse, silky texture and saline freshness.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- Cristal Rosé is the rosé counterpart to Cristal, the historic prestige cuvée of Louis Roederer.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1974
- Style of the cuvée
- A rosé Champagne of great finesse, precise and energetic, characterized by a powdery and silky texture, a saline freshness and a delicate expression of Pinot Noir.
- Position within the range
- Iconic prestige cuvée, the rosé counterpart to Cristal at the summit of the Louis Roederer range.
Histoire de la cuvée
Jean-Claude Rouzaud created Cristal Rosé starting with the 1974 harvest, by selecting Pinot Noir plots in Aÿ and Chardonnay plots in Avize and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. This first blend introduced a pioneering gentle infusion method, which was subsequently perfected and became the elaboration signature of the cuvée.
