good acidity and some structure and tannin in the finish
15% Merlot and 15% Syrah and other varietals spent 14 months in 100% new French oak
smoked meats and rich spices that are framed by a nicely integrated application of new oak and strongly recall the wines of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
The 2000 is a lavishly concentrated effort offering aromas of sweet blackberry jam intermixed with acacia flowers
Add 2 tablespoons of oil onto a frying pan / skillet and heat for 3-5mins
Cristal Roederer 2002 Pork good acidity and some structureTasted from the original 2009 disgorgement, the 2002 Cristal is a broad, vinous wine, bursting with aromas of honeyed yellow orchard fruit, warm butter, brioche and fresh peaches. On the palate, it's full bodied, textural and mouthfilling, rendering the fine boned chalky structure and textural finesse that distinguish this quintessentially elegant style of this cuve in a broader shouldered, more enveloping register. The 2002 is beginning to enter its