Wine By Bok - 9.75/10 stars
Served from a jeroboam format (3 litre bottle), I was lucky enough to taste from 2 such bottles in a night! The freshness of the champagne from a big format was astonishing, the content was showing that the champagne was perhaps produced just a couple of years ago! The freshness was incredible, the bubbles immediately captivated my palette with the signature Cristal fruitiness, super clean fruits with super long finishing. It immediately put the Dom Perignon 1999 served next to it looked like a clown (but obviously Dom Perignon 1999 has it’s own beauty not showing up as quickly as Cristal, refer to my notes). There was a tinge of smokiness and bitterness from the 2nd bottle, not sure if it was the lingering Avruga caviar I had before tasting this 2nd bottle or not. Either way, a rare opportunity and a honor to drink such aged champagne.
Wine Advocate - 98 points
One of the finest Champagnes I have ever brought to my lips, the 1999 Cristal bursts from the glass with fresh hazelnut and apple scents. Elegant, deep, and silky-textured, this medium to full-bodied beauty is immensely concentrated, pure, packed with apple flavors, and astoundingly long in the finish. Louis Roederer does not display a disgorgement date or consumer friendly lot number on its non-vintage Brut. This is regrettable as it has consistently been one of the finer bottlings in this category. (12/2005)
James Suckling - 97 points
From the family collection, disgorged ten years after harvest, slightly lower than original dosage. A warm year, the hottest since 1959 at the time, this has high ripeness and plenty of spice, a touch reductive, gentle citrus peel and some candied tropical fruits, clear chalk, dried honey and brioche too. The palate has a compression to it, smooth and finely layered texture here, some flesh and some succulent texture, generous dried red cherry fruit flavours pressed together with layers of more savoury autolysis. Complex and textural Champagne. (7/2014)
Specifications
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Vintage | 1999 |
| Grape | Pinot / Chardonnay |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Gift Box | With Gift Box |
| Bok Rating | 9.75/10 Stars |
| ABV | 12.5% |
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