Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Champagne 2015 路易王妃水晶香檳《ZTF006_BOX》

Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Champagne 2015 路易王妃水晶香檳《ZTF006_BOX》

產區 / 級別：Champagne 香檳區，France 法國

葡萄品種：60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay

酒精度：12%

網站介紹：https://www.louis-roederer.com/zh-hans

🌟 為數不多獨立經營的家族酒莊

🌟 英國皇室的御用香檳

🌟 最頂級的膜拜級香檳之一

🌟 在1876年酒廠替沙皇陛下釀製出全世界第一款頂級香檳Cristal (水晶香檳)

🏅 Wine Enthusiast 98 pts

🏅 Wine & Spirits 98 pts

🏅 James Suckling 97 pts

🏅 Wine Spectator 96 pts

🏅 Wine Advocate 95 pts

🏅 Decanter 95 pts

🏅 Vivino 4.5

Champagne Louis Roederer（路易王妃香檳）位於法國 Reims，有506英畝葡萄園，只種植 Chardonnay 和 Pinot Noir 這兩種法定葡萄。園內微型氣候相當穩定，因此不管年份如何，其香檳酒都能保持一貫水準。該酒莊的歷史可以追溯到1776年，酒莊由 Dubois 父子創建。直到1833年，Louis Roederer 先生從他叔叔那裏繼承了這份產業，酒莊才更名為 Louis Roederer。正是在他的領導下，Champagne Louis Roederer 才逐漸聲名遠揚，開始釀制香檳酒。

1868年，Champagne Louis Roederer 酒莊賣出了超過 250萬瓶的香檳酒，其中絕大多數出口至俄國（當時美國也是它的出口國之一）。之後，Champagne Louis Roederer 成為俄國沙皇的最愛，據1873年酒莊的檔案檔記載，僅一年的時間，酒莊就向俄國運送了666,386瓶香檳酒（占其總產量的27%）。3年之後，也就是1876年，酒莊應沙皇亞曆山大二世 （Alexander II）的要求，為俄國皇室特別釀造了路易王妃水晶香檳酒（cuvee Cristal）。1917年，俄國十月革命爆發，Champagne Louis Roederer 從此失去了自己最大的客戶。

自1924年始，酒莊又重新生產水晶香檳酒。極為精細的釀制工藝和完美無瑕的品質，使得此款酒的價格非常昂貴，可能是世界上最貴的香檳之一。Champagne Louis Roederer 和水晶香檳酒目前還是英國皇室的御用香檳，由此不難看出它在西方貴族們心目中的顯赫地位。水晶香檳酒外面包有一層金黃色的塑膠紙，該紙只能在飲用前打開。因為水晶香檳酒的酒瓶是清潔透明的，不像其他香檳瓶是綠色或棕色的，擋不了太陽的紫外線，所以需要另加一層保護膜。水晶香檳酒的品質極為精緻，據說該酒打開金黃塑膠紙後放在太陽下15分鐘就會變壞，但在黑暗的酒窖中至少可放20至30年。

如今，Champagne Louis Roederer 已是幾座為數不多的仍然獨立經營的家族酒莊，目前由 Jean Claud Rouzaud 的兒子 Frédéric Rouzaud 打理，他是該酒莊直傳後代的第七代傳人。他是大名鼎鼎的 Camille Olry-Roederer 的後代。而 Camille Olry-Roederer 自1932年起就接管了酒莊，一直到1975年她去世為止。Camille Olry-Roederer 在法國幾乎是家喻戶曉，這不僅因為她強硬的管理作風，更是由於她在自己的賽馬場上推出了一款最出色的香檳酒——雅明香檳（Jamin）。現在，Champagne Louis Roederer 每年銷往全球80個國家和地區，數量高達270多萬瓶，其中包括產量較大的普通Louis Roederer 香檳酒，少量的Louis Roederer 水晶香檳酒和 Louis Roederer 粉紅水晶香檳酒。其中，粉紅水晶香檳酒是用黑皮諾葡萄釀制。

Champagne Louis Roederer 的釀酒方法，與其它香檳酒莊相比靈活性更強。在某些年份，該酒莊會全部進行蘋果酸-乳酸發酵，但在另一些年份則只部分進行，甚至完全不進行，這完全取決於釀酒師對葡萄的分析。酒莊的釀酒設備可自行調節溫度，並且乾淨得令人不可思議。酒莊內全部的優質陳釀。

二十世紀初歷史性悲劇相關的動盪形勢，特別是第一次世界大戰摧毀了一半以上的路易王妃莊園，這使得Léon Olry Roederer決定重建葡萄園。在這個危機四伏的時代，他決定購買葡萄保障家族事業不至於就此中斷，就是在這個時期他創出了多年份香檳，無論哪個年份，其口味表現均非常穩定，這就是今天的低甜度一級香檳 (Brut Premier)。

Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Champagne 是風土的完美演繹，它來自1845年以來開始慢慢建立的葡萄園，使用定制的可持續葡萄栽培法。 具體的實踐包括混合選擇法、溫和修剪、生物動力法堆肥以及讓土地長時間休耕。 受到永續農業的啟發，路易王妃也採用一系列措施調整生態系統平衡，在人與自然之間建立密切的聯繫。

2015年份的葡萄酒因而成熟、有著良好的結構，更以其白色土壤賦予的難以置信的新鮮度為加冕。 由於路易王妃溫和而優良的葡萄種植實踐，白堊土的純淨閃耀著光芒，我們得到了成熟與新鮮的完美共生。

🏅 Wine Enthusiast 98 pts

From vineyards that are run organically, this iconic Champagne's latest iteration is as beautiful as ever. Textured, with a mineral undertow, the wine is just beginning to soften and show a balanced maturity.

🏅 Wine & Spirits 98 pts

Ripened to fragrant white-peach flavors in the heat of the 2015 vintage, the biodynamically farmed fruit for Cristal transforms that ripeness into a delicate juiciness, the wine both luscious and youthfully concentrated, almost severe in its structure. None of the wine undergoes malolactic conversion, and a quarter of the base wine ages in oak; particularly in this vintage, Cristal is built for the long haul, rather than for drinking on release. Spicy and sub-tle, this wine's earthiness is incipient, not yet revealed, like a groundnut — not the peanut, but the native-American tuber with a flavor that might literally be described as a pomme de terre (an apple of the earth). Sophisticated and layered, this wine hums with a quiet energy.

🏅 James Suckling 97 pts：

For the warm and dry vintage this has tremendous freshness and elegance. The complex nose of citrus blossom, mint, lemon and lime zest opens up slowly as this aerates in the glass. The wine’s ample structure is still quite firm, which is a vintage characteristic, the mousse very fine but also very lively for an eight-year-old champagne. Cristal fans will love this as it is, but a year or two more in the bottle will do a lot for the very long mineral finish of this youthful masterpiece. A cuvee of 60% pinot noir and 40% chardonnay, picked from all 45 Cristal vineyard plots. Tasted at the Cristal vertical tasting at the champagne house on July 6th, 2023. Drink from release.

🏅 Wine Spectator 96 pts：

This mouthwatering Champagne has an ethereal quality, with a frame of chiseled acidity and focused precision to the pointillisme-like, vibrant mousse. Yet this shows depth and generous expression, with the finely spun notes of patisserie apple and blackberry fruit opening beautifully on the palate and through the minerally finish, with notes of grated ginger, blood orange granita, salted Marcona almond and anise.

🏅 Wine Advocate 95 pts：

If the 2014 vintage was especially open and demonstrative, the 2015 Cristal is going to require more patience. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of citrus oil, crisp stone fruits, white flowers, crushed mint and subtle hints of buttery pastry, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with a deep, concentrated and rather introverted core of fruit framed by chalky extract and animated by a pretty pinpoint mousse. This is a serious, vinous Champagne that has considerable substance to age and may well evolve along the lines of the lovely 1985. Rating:95+

🏅 Decanter 95 pts

An open and inviting nose references cream, oatmeal and Amalfi lemon with the slightest edge of smoke. The palate immediately strikes with a mouthwatering lemon ripeness and a juicy, mouthfilling generosity reminiscent of yellow plum. It stays true to the trademark sleekness of Cristal and speaks of the concentration of 2015. Fine mousse accentuates the fullness and roundness of the wine while the long finish hints at chalky depth which, for now, is dominated by ripe stone fruit and more of that textured, rich notion of oatmeal. Definitely a Cristal to enjoy soon.

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