Vintage 2013 Cristal rosé giftbox

A blend of around 55% Pinot noir and 45% Chardonnay, comprising 20% of wine matured in oak tuns, Cristal Rosé is produced using the saignée (bleeding) process after cold maceration. The Cristal Rosé cuvée is aged, on average, for 6 years in Louis Roederer’s cellars.

• style: elegant & complex
• vintage 2013
• terroir: Aÿ, Avize & Mesnil-sur-Oger/ 50% vineyard of «La Rivière» (i.e la Vallée de la Marne)
  50% vineyard of «La Côte» (i.e la Côte des Blancs)
• 55% pinot noir & 45% chardonnay
• brut: 7 gr/liter
• 8 years aging 'sur lattes'
• no malolactic fermentation
• Vinification: long, gentle «infusion». Some Chardonnay juices are poured into a maceration of Pinot Noir grapes, to ferment and blend together perfectly
• 20% oak