Presenting a radiant Cristal champagne from the 2014 vintage, this wine embodies the essence of Domaine Cristal. Selected from 39 out of 45 vineyard plots, it reflects purity, finesse, and elegant length. Rooted in the eternal cycles of seasons and heritage, Cristal is a quest for excellence, harmony, and a true expression of its terroir. The 2014 vintage, marked by bright sunshine, yielded a harvest that showcased the fruit and finesse in a truer form. With a focus on eco-friendly sustainable techniques, this vintage strikes a balance between maturity and freshness, embodying a more terroir-driven style. Cristal's identity is unparalleled, evolving with each vintage, revealing its unique personality through a kaleidoscope of flavors and textures. The 2014 Cristal, rich and fleshy, effortlessly expresses its aromas, melding powerful fruitiness with intense chalkiness and a graceful finish.

Ready to be enjoyed, Cristal 2014 also holds immense potential for evolution, promising a long and enchanting future. It is a loyal expression of the vintage, capturing the essence of Cristal's style with allure and charm, making it a perfect representation of the 2014 vintage.

Maker Notes

Driven by a new ambition and desire for freedom, the Louis Roederer Champagne House is entering a new phase in its history with the creation of Collection. Current times, climate change and the importance of sustainable and respectful winegrowing practices that accentuate the qualities of the terroir have become central to our ethos and our work.

The finest works are often forged by constraint and adversity. Driven by a new energy, the Maison decided to reinvent its blends, reshape its expertise and rethink its methods in order to fall into step with Nature's new tempo and continue to evolve, advance and adapt.

All the plots of vines used for the creation of Collection, i.e. those owned by Louis Roederer as well as those belonging to our longstanding partners, have therefore been reevaluated to retain only those that are best suited to the Collection identity, rooted in the heart of the Champagne terroir.

This quest for the Champagne region’s most ‘expressionist’ terroirs has led us to a myriad of different origins, lieu-dits, exposures, lands and predominantly limestone soils, all with the ability to endure over the long term. This approach enables Louis Roederer not only to better tackle climate change, and do so whilst acquiring resilience and complexity, but also to guarantee the freshness of its wines and the continuation of the ‘Louis Roederer style’.

Created from the Perpetual Reserve and the oak-aged reserve wines, complemented by the finest successes of the 2018 harvest, Collection 243 is tied to our Champagne roots and the foundations of our Reims-based Champagne House. We therefore give ourselves the freedom to create the blend on the basis of whatever Nature gives us.

This decidedly Epicurean champagne is the Louis Roederer’s multi-vintage champagne par excellence! Collection’s number represents the number of blends created since the birth of the Louis Roederer Champagne House and enables wine lovers to select their wine based on the level of youth or maturity that they desire and appreciate.