Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Long-time Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon has produced yet another in a string of superb Champagnes with the 2007 Cristal. Rich, powerful and enveloping, the 2007 takes hold of all the senses and never lets up. The aromatics alone are captivating, but then the wine opens on the palate, revealing layer after layer of flavor to match a multi-dimensional, kaleidoscopic personality that will leave Champagne lovers weak at the knees. The 2007 is 58% Pinot Noir and 42% Chardonnay, which is to say a bit more Chardonnay-leaning than is the norm. The 2007 is striking today, but it should also age effortlessly for several decades.' - Antonio Galloni, Vinous, 97+/100 (Jul 2015)

'This Champagne comes along in a golden color and with a deep and matured, yet well-defined bouquet of ripe yellow fruits and honey notes. Full-bodied, round and very complex, the generous 2007 is a perfect mix of ripe fruit and precise minerality. It is silky textured, pure and precise, as well as powerful and expressive. It has great tension and grip in the very long and persistent finish. Great expression of chalk. The 2007 was disgorged in 2015.' - Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate, 95/100 (Jun 2016)