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    Champagne Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2002 (Magnum 1.5L)

    Champagne Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2002 (Magnum 1.5L)

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    Score: 100
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    Description: \If a wine could ever make you want to pull the top down on your '68 Ferrari convertible
    Score: rip off the rearview mirror and take off
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    Score: this is it. It has a different kind of energy than the '02 Cristal Rose
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    Score: which is more ethereal
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    Score: like strawberries at the right hand of some ancient Gallic god. This is more insolent
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    Score: brash
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    Score: earth bound. All the scents and flavors seem to emanate frm limestone
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    Score: as does the acidity
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    Score: which hits at the front of the mouth and powers through the wine with the kind of solar energy that lifts mist off the white chalk on a cool morning in Cramant. The wine goes on for miles. It's already irresistible
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    Score: and will only improve with ten
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    Score: 20
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    Score: 30 and 40 years of age.\
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    Description: -Wine & Spirits
    Score: 98
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    Description: \The 2002 Cristal is just entering its first plateau of maturity. Ripe
    Score: exotic and striking
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    Score: the 2002 is all class. Apricot jam
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    Score: ginger
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    Score: spice
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    Score: dried flowers and mint open first as the 2002 shows off its alluring personality. Pretty floral accents
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    Score: apple tart and brioche build with time in the glass
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    Score: bringing out added dimensions of freshness and energy. The 2002 was fabulous when I first tasted it just prior to release
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    Score: and has consistently been outstanding. It is a rare Cristal made from all 45 parcels that comprise the estate
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    Score: a telling sign of the high level of the vintage across the board. This is the original 2009 disgorgement. Dosage is 9 grams per liter.\
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    Description: -Vinous
    Score: 98
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    Description: \This is an exceptional wine
    Score: as is the vintage. The fruits—grapefruit
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    Score: crisp red apple—balance with a fine yeasty character. There is a great depth of flavor
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    Score: the fruits going in a pure line of freshness. The one problem is that it is much too young
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    Score: the result of the demand from the market for the next vintage. Age this wine for at least four years.\
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    Description: -Wine Enthusiast
    Score: 97
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    Description: \Super fine texture to this wine. It is very dense and powerful with loads of dried fruits
    Score: white pepper and papaya. It’s full and long. There is so much power and energy to this. The finish shows ginger
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    Score: apple pie and bread dough
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    Score: which was on the nose as well. This is one to age for five or six more years to show its true greatness.\
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    Description: -James Suckling
    Score: 96
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    Description: \The 2002 Cristal is one seriously big
    Score: huge even
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    Score: Champagne
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    Score: and while this cuvee normally shows a seamless
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    Score: elegant style
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    Score: the 2002 vintage’s fruit profile dominates this wine. Toasted bread
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    Score: oak spice
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    Score: orchard fruits and toasted nuts give way to a full-bodied
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    Score: mouthfilling
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    Score: rich 2002 that stays light
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    Score: graceful and elegant on the palate
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    Score: with good to moderate acidity. It’s beautiful today
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    Score: yet has two more decades of longevity.\
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    Description: -Jeb Dunnuck
    Score: 96
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    Description: \Tasted from the original 2009 disgorgement
    Score: the 2002 Cristal is a broad
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    Score: vinous wine
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    Score: bursting with aromas of honeyed yellow orchard fruit
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    Score: warm butter
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    Score: brioche and fresh peaches. On the palate
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    Score: it's full-bodied
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    Score: textural and mouthfilling
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    Score: rendering the fine-boned chalky structure and textural finesse that distinguish this quintessentially elegant style of this cuvée in a broader-shouldered
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    Score: more enveloping register. The 2002 is beginning to enter its plateau of maturity and is drinking beautifully today
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    Score: though it still has many years ahead of it.\
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    Description: -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
    Score: 92
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    Description: \A suave customer
    Score: with hints of citrus
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    Score: berry and coffee. Harmonious and refined
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    Score: with freshness and a bright structure. The finish shows a lot of potential
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    Score: with a mouthwatering aftertaste. Better than previously reviewed. Drink now through 2030.\
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    Description: -Wine Spectator
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