Country: France

Region: Champagne

Vintage: 2008

Cépage: Pinot Noir (60%); Chardonnay (40%)

Size: 750 ml

Rating(s): 98 (RP); 100 (JD); 100 (JS)

" The 2008 Cristal is a perfect wine, and Champagne simple does not get any better. This incredible wine offers a beautiful perfume of clean, crisp fruits, layers of complexity in its toasted spice and white flowers, and an utterly seamless, yet powerful style on the palate. This is a rich, decadent expression of Cristal yet it’s still crystalline and elegant, with no sensation of weight, and it just glides over the palate. Haut Couture at its finest and this majestic, profound, legendary Cristal can be drunk anytime over the coming 2-3 decades."

Jeb Dunnuck (JD) - 12/18