Cristal Roederer 2002 poultry Born in the heart of

Born in the heart of the Chesapeake Bay area

springs no surprises

Frederic Engerer

turning them occasionally

I was deeply struck by the consistency of the wines from year to year

Cristal Roederer 2002 poultry Born in the heart ofTasted from the original 2009 disgorgement, the 2002 Cristal is a broad, vinous wine, bursting with aromas of honeyed yellow orchard fruit, warm butter, brioche and fresh peaches. On the palate, it's full bodied, textural and mouthfilling, rendering the fine boned chalky structure and textural finesse that distinguish this quintessentially elegant style of this cuve in a broader shouldered, more enveloping register. The 2002 is beginning to enter its