Louis Roederer Cristal Rose 2012 Magnum: Bubbles of Distinction
Champagne 12% ABV ABV Louis Roederer
21 February 2026
Cristal Rosé lived up to the hype
Got recommended this by the guy at our local wine shop for our anniversary dinner. The mousse is incredibly fine and there's fresh peach and pastry notes that are just gorgeous. Long saline finish that keeps you reaching for another sip. Expensive obviously but it made the evening feel properly special.
7 February 2026
Good not mindblowing
Tried a glass at a tasting event. It's undeniably well made — really fine bubbles, lovely bready nose, and a dry chalky finish that goes on forever. But at this price point I expected to have some kind of religious experience and it was more like yeah that's a really nice glass of fizz. The 2012 vintage is drinking well though, no rush on it.
26 January 2026
Maybe I don't get it?
Split a bottle with friends at a restaurant (not the magnum thankfully). It's nice, really smooth and the finish goes on and on with this mineral chalky thing. But I've had £40 grower champagnes that made me just as happy. I'm sure wine people will tell me I'm wrong but for normal drinking it feels like diminishing returns.
8 January 2026
The best rosé champagne I've ever had
Saw this on a wine list and our table decided to just go for it. Glad we did. There's a lemon curd richness to it but it stays so fresh and precise, and the finish is salty in this really compelling way. Pure Pinot Noir doing its thing at the highest level. Special stuff.
13 November 2025
Stunning but you're paying for the name
Had this at a friend's wedding and wow, it's seriously good champagne. Really elegant, lovely almond and citrus flavours that linger forever. I'd give it a 9 if I didn't know the price — knowing it's £1500 for a magnum makes me think you could find something nearly as good for a third of that.
28 September 2025
Birthday splurge that delivered
My wife turned 50 and I went all in with the magnum. The bubbles are so fine and creamy, and there's this amazing bread and peach thing going on that just keeps evolving in the glass. At £1500 it's obviously insane money but honestly for a once-in-a-lifetime occasion it felt worth every penny. We were still talking about it the next morning.