Cristal Roederer 2002 poultry Anticipated maturity: now-2009

Anticipated maturity: now-2009

Foie gras is the liver of a goose or duck that has been fattened by a process of force-feeding

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

turning them occasionally

Cristal Roederer 2002 poultry Anticipated maturity: now-2009Tasted 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