{"product_id":"louis-roederer-cristal-2018","title":"Louis Roederer, Cristal, 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEst. delivery in autumn, 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCristal is one of the most iconic names in Champagne, created in 1876 for Tsar Alexander II, who apparently worried a standard bottle might conceal an assassin's bomb, hence the clear glass. The symbolism has shifted somewhat since then, but the wine's claim to greatness hasn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2018 vintage was one of Champagne's warmest on record, and in lesser hands that could mean flabbiness or excess. Roederer's response was to pick earlier, preserve acidity, and lean into the freshness that their Cristal vineyards - mostly Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Montagne de Reims and Côte des Blancs - naturally offer. The result is a wine of real presence: generous but tightly coiled, rich but never heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louis Roederer","offers":[{"title":"IN BOND \/ 6X75CL","offer_id":53597803839795,"sku":"LORO-CRIS-18-6-75-IN BOND","price":972.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/7463\/7875\/files\/roederer-cristal-2018-750.jpg?v=1782980172","url":"https:\/\/www.honestgrapes.co.uk\/products\/louis-roederer-cristal-2018","provider":"Honest Grapes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}