26/05/2026
Most people never think about why champagne is crystal clear ✨
But before disgorgement…
every bottle once held a cloudy layer of yeast sediment.
That’s where riddling comes in.
And perhaps no champagne understands the importance of brilliance and clarity more than Cristal 🥂
Because when your bottle is transparent…
there’s nowhere to hide.
In the glass today is Louis Roederer Cristal 2008 - a champagne I had the privilege of tasting in Champagne in 2018, during a visit where I also met Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, Chef de Cave of Louis Roederer ✨
Cristal was once again named the World’s Most Admired Champagne Brand this year - the seventh year in a row.
And tasting this wine, it’s easy to understand why.
Everything about it speaks of precision.
The purity of the fruit.
The extraordinary texture.
The clarity in the glass.
Riddling may seem like a quiet, almost invisible process, but without it, a champagne like Cristal could never become the luminous wine we know today.
This is craftsmanship you don’t just taste.
You see it ✨
