Cristal Roederer 2002 Pork (billed on the first of

(billed on the first of every month after your first subscription order

notes of bacon fat emerge

15% Merlot and 15% Syrah and other varietals spent 14 months in 100% new French oak

smoked meats and rich spices that are framed by a nicely integrated application of new oak and strongly recall the wines of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

good acidity and some structure and tannin in the finish

Cristal Roederer 2002 Pork (billed on the first 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