DOM PERIGNON vs Louis Roederer CRISTAL Champagne: Worth the Hype?

[@cesarmacias3175]

What a coincidence! I just bought the 2013 Dom Perignon last night. It has always been my favorite vintage champagne. It just so happens to be my eldest daughters birth year. We will enjoy it on her 21st birthday.

[@NoSediment]

Great! I think it will age beautifully! 🙏🏻

[@stereodreamer23]

By then, it might actually be drinkable...

[@injashiran]

How much did you pay for your 2013 Dom Perignon?

[@cesarmacias3175]

@@injashiran I paid $259 at Costco

[@flamingosketches]

It's so interesting you mentioned smoke as an aroma note on the Cristal. I was fortunate to try the 2015 quickly in a tasting this year and for a split second, upon entering my palate, it reminded me of some premier mezcals I've tasted (of which smoke, is a common tasting note). Glad Dom Perignon held its own in this tasting, as Cristal is quite more expensive in my market lol. Thanks for another great video 👍

[@stevenreichertart]

It’s so exciting watching you taste these delicious champagnes. I love them so much and I get so excited inside watching other people enjoy them too. ❤️

[@NoSediment]

Thank You! It is great to hear that people enjoy these videos. Champagne always brings joy in my face, if that is a special bottle as these, even more so. 🥂 Cheers!

[@lewisfam4274]

You have the best champagne drinking vest I've seen to date! Great video!!!

[@NoSediment]

Hahahah, and can You imagine, I didn’t want to buy it, I had to be convinced! 🤷‍♀️😂🍾✨ Thank You and cheers! ✨

[@michaelgourlay1746]

Dom P for me every time, but happy to go "off piste" occasionally. Merry everything 🎄🥂

[@NoSediment]

Joyous holiday season to You too! ✨🍾🥂 Cheers!

[@Kanel__Bulle]

Great timing for me with this upload, I was just yesterday looking for tasting notes for the 2013 Dom (anniversary year for my partner and I) as I'm looking to buy. Great vid, thanks!

[@NoSediment]

It was a truly great Champagne, and I wish I would have bought more bottles. But.. this is not a price I can buy wine in cases. 😔 If You and Your partner love Champagne 🍾 This is a beautiful gift! 😌

[@erikhp35c95]

I went several time to Champagne tasting events in Paris and enjoy now cheaper Champagne that match our family taste. Chardonnay for celebrations , Pinot meunier and Chardonnay for the full meal. Took us 100s of tasting to decide. Now we have Pierre Moncuit and Pierre Mignon as our BSA champagnes. We keep Cristal and Krug for exceptional moments. Glad to see that Dom Perignon has improved.

[@NoSediment]

Hey, thank You for the comment. If You like Champagne (and Krug 😉) be sure to come back for the next week’s video! 🥂 Cheers!

[@rmelgar9]

Lovely review ! Both are must-tries for us wine lovers, I like your cup selection !

[@NoSediment]

Yes, indeed, but quite expensive to buy. 😅

[@daniellindegaard7542]

⁠@@NoSedimentyes true, but i saw that you could get them for 174 euros on fleggaard in Harrislee 😊 that’s about 94 € cheaper than the cost here up in Denmark😊

[@loganmalf22]

Great video! As for other champagne videos, I personally would be interested in a comparison of non-prestige cuvée vintage champagnes (Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage / Louis Roederer Vintage / Veuve Clicquot Vintage for example). Another idea would be comparing one house's non-vintage with their vintage and prestige cuvée. Thanks again for the great content. Have a great holiday!

[@NoSediment]

Thank You for the compliment and great topics for the videos! These are really good ones! 🙌

[@drmatthewhorkey]

You are so right, Dom drinks so well young. Nice tasting, I would have loved to see it blind!

[@NoSediment]

Hahahah, it would be interesting to see what I think of them in blind! But in that case I would have wanted to have three wines at least! Will get my piggy bank and start to collect money for the next tasting! 🤭🫣

[@antoniopolese515]

Brava!I have Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé 2014 for this New Year celebration!!I can't wait!!Have a nice holidays and it is so good always to see your videos full of amazing info and joy🍾🥰

[@AndrewSmith-rh9kt]

Cristal is one im yet to try. Had several vintages of Dom perignon but Cristal has evaded me. I very nearly bought some 2008 Cristal recently but chickened out. Maybe I'll cave soon 🤔

[@DrinkinItIn]

Balling out with these wines! Still have yet to try Cristal.

[@russellharbin8020]

I enjoyed this video very much. Perfect for the holidays.

[@NoSediment]

Thank You! That was the plan! ✨

[@dave7mm083]

Great side-by-side vid! Thanks and Happy Holidays and a prosperous New Year to you and yours 🥂🍾

[@judistench2167]

Gurl, you went there lol! Great presentation and very timely info given the Holiday season, but also very helpful in easing the intimidation factor these Classic Champagnes can often present for those new to these High-End bubbles. I think it would be awesome if you would do a presentation comparing a current release of either of these champagnes with a well-aged back vintage to discuss the sometimes profound evolution these Champagnes can experience in the bottle. You could also incorprate a discussion of the amazing P2 and P3 releases of Dom Perignon. Thanks again and Merry Christmas!

[@JS-shim]

I actually tried the 2013 today. It was very fruity, which is unusual for a premium champagne.

[@NoSediment]

I actually like fruit in wine. 🤷‍♀️🤓 🤫

[@andrewkarl5174]

Last night we had a 2008 Veuve Grande Dame, fantastic. When I open a vintage champagne that is the special occasion. Would love to see a review of vintage champagne from grower producers. Two of my favorites are, Paul Bara, and Andre Cloutte. Cheers & happy holidays, also great jacket.

[@carlcadregari7768]

Great wines, the reputation is well deserved! I’ve had both. Earliest was a 96 Cristal, but have had 98, 2000, 06, 08 and 2012 Rose. The 08 and 12 were my favorites. Had few DP too, 04, 08, 13 including a 1998 P2. Super amazing, but I like the Cristal better.

[@NoSediment]

I think Cristal excels in during the cellaring. You have tasted back vintages and with good age, these should be amazing. 🙌🙌🙌

[@neomage2021]

I prefer Cristal over Dom Perignon, but I will usually choose Krug vintage over either

[@NoSediment]

Krug Vintage are amazing champagne, without a doubt, and they always show characteristics of specific year. For me - the true Krug style is Krug Grand Cuvee, I wish I could choose it more often. 🤤

[@QualeQualeson]

Nice jacket. I'll be drinking Bollinger Spécial Cuvée Brut and eating shrimp, like the lowly commoner that I am :D Thanks for all your good content. Merry Christmas.

[@NoSediment]

Bollinger and Shrimp sounds absolutely great and I love that setting. We here have more traditional food, like pirogi, roasts and sautéed sauerkraut. 🙌🙌🙌 May Your Holiday season be joyous and warm! 🍾

[@QualeQualeson]

@@NoSediment Thank you kindly. Shrimp isn't my Christmas dinner though :p I'll have that later in the week between now and new years eve. Christmas eve I eat lutefisk which is tradition in Norway, as well as Sweden and Finland, especially the northern parts. Very good and unique food, though most people today are afraid of it. If you wonder what it is, it's easier if you google it. Maybe you'll find it scary too :D

[@pedropumarada7852]

Dom Perignon is one of my favorites. Do a video of Dom vs Pol Roger!

[@NoSediment]

I guess I would have to do Dom Perignon vs Sir Winston Churchill! 🥂✨

[@fabiomacedo1681]

Two great Champagnes. Together with Krug Clos du Mesnil , they're The Champenoise Trinity

[@NoSediment]

I wouldn’t know, I haven’t tasted the Clos du Mesnil yet. 🥺 But knowing the house style and their quality, I can imagine it would be epic! 🍾

[@joecali2442]

I’ll say I want to see you make a video tasting Salon 2008, cause I think you mentioned it as bottle you wanted to try in an earlier video 😊. I’m not usually a bubbles guy, nor am I usually a Rose fan, but I had a De Venoge Louis XV Rose Brut at a friend’s anniversary dinner party that I was pleasantly surprised by. thought that one was great 😀.

[@NoSediment]

OMG I want to make this video so much as well. However, that bottle costs several thousands and to my knowledge is only bottled in Magnums, which makes it even more expensive and hard to get. 🥺🥺🥺 currently I see no possibility of this happening. 😓😓😓 Believe me, I am sad. 😔

[@gavinsverdloff4291]

Impressive 🍾👏🏻

[@NoSediment]

🥂🥂🥂

[@ndzi_karl]

So please, which champagne will you give it a 10 or an 11 out of 10 ? Thank you!

[@NoSediment]

I don’t know, it depends on the vintage. I do like Comtes de Champagne, they manage to deliver outstanding quality vintage after vintage. Salon has been my favourite for a while, while I could afford it. 🍾

[@jonathanfromspotify]

Hello 😀 absolutely love your content, and i agree on so many things you say! with that being said, i am on the verge of my exam for Advanced MS soon 😊🤞could you please rate Palmer Grands Terroirs 2012 MG (which is fairly affordable thinking of the quality you get) scored 96 points from Essi Avellan, up against Charles Heidsieck 2012 BB? Both are a few of my absolute favorites from 2023 🥂 thanks! And if not, absolutely rock your channel regardless 🥰

[@BlueStarz1]

The 2013 Dom P tastes very similar to Charles Heidsieck in my opinion. Personally didn’t enjoy the 2013 Dom, compared to profile of a Taittinger of Cristal, but still appreciated the taste from the vineyard! Very well could have been the bottle, too. I’ll revisit 2013 if I cant find a 2009! Great side-by-side contrast

[@NoSediment]

Both Champagnes I love, but in my view very different styles. But the agin, I haven’t tasted them side by side. ☹️

[@anthonynasser2461]

So what does everyone do with their bottles after they have enjoyed a bottle of dp or cris?????

[@NoSediment]

Probably just throw out. 🤷‍♀️

[@df71091]

I bought an Armand de Brignac Rose and i dont know if i should have just bought a Dom Perignon instead..... (Never had Champagne in my life)😢

[@NoSediment]

This is one Champagne I have never tasted, so it would be difficult for me to comment. 🤷‍♀️ but DP I like a lot. 🤓

[@lvanonyme2868]

I'm a french dude who works in a wine shop in France. So I used to drink champagne of all prices, alot. And infortunatelly (even if I never tasted) DP or Cristal would be a better choice... But also, if you never drank a champagne start by classic things, not even for celebrate anything, Champagne is nothing more than a sparkling wine. You will love wayyy better the next big one you buy!

[@jdwilkins2000]

Both of these vintages are fine examples of the wine maker's art (I've had multiple bottles of each) But if you can still find them, the 2008 vintage of both champagnes are head and shoulders above these two vintages. Another great 2008 vintage is the Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, you can't go wrong with any of the three.

[@NoSediment]

Agree completely, I am in love with Comtes! 🥂

[@dhk19]

Would love to see you rate wines from An investment standpoint are they gonna grow in price by age like some of them have

[@NoSediment]

Good one! And these two will surely grow in price! 🙌🙌🙌

[@dhk19]

@@NoSediment Nice do you know anything about when the next vintage of dp Will be released is there normally a surden release date dp releases it’s vintages

[@aleksandret.9052]

Hi, enjoyed a lot your video, could please make a review of Bollinger Rd 2004 or Elisabeth salmón 2012, Manu thanks

[@bobjohnson2172]

Thank you.

[@NoSediment]

Cheers! 🥂🍾

[@darrylm3627]

😀👍Good to know, Great Tips

[@NoSediment]

Cheers’ 🥂

[@moa8121]

@@NoSedimentwhat’s the alcohol content of both of those champagnes ?

[@BooSargant]

Had loads of Dom Perignon 2013 and just got bottles of Cristal 2015 but not had any yet, had loads of vintages from both champagnes and perfer the Louis Roederer Cristal

[@NoSediment]

You are a lucky one! 🙌🙌🙌 I think at this point noone doubts the quality, and just as You say - it is a question of what style each of us prefers! 🥂 Cheers and Happy New Year! 🍾

[@BooSargant]

@NoSediment yeah can't lose buying any both top tier. Happy new year and have a good Christmas 🍾

[@Talesofthegrape]

My favourite is Krug

[@NoSediment]

Aaa, yes! Just vintage Krug is a twice or three times the price! 🙌 I wanted to have similar price ranges! 😶

[@raisinahillsrealtorgurgaon]

You are awesome ❤

[@NoSediment]

Thank You and cheers! 🥂 🥂🥂🥂

[@hazardo4378]

I had a 2004 DP in 2019 to celebrate our 15th wedding aniversary, 2004 Pol Roger Winston Churchill lined up for next year's. The 2004 DP was fantastic, really memorable. Not tried Crystal. Also had a 2002 DP recently, but the 2004 left more of an impression.

[@NoSediment]

For me it is similar, I do like 2002 vintage, but 2004 has been one of my favourite Champagne vintage for a while now. It just offers so much so early! 🍾

[@palandi]

Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus Agnese! so far I only had Dom Pérignon (I opened a 2003 two years ago) and it was awesome, even though I can't really justify the premium over, say, a regular Billecart-Salmon or a Roederer, which do 98% of the job for 25% of the price. that said, I'm currently searching for something that could be a theme for a future video here: good value prestige cuvées - for as much an oxymoron this idea seems to be. Perrier-Jouët prices their Belle Époque at half the price of a Cristal, and Taittinger's Comtes de Champagne (which I know is a favourite at Domaine de No Sediment in Riga) is also less pricey than the two bottles you featured today. not to mention Amour de Deutz or the prestige offerings from grower producers. maybe it doesn't make sense to talk about value in this price point but this is an idea that I've been flirting with for some time...

[@NoSediment]

Thank You for Your suggestion. I think this is great topic and certainly something to explore further! I will keep this in mind when making future videos! 🫡

[@NoSediment]

And Happy New Year! 🥂

[@barmalini]

I have'nt had a privilege so far to taste neiter of them, but I'm sure you can't go wrong with either, although my personal preference is for the Cristal. Simply because I love Louis Roederer, which I know quite well from their regular blends, and I still have no idea about the Dom Perignon.

[@NoSediment]

Unfortunately the prices are so high, that it is becoming increasingly difficult for a regular wine consumer (lovers) to enjoy these bottles. I keep talking with wine professionals world wide and unless they don’t have impressive collection themselves, currently many rely on the generosity of friends like minded people, who share their great bottles with them.

[@-itkindaworks-]

Buon Natale! A question: Dom or Krug?

[@christianbayerstein5243]

It‘s the same since both owned by LVMH.

[@-itkindaworks-]

@@christianbayerstein5243 An excellent point which is hard to argue with :)

[@DanJones-td4zz]

Love the Vizsla 😊

[@NoSediment]

Thank You’ 🥂🍾

[@injashiran]

I can easily go to most Norwegian Vinemonopoly stores and buy these two bottles (in pairs or more) for a lesser price...

[@NoSediment]

😬😬😬😬 I always thought that premium wines are more affordable in Norway, than everyday category. Is that true?

[@injashiran]

@@NoSedimentYes,yes and yes... Its state controlled (vine monopoly) There is a standard tax for all vines,no matter the cost for each bottles. In Norway cheap wine is expensive, and expensive wine is cheap....

[@injashiran]

Youu should by them in Norway!

[@injashiran]

sorry,i need a new keyboard...

[@chicojones7863]

Now review Cristal 2008 vs Dom Perignon P2 '2002

[@NoSediment]

Give me few years to earn more money! 😶🫣 😂😂😂

[@Birdylockso]

I would drink my 2009 Cristal in 2029 at the earliest. I once made a mistake drinking them too young, but no more.

[@allancosta93]

I prefer Louis Roederer Cristal

[@oscar-uz4dw]

I'll be drinking my cava from Spain vintage bottles .

[@NoSediment]

Perfect! 🥂🥂

[@whoyawit]

Y'all got to get that lady gaga edition and that club joint that light up. I just collect them 😅

[@NoSediment]

Too expensive for me. ☹️🫣

[@whoyawit]

@NoSediment Yeah they are lol

[@worldview730]

we will never know how much of her advertisement is real (Her) or how much is for her promo. of this fabulous product?

[@NoSediment]

You will know, the promo is exact zero! All I say is honest and noone has payed and even provided the bottles for free. Also payed for those full price! So cheers! 🥂

[@worldview730]

Great @@NoSediment

[@smoothtalka6204]

Skip both and get Krug. 👍🏼

[@stephanemaster8808]

I tend to prefer cristal than DP But after i not drinking P2 or P3 I prefer also mostly krug even regular or vintage Not fan of comtes de champagne After for me most of champagne are to chardonnays And my teeth react like too much acidity But in same time salon never impressed me Weird? maybe… So i a not a great fan of structural champagne with acidity or mouth watering U could try the hebrart special club 2018 ( i never drink the 2019 for now) I find it like krug with a changing wine all the glass All in one i have the great difficulties to enjoy and rank heavy priced champagne Whereas for red/withe or dessert i can feel the difference when u start climb the ladder of price

[@zzp1]

A Champagne does not improve getting older. That's #1. They may vary in quality from year to year. That is true. Each house has its own viniculture/ vinification. You prefer Grande Dame, Ruinart, Louis Roederer or whatever. Matter of taste which cannot be discussed.

[@NoSediment]

I would agree that it does not necessarily get better per se, but for sure develops more complex flavours, and some would prefer that, others would like more fresher style. As per style - that is one element we can talk about Champagne, but quality is different, and those are two different things! Cheers and thank You for the comment!

[@zzp1]

@@NoSediment How? because the sediment or tannine has been thoughtfully filtered out. In case of some residue left, yes, I would agree with you. That is the older wines with the old vinification could improve over the years and were at advanced age even drinkable. However, I like your representation a lot.

[@NoSediment]

Well, oxygen impacts elements in wine no matter if they have sediment. Some elements that have been bound together (molecules) will release or break bounds, thus becoming available (volatile) for us to smell. But, what You say is really true, it is matter of taste, some people like these more fresher styles and some will value older vintages.

[@worldview730]

What D hell does "PRESTIGE KUET" mean?

[@NoSediment]

Without “t” at the end, Cuvee! ✨and to answer Your question, usually the top label from a producer from a top vineyards creating wines of the premium quality.

[@worldview730]

Thanks @@NoSediment

[@Blair338RUM]

Dom is the luxury cuvee that keeps on taking your money.

[@NoSediment]

I still think it delivers in quality. And the prices increase because we are willing to pay that. 😓

[@Blair338RUM]

Agnese I was shocked to discover from an champagne insider how little it costs to produce, apart from the marketing.

[@NoSediment]

@blaircalvin5025 just as with everything luxurious, price is rarely determined by how much it costs to produce. It is the quality, the name, the association with that brand and people wanting to be part of that circle, and in this case relative scarcity. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@edwardlandersonlll9096]

Just explain the taste without all those fancy wine words like Bigger or Boulder instead just tell us does it taste good or not, is it sweet, fruity, or dry, what is it! ?

[@NoSediment]

Taste very good, dry, high acidity! 😅

[@edwardlandersonlll9096]

@@NoSediment Thank you!

[@winemoneysong]

It is generally not recommended to swirl sparkling wines to increase the volume of fruit. The CO2 bubbles spreads the nose and volatile aromas of the wine. Besides flattening the wine the swirling increases the acid levels in the wine left in the glass. Swirl if you want but the CO2 bubbles does the work for you.

[@NoSediment]

Increase the acid levels? 🤔

[@winemoneysong]

To begin with Champagne is a wine that has high acid levels. The Co2 bubbles disburse the fruit aromas and volatile compounds. By swirling the wine you diminish and let aromatics float into the air thus leaving a wine of high acidity sans the lost fruit nuances which highlights the acid left in the wine. Picture if you shake a bottle of soda and rid the fluid of the CO2 what is left is a flat dull drink. The Champagne producers work hard to capture those precious pearls of CO2 thru a pain staking aging process. By swirling the wine you are throwing those complex compounds to the wind and leaving a wine of natural high acidity. When I was visiting a famous Champagne producer many years ago the chef of the cave commented to one of my business associates who was swirling the contents of the glass to please don’t do that because we work so hard to age and capture those bubbles which brings those distinctive nuances that only can be found in Champagne. I know it’s counterintuitive because swirling air into red and white wines help bring out the hidden properties in the wines but with sparkling wines it seems to dissipate those qualities. Plus I find that using Champagne flutes restricts the finite nuances found in sparkling wines. I prefer regular white wine glasses which allows a larger surface for the bubbles to deliver their magic. Glass choice is a personal preference though. With the prices of those wines wines (which I have been enjoying for decades) Cristal and Dom being priced like they are you want get the maximum enjoyment out of them.

[@NoSediment]

@winemoneysong I highly doubt that pH level or TA changes by swirling. Sorry 🤷‍♀️

[@winemoneysong]

@@NoSediment I did’t say it changes the total acidity or ph levels. That is something you implied. Wine is a living compound which when disturbed changes it’s chemical structure. As I wrote it is counterintuitive because exposing red and white wine to more oxygen helps coax more of the hidden nuances out of the wine. Have you ever heard anyone decanting Champagne? I don’t think so. You don’t want to remove one of the main elements that makes sparkling wine so distinctive (those haunting CO2 bubbles). Try this experiment with two bottles of the same Champagne, shake one of the bottles viciously and pop the cork and release the foamy bubbles then open the undisturbed bottle and serve the wines side by side. A big taste difference! An extreme example but when you swirl the sparkling wine you are not opening up the flavors you are dissipating the flavor compounds into the air. This is a very academic conversation but wines this distinctive deserves merits serious thought. It’s not whether you agree or not, it is basic chemistry but very few consider. Thanks!

[@NoSediment]

@winemoneysong with all due respect, World Sommelier Championship requests to decant Champagne. Watch them! Europe Championships as well. Many top restaurants offer to decant Champagnes. 🍾 and acidity is not something magical, it is something that You can measure. Just as residual sugar. 🤷‍♀️

[@Jim-nt7xy]

Cristal has cornered the rappers market.

[@NoSediment]

Is it still?

[@seminky5341]

I have tried Dom, Krug, Belle Opaque and grand dame. Yes they are good, yes their bubbles is very fine. But let me tell you something. It doesnt have to be about the best of the best to appreciate champagne. NV are as good. Give Bollinger, veue, baron rothchild, taittinger, lauren pierre, p jouget a try. You will absolutly be addicted to it. For me, these NV are the best and can beat Dom anytime. If i can share some bad experiance interms of my personal taste, i'd stay away from Moet and Drapier.

[@NoSediment]

I think each of these Champagnes have their place and time, and they are beautiful on their own, I agree! And yet, sometimes You want to have something elevated in Your glass, something special. 🍾✨🥂

[@wichorast]

F Crystal.Jay Z started his champagne brand to boycott the racist owner that didn’t like rappers using his champagne in videos

[@mbos4115]

There is nothing more luxury than Ace of Spade Champagne! Cost the same as Christal, taste like Moët. If this ain’t balling, I don’t know what is.

[@jdwilkins2000]

You should have said "There is nothing more fake luxury" than Ace of Spades. The Moët you are comparing it to costs about $49 as opposed to Ace of Spades $300.

[@RCTricking]

Yeah how is Jay Z going to go from repping Christal to scamming his fans and music people 😢 I guess that’s how you become a billionaire 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@smoothtalka6204]

@@jdwilkins2000well said! 👍🏼

[@seminky5341]

Ace of spade is like buying off white products.

[@pysparknuggits6734]

​@@seminky5341😂

[@Clf5796]

Too many words used to describe wines

[@NoSediment]

I like wines that are so complex that You need time to have more words to describe them. Life is more interesting that way. ☺️

[@timelessracecars7796]

This is greay

[@NoSediment]

I hope You meant great! 🤭 Anyway - Cheers and Happy New Year! 🥳

[@tonyconstantini.4707]

Jajaja cristal es mucho más caro por lo que es mejor

[@jerzystruczak782]

nice show yet too much blah blah 10 points scoring-a joke cheers!!

[@NoSediment]

Hahahaa, some wine professionals say that 100p is a joke because, where do You really start? What is the minimum? Somewhere at 70? What are the rest of the points for? Given automatically then? 🤭🤭 Anyway, Happy New Year!

[@Demonslayer-vt9lm]

Sugar Creek winery Wisconsin has far better than either of these two overated and over priced sulfited sparkling wines.

[@NoSediment]

What is wrong with so2 adding ? 😉

[@Demonslayer-vt9lm]

@@NoSediment Because it's a chemical additive that's unnecessary. My friend owns a winery and makes the best wine I've ever had that's sulfite free. He's got the lab tests to prove that as well.

[@eymerichinquisitore9022]

For me Krug has characteristics unattainable by both and when I evaluate Champagne wines it is always my point of reference. I find Crystal excellent but very "pimp", ideally approachable by a joyful company of friends while Krug has such a demanding complexity that I would not recommend it to those who like to distract themselves with a glass in hand but only to those who want to try a unique organoleptic experience. The Dom is exactly halfway between the two because it combines freshness and fun with an aristocratic personality and great depht.