Cristal Roederer 2002 Pork Ornellaia has been through some

Ornellaia has been through some significant changes over the past several years

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

this is a very pretty if somewhat atypical wine to enjoy over the next few years

And it is this balance that guarantees juiciness

good acidity and some structure and tannin in the finish

Cristal Roederer 2002 Pork Ornellaia has been through someTasted 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