Sell your Cristal.
Cristal comes in its clear bottle and gold wrap for a reason: it was first made for the Russian court, and it has been Louis Roederer's prestige Champagne ever since. We buy every vintage, with or without the box.
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How we price Cristal
Cristal's clear glass lets light through, so storage matters more than usual. Keep the wrap on if it still has one, and tell us where the bottle has been.
Vintage comes next. Older vintages, the Rose and larger formats each price on their own.
How selling wine works
Tell us what you have
List each wine with its vintage, size and fill level, and add a photo of the bottle upright at eye level.
Get a firm offer
We price every bottle and send one written offer for the lot, usually within 48 hours.
Ship it, get paid
We send a free shipping kit, insured both ways. We inspect the wine when it arrives and pay you in 5 to 7 days.
Where should the fill be?
Wine slowly drops in the bottle as it ages. A high fill tells us the cork has held and the wine was kept well. Here is how we read it, on the two bottle shapes.
Bordeaux bottle (straight shoulders)
Good fill
- Into the neck
- Base of the neck
- Top of the shoulder
We look closely
- Upper shoulder
- Mid shoulder
- Low shoulder or below
Burgundy or Champagne bottle (sloped)
Good fill
- About 1 cm below the cork
- About 2 cm below the cork
- About 3 cm below the cork
We look closely
- About 4 cm below the cork
- About 5 cm below the cork
- 6 cm or more below the cork
A lower fill is not an automatic no. Older wine sits lower, and we look at every bottle on its own.
Cristal we buy
- Cristal Brut, every vintage
- Cristal Rose
- Magnums and larger formats
- Bottles with the original box or wrap
What we pass on
- Bottles kept in bright light for long stretches
- Torn or lifted foil
- Display bottles
Selling Cristal: questions
Does the gold wrap matter?
It helps. Leave it on, and photograph the bottle as it is.
Do you buy Cristal Rose?
Yes. Note that it is the Rose when you list it.
How do I ship Champagne safely?
We send a free insured kit with protectors made for the bottle. You drop it at a UPS location.
Sell your Cristal
Send the vintage and one upright photo.
- Quotes within 48 hours, guaranteed
- Insured shipping both ways, on us
- No fees taken from your payout, ever