2004 Champagne Pol Roger, Sir Winston Churchill, Brut
- White
- Dry
- Full Bodied
Ready - mature
- Stephan Reinhardt
- 95+/100
Product: 20048007892
Description
Pol Roger is perhaps best known as Winston Churchill's favourite Champagne. The House remains family-owned and has a reputation for producing Champagnes of finesse and elegance which age very well. The cuvée Sir Winston Churchill, launched in 1984 and made from a secret blend, is a Champagne of exquisite finesse and balance and one that rivals the very best of the region.
Winston Churchill is the ultimate expression of what the Pol Roger House can achieve. The 2004 has not disappointed and is very much typical of the Pol style. The palate is packed full of citrus, stone fruit and fresh flowers with hints of roasted nut and toasted brioche on the finish. There is a lot of substance there but all the while very approachable and extremely refreshing. This is vibrant and truly drinkable already, but with so much potential for the future. This is really very good.
Winston Churchill is the ultimate expression of what the Pol Roger House can achieve. The 2004 has not disappointed and is very much typical of the Pol style. The palate is packed full of citrus, stone fruit and fresh flowers with hints of roasted nut and toasted brioche on the finish. There is a lot of substance there but all the while very approachable and extremely refreshing. This is vibrant and truly drinkable already, but with so much potential for the future. This is really very good.
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2004
Alcohol % 12.5
Maturity Ready - mature
Body Full Bodied
Producer Pol Roger
Critics reviews
Stephan Reinhardt 95+/100
An intense golden-yellow color dresses the Pol Roger prestige cuve 2004 Sir Winston Churchill, which opens with a clear, deep, dense, ripe, fresh, pure and elegant bouquet of matured apples, apricots and lemon flavors along with exciting spicy flavors. Although this Brut is already more than 11-years-old, it is dew-fresh and still developing--slowly. This Champagne is highly complex and well structured on the palate, with grapefruit flavors; it is a full-bodied and intense, yet very firm, persistent, fresh and very elegant assemblage of unnamed Grand Cru Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays. It reveals a very long and complex, powerful but stimulating finish, and obviously, an eternal youth. The finish is powerful and stringent, and reveals a great, great aging potential. The wine is somewhat restrained and too compact at the moment though, and should benefit from a longer bottle aging.Stephan Reinhardt - 04/03/2016
About this wine
Pol Roger
Pol Roger is perhaps best known as Winston Churchill's favourite Champagne. The house remains family-owned and has a reputation for producing champagnes of finesse and elegance which age very well. Pol Roger Brut Rèserve Non-Vintage, made from equal parts of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, is consistently one of the very best on the market, largely due to the high proportion of aged reserve wines in the blend. Pol Roger vintage wines, made from at least 60% Pinot Noir and up to 40% Chardonnay, are soft and fruit-driven in youth but, after ten years or so, develop great complexity and finesse. The Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill, launched in 1984 and made from a secret blend, is a Champagne of exquisite finesse and balance and one that rivals the very best of the region.
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