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2015 Champagne Pol Roger, Sir Winston Churchill, Brut

  • White
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Ready - youthful
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
96/100
Stuart Pigott
96/100
Jancis Robinson MW
18/20
William Kelley
94+/100
Antonio Galloni
95/100
Product: 20158007892
2015 Champagne Pol Roger, Sir Winston Churchill, Brut

Description

The 2015 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill from Pol Roger shows opulent aromas of brioche, apricot and honeydew melon on the nose. This is followed by a lively palate of tangy lemon, apple and gingerbread. The finish is long and luxurious, leaving behind a lasting impression of creamy vanilla and toasted almond. This is an absolutely stunning expression

Drink 2027 - 2045

Joshua Friend, Senior Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd (March 2023)

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2015
Maturity Ready - youthful
Body Full Bodied
Producer Pol Roger

Critics reviews

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 96/100
Aromatically spirited and generous, the Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 2015 presents enticing aromas of lemon curd, ripe apple, almond paste, butter pastry and orange peel. The medium-bodied palate has a wonderfully textured complexity and acid freshness that radiates throughout. It finishes long, toasty, and certainly invites another sip. A joy to drink. The bottle tasted was disgorged September 2022 and finished with a seven gram per liter dosage.Drink 2023 - 2040Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent (November 2023)
Drink 2023 - 2040
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, TheWineIndependent.com (Nov 2023)
Stuart Pigott 96/100
Very complex nose with a wide spectrum of candied citrus, dried peach and mirabelle tart aromas. Bold and rich, particularly on the mid-palate, but with a great deal of subtlety and delicacy for the vintage. This is already delicious, but at the finish you really taste how this has been made for the long term. Great drive and persistence right at the end. Drink or hold.Stuart Pigott, Senior Editor at jamessuckling_com (August 2023)
Drink 2023 - 2040
Stuart Pigott, JamesSuckling.com (Aug 2023)
Jancis Robinson MW 18/20
Blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from grand cru vineyards.Deep golden straw colour. A full-bodied, meaty nose with lots of impact. Lovely, filigree mousse – very well judged for its impact on the palate. Flavours reach every bit of the palate. Quite a charmer! Definitely already approachable – in fact, it tastes as though it would already have been pretty nice last year! A fine, succulent representative of this dry, ripe year. Pretty gorgeous, actually. Maybe it won’t be the longest-lasting Churchill, but it’s hugely satisfying now.Drink 2023 - 2030jancis_robinson_mw MW, JancisRobinson.com (March 2023)
Drink 2023 - 2040
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Mar 2023)
William Kelley 94+/100
A strong effort in a less-acclaimed vintage, Pol Roger’s newly released 2015 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill opens in the glass with aromas of confit citrus, ripe orchard fruits and dried white flowers mingled with hints of honeycomb, freshly baked bread and anise. Medium to full-bodied, vinous and concentrated, with bright acids, chalky structuring extract and a pinpoint mousse, this inherently rather rich, gastronomic Champagne is quite tightly wound out of the gates and will reward a bit of bottle age. Stylistically, it is somewhat reminiscent of a modern-day version of the 1985.Drink 2025 - 2045William Kelley, Wine Advocate (March 2023)
Drink 2023 - 2040
William Kelley, RobertParker.com (Mar 2023)
Antonio Galloni 95/100
The 2015 Brut Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill shows off the savoury side of the vintage to great effect. Hints of dried pear, sage, mint, dried flowers, lemon oil and chamomile open gradually in this mid-weight, lithe edition of Pol Roger’s tête de cuvée. The 2015 unfolds nicely with time in the glass, but I wouldn’t think of opening a bottle anytime soon. Readers will find a nervy Winston Churchill marked by notable freshness and vigour more than size. This is a fine effort in a vintage that has proven far trickier than most observers envisioned. The dosage is 7 grams per litre. Disgorged September 2022.Drink 2027 - 2045antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (November 2023)
Drink 2023 - 2040
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Nov 2023)

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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Champagne

In 1668, Dom Pérignon is said to have discovered how to make sparkling wine; today his technique is used the world over, although Champagne continues to make some of the finest. France’s most northerly wine region, Champagne is now home to 15,000 growers and 290 ‘houses’. A blend of grape varieties is usually required: white Chardonnay to add fruit and elegance, and two reds – Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier – to provide body and backbone.
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