The 2015 Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill Brut is a commanding, multilayered Champagne that reflects both the structure of the vintage and the grandeur of the cuvée’s namesake. The 2015 growing season was warm and dry, with optimal harvest conditions yielding ripe, concentrated fruit. In this edition, Pinot Noir forms the core, delivering richness and dimension, while Chardonnay adds tension, aromatic lift, and poise. After a decade of lees aging, the wine was disgorged with a low dosage (typically around 7 g/L), preserving the cuvée’s natural depth and length. In the glass, it displays a luminous golden hue with a refined mousse. Aromatically, it offers an unfolding bouquet of baked orchard fruit, hazelnut, lemon confit, brioche, chalk dust, and white truffle, with evolving layers of spice and floral nuance. On the palate, the wine is broad yet precise, with a powerful core of fruit, fine acidity, and a textured, expansive mid-palate that leads to a long, dry, miner
Pol Roger Description
Pol Roger is one of the most respected and discreet Grandes Marques of Champagne, celebrated for its deep ties to tradition, its unwavering independence, and its commitment to crafting refined, age-worthy sparkling wines. Founded in 1849 in Épernay, the house has remained family-owned across generations, maintaining full control over its production and vineyard sourcing. Known for its cool, deep chalk cellars—among the deepest in the region—and its long lees aging regimen, Pol Roger produces Champagnes of structure, elegance, and longevity. A hallmark of the house’s philosophy is its stylistic consistency: Pinot Noir-driven blends that offer richness and backbone, complemented by the finesse of Chardonnay, with extended bottle aging across the range. Nowhere is this philosophy better expressed than in its prestige cuvée, Sir Winston Churchill, first created in 1984 as a tribute to the British statesman, who was both a close friend of the Pol Roger family and a devoted adm
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