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2019 Pierre Peters l'Esprit Blanc de Blancs Vintage Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$199. 00
Bottle
$2388.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
The L'Esprit de 2019 is one of the best versions of this wine I can remember tasting. Exuberant and racy, with tons of energy, the 2019 reflects the natural intensity of this great vintage while retaining the super-classic signatures of the Côtes des Blancs. This cuvée is a blend of fruit sourced from Grand Cru sites in Le Mesnil, Avize, Cramant and Oger. Readers who want to enjoy a top-flight Champagne without splurging will find so much to like here. Hints of tangerine peel, marzipan and dried flowers linger on the intensely saline finish. Dosage is 4 grams per liter. Disgorged: December 19, 2023. Drink 2024-2034.
94 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
Aromas of pie crust and pear with hints of meringue, as well as oyster shell. Full-bodied, soft and creamy with brioche and apple and a rich yet fresh finish. Brut. Drink now.
94 points
JamesSuckling.com
A selection from four plots, the 2019 Champagne Grand Cru Blanc De Blancs L'Esprit Vintage Brut offers more power and crystalline density. Pouring a bright silver/yellow hue, it opens to aromas of ripe pear, citrus blossoms, salted lime, and crushed stones. It’s medium-bodied, with a chiseled structure, a precise mousse, and a long persisting finish. This vintage has the structure to demand some cellar time before diving into it. Drink it over the coming 12-15 years. Drink 2024-2040.
94 points
Audrey Frick - jebdunnuck.com

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2016 Pierre Peters Les Montjolys Cuvee Speciale Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$399. 00
Bottle
$4788.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

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Marked by a tight-knit core, the 2016 Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Spéciale Les Montjolys is very different from the fuller-bodied, more powerful 2017 rendition. Disgorged in December 2023 with a dosage of 4.5 grams per liter, it’s a more linear Montjolys, stylistically reminiscent of the 2013 rendition. Offering up aromas of white flowers, green apple, fresh hazelnut and oyster shell, it is crystalline and nuanced, structured around mouthwatering acidity and concludes with a focused, chalky finish. It’s one of the more elegant versions of this cuvée, demonstrating subtle complexity, and I loved it! As always, it derives from a vineyard based on deep clay soil, where the resulting wines are more textural and less taut than those produced from Les Chétillons. Drink 2024-2044.
96 points
Kristaps Karklins - Wine Advocate (Dec 20, 2024)
The 2016 Brut Cuvée Spéciale Montjolys is all precision, tension and energy, with that extra kick of exuberance that is so typical of this site. Tangerine peel, spice, lemon confit, pastry and dried flowers are all beautifully amplified in this resonant, super-expressive Blanc de Blancs. Soft contours and an exotic flair add to its undeniable allure. There's real palate presence and overall depth here. Gorgeous tropical overtones linger. This is such a classy wine. Dosage is 4 grams per liter. Disgorged: November 2023. Drink 2024-2036.
95 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
Leaner and very minerally with sliced apple and pear, as well as hints of brioche and pie crust. Lemon undertones. Medium-bodied and racy, with slate, kerosene and spicy undertones. It goes on and on, but maintains delicacy and form. 6 years on lees and disgorged October 2023. 4g/L dosage. Drink now.
97 points
JamesSuckling.com
The 2016 Champagne Blanc De Blancs Les Montjolys Cuvée Speciale Brut displays more breadth in the range and pours a medium straw hue. It reveals a delicate smoky profile, with more savory aromas of ripe golden pears, toasted bread, lemon balm, and wet stones. Medium to full-bodied, the palate gains in salinity, with a crunchy feel, a spritely and elegant mousse, and a great finish. It’s prime for holding another year or so and drinking over the following 15 years or more, as it’s surely going to improve as it leans into its more tertiary characteristics. Drink 2026-2042.
96 points
Audrey Frick - jebdunnuck.com

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2018 Pierre Peters l'Esprit Blanc de Blancs Vintage Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$199. 00
Bottle
$2388.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

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The L'Esprit de 2018 is a very pretty wine that shows the natural complexity of a Champagne that has spent a few years in bottle. Floral and light on its feet, the 2018 also reflects a vintage with higher yields in its mid-weight structure. Lemon peel, white flowers, mint, sage and almond are all nicely layered. The 2018 is not terribly complex or deep, but it is immensely charming. Disgorged: November 2022. Drink 2023-2033.
91 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous

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2016 Pierre Peters Les Chetillons Cuvee Speciale Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$370. 00
Bottle
$4440.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

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The 2016 Brut Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons is gorgeous. Light on its feet and intensely aromatic, the 2016 is an absolute delight. Dried lemon peel, almond, crushed flowers, tropical fruit and chamomile all grace this super-expressive Chétillons. Light inflections of botrytis linger. Slightly forward aromas and flavors suggest the 2016 will be an early-drinking Chétillons, but I doubt that will be an issue for most readers. If anything, the 2016 shows the kind of complexity that usually only comes with time. It's a fine effort in a challenging vintage. Disgorged: November 2022. Dosage is 4 grams per liter. Drink 2024-2031.
93 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
Very floral with honeysuckle as well as lemongrass. Hints of flint. Medium-bodied, dusty and chalky with yellow lemons coming through on the palate. Citrus flower. A touch of wild florals and fresh straw. Very subtle and vivid. Nice bitterness with botanicals. Salty at the end. Drink or hold.
97 points
JamesSuckling.com

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2017 Pierre Peters l'Esprit Blanc de Blancs Vintage Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$180. 00
Bottle
$2160.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

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Unwinding in the glass with scents of sweet orchard fruit, peach, honeycomb, warm biscuits and dried fruits, the 2017 Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Millésime L’Esprit de 2017 is medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny, with fine concentration, racy acids and a long, saline finish. Péters describes the vintage in the Côte de Blancs—which suffered less than sectors where Pinot predominates—as "a precursor of 2019," in the sense that small yields attained elevated maturity without losing freshness; and this Champagne does indeed transcend simplistic generalizations about the vintage. Drink 2023 - 2035.
93+ points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Sep 01, 2022)
The L'Esprit de 2017 is a surprising wine, in a very good way. Deep and wonderfully layered, the 2017 possesses tremendous depth and textural resonance. Tangerine peel, spice, brioche, baked apple and more exotic tropical accents all open with a bit of time in the glass. Disgorged: July 2022. Dosage is 4.7 grams per liter. Drink 2023-2030.
93 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
A brightness and clarity here with sliced apples, oyster shell and hints of brioche with butter. Medium to full body with beautiful length. Creamy texture and a delicious finish. A balance and beauty to this. Four blocks from Mesnil, Oger, Avize and Cramant. 4.5 g/L dosage. Drink now.
95 points
JamesSuckling.com

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2015 Pierre Peters Les Chetillons Cuvee Speciale Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$350. 00
Bottle
$4200.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

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Disgorged with five grams per liter dosage, the 2015 Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons has turned out well, unwinding in the glass with aromas of freshly baked bread, crisp orchard fruit, clear honey, warm biscuits and dried white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and muscular, it's a deep, compact wine structured around racy acids and chalky extract. It's a strong effort, but it will demand a bit of patience to reveal all its potential. Péters was careful not to pick too soon, classifying 2015 along with 2011 and 2007 as years defined by an early harvest where it was nonetheless critical to avoid picking too early. Drink 2025-2050.
94 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Sep 01, 2022)
The 2015 Brut Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons offers up a beguiling mix of dried fruits, herbs, smoke, graphite and citrus peel. Powerful and driving, the 2015 has a lot to offer. It's an intriguing Chétillons, that is for sure. Today, the wine's textural richness and savoriness are in a sort of tension with each other. It will be interesting to see which direction this ends up going, but the evolution this far has been quite positive. I am cautiously optimistic here, especially given the high extract. Disgorged: July 2022. Dosage is 4.7 grams per liter. Drink 2023-2030.
92+ points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous

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2014 Pierre Peters Les Montjolys Cuvee Speciale Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$420. 00
Bottle
$5040.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Like its Les Chétillons counterpart, the 2014 Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Spéciale Les Montjolys is also showing beautifully. Wafting from the glass with aromas of crisp green orchard fruit, freshly baked bread, Meyer lemon, bee pollen and white flowers, it's full-bodied, fleshy and layered, with an ample core of fleshy, vibrant fruit that's girdled by bright acids and complemented by a pretty pinpoint mousse. Textural and expansive, it's a touch richer and more giving than the more chiseled Chétillons. Drink 2023-2043.
96 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Feb 01, 2022)
The 2014 Brut Cuvée Spéciale Montjolys shows just how compelling this vintage is. It offers a gorgeous mix of energy from this late-ripening year along with the natural radiance of this site. Lemon confit, white pepper, apricot, white flowers and chamomile are all finely delineated throughout. There is a bit of youthful austerity, though, so I would cellar the 2014 for at least a year or two. Drink 2024-2035.
94+ points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
The 2014 Champagne Cuvée Speciale Les Montjolys Brut is floral and has a hint of greenness, with notes of almond croissant, marzipan, lemon curd, and green melon. There is great tension on the palate, and it is more linear, as you might expect from the vintage. With a note of lime blossom, its florality continues through the finish and lingers. Drink 2024-2044.
98 points
Audrey Frick - jebdunnuck.com
A sister to Les Chétillons, its vines just a little lower, with a little more clay over the chalk bedrock. Pale dreamy lemon, then an appealing attack of sourdough which, on warming, presumes upon notes of gingerbread; in the same vein the almonds defer to marzipan and the lemon pith is joined by nectarine and Mirabelle plum. Generous and precise at the same time; all that one should expect from a great wine from a great village (Le Mesnil-sur-Oger). Drink 2021 - 2028.
94 points
Simon Field MW - Decanter

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2014 Pierre Peters Les Chetillons Cuvee Speciale Blanc de Blancs Champagne Magnum (1500ml)

Champagne, FRANCE
$750. 00
Bottle
$9000.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

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Disgorged in July 2021, Péters's just-released 2014 Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons is showing very well, unwinding in the glass with scents of ripe citrus fruits, crisp green and yellow orchard fruit, white flowers and subtle hints of freshly baked bread. Medium to full-bodied, deep and incisive, it's seamless and concentrated, its elegantly fleshy core of fruit underpinned by a racy spine of acidity and animated by a pretty pinpoint mousse; it concludes with a long, mineral finish. Readers will have a lot of fun comparing the 2014 with the more tightly wound 2013 in a decade's time. Drink 2023 - 2043.
96 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Feb 2022)
The 2014 Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons is fabulous. The 2014 is not as obvious as years like 2012 or 2013, but it presents a youthfully austere, classic personality that is absolutely beguiling. Readers will have to be patient here. There is certainly a lot to look forward to. The 2014 Les Chétillons is a Blanc de Blancs that sizzles with Mesnil tension and energy. Dosage is 3.5-4.5 grams per liter. Disgorged: May, 2021. Drink 2024 - 2034.
97 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
A comparative tasting of neighbouring vineyards, Les Montjolys and Les Chétillons reminds one of the tortoise and the hare. Les Chétillons is incredibly reserved at first, but with a little air and a little time, spring flowers take boom, then hawthorns and acacia appear and even a hint of white pepper calls from behind the chalky foundations. The wine grows on the palate too, and what starts as austerity slowly but surely is transformed by the rigour of an innate and enviable complexity. Drinking Window 2021 - 2030.
95 points
Simon Field MW - Decanter

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2014 Pierre Peters Les Chetillons Cuvee Speciale Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$350. 00
Bottle
$4200.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

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Disgorged in July 2021, Péters's just-released 2014 Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons is showing very well, unwinding in the glass with scents of ripe citrus fruits, crisp green and yellow orchard fruit, white flowers and subtle hints of freshly baked bread. Medium to full-bodied, deep and incisive, it's seamless and concentrated, its elegantly fleshy core of fruit underpinned by a racy spine of acidity and animated by a pretty pinpoint mousse; it concludes with a long, mineral finish. Readers will have a lot of fun comparing the 2014 with the more tightly wound 2013 in a decade's time. Drink 2023 - 2043.
96 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Feb 2022)
The 2014 Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons is fabulous. The 2014 is not as obvious as years like 2012 or 2013, but it presents a youthfully austere, classic personality that is absolutely beguiling. Readers will have to be patient here. There is certainly a lot to look forward to. The 2014 Les Chétillons is a Blanc de Blancs that sizzles with Mesnil tension and energy. Dosage is 3.5-4.5 grams per liter. Disgorged: May, 2021. Drink 2024 - 2034.
97 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
A comparative tasting of neighbouring vineyards, Les Montjolys and Les Chétillons reminds one of the tortoise and the hare. Les Chétillons is incredibly reserved at first, but with a little air and a little time, spring flowers take boom, then hawthorns and acacia appear and even a hint of white pepper calls from behind the chalky foundations. The wine grows on the palate too, and what starts as austerity slowly but surely is transformed by the rigour of an innate and enviable complexity. Drinking Window 2021 - 2030.
95 points
Simon Field MW - Decanter

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2016 Pierre Peters l'Esprit Blanc de Blancs Vintage Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$160. 00
Bottle
$1920.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

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The 2016 Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Millésime L’Esprit de 2016 is lovely, wafting from the glass with aromas of crisp yellow orchard fruit, nectarine, white flowers, ripe citrus fruit and warm bread. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and precise, it's charming and fine-boned, with a pretty core of fruit, racy acids and a pearly mousse. Drink 2021 - 2038.
93 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Feb 2022)
The 2016 Brut Cuvée Millésime L'Esprit is laced with the essence of tropical fruit, exotic white flowers and lemon confit. Intensely perfumed and radiant, the 2016 offers tons of near and medium-term appeal. This is an especially racy, aromatic, weightless edition of the Esprit. Dosage is 4.5-5.5 grams per liter. Disgorged: February, 2021. Drink 2021 - 2031.
93 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
Sourced from four of the great grand cru villages of the Côte des Blancs, L’Esprit is an archetype of a classy Chardonnay-based Champagne. Rodolphe identifies seasonal elements from each of the villages; steely wintery austerity from Le Mesnil, ripe summer generosity from Avize, spring flowers from Oger and autumnal hints of spice and sousbois from Cramant. Be that as it may, today the wine sings with great charm, its frothy billowing core silky and wonderfully elegant; notes of apple charlotte, praline and lemon pith are all evidenced and the finish is long and persistent, with a teasing twist of salinity. Drinking Window 2021 - 2026.
93 points
Simon Field MW - Decanter

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Pierre Peters Rose for Albane Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$150. 00
Bottle
$1800.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

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Fine and satiny in texture, this harmonious version offers lightly juicy acidity and flavors of dried cherry, whole-grain toast, spun honey and pickled ginger. Smoke-tinged finish.
92 Points
Alison Napjus - Wine Spectator (2019)

The NV (2016) Rosé Albane is fabulous, but it needs at least several hours to truly blossom, as it is very reticent upon opening. Bright cranberry, mint, white flowers, chalk and sweet rose petal give the Albane striking aromatic nuance and tons of sheer appeal. What a pretty wine it is. The blend is 55% Chardonnay and 45% Meunier, done as a saignée.
93 Points
Antonio Galloni's Vinous (November 2020)

Based on the 2015 vintage and blending Péters's Chardonnay with a saignée of Pinot Meunier from René Geoffroy, the latest rendition of the NV Brut Rosé for Albane bursts with complex aromas of red apples, pomelo, fresh mint, licorice and shrimp shell. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, delicate and incisive, with a delicate phenolic presence and a sneakily persistent finish. Péters contends that the tannins of Pinot Noir would amplify the austerity of Le Mésnil, hence his decision to work with Pinot Meunier.
93 Points
William Kelley - Robert Parkers Wine Advocate (August 2019)

Very pretty pale orangey pink.Victoria plum fragrance. Light and fruity but with drive and length, and excellent freshness, showing well after the time in bottle and a fine fine grip on the finish.
17 Points/20 Points
Julia Harding - Jancis Robinson (June 2017)

A fascinating rosé delivered in a playful, strident pink format, it has all the fine red fruits and fragrant rose-like perfume you could wish for. Alluring sherbet-like creamy texture and fresh strawberry and raspberry fruit flavors that hold long. Drink now.
93 Points
JamesSuckling.com (July 2015)

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Pierre Peters Reserve Oubliee Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$220. 00
Bottle
$2640.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

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The NV Brut Réserve Oubliée (base 2015 ) marries freshness, tension and the complexity that emerges from the perpetual reserve in this blend. Wonderfully complex and layered, with striking aromatic presence, the Réserve Oubliée has so much going on. Marzipan, dried flowers, mint, lemon confit and spice build in the resonant, creamy finish. Dosage is 4.5-5.5 grams per liter. Disgorged: December, 2020. Drink 2021 - 2030.
94 Points
Antonio Galloni's Vinous (Nov 2021)
The NV Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Réserve Oubliée is a blend of the best reserve wines from three different vessels: concrete, stainless steel and a 45-hectoliter oak vat from Franz Stockinger in Austria. The "forgotten reserve" shows a complex bouquet with bright and elegant fruit intertwined with notes of nuts, mocha and a touch of smoked speck. Aged sous liège (under natural cork), this is a very pure, fresh, fine, highly complex and energetic Champagne with a long, salty finish. A fascinating example and proof that top quality is also possible with nothing but reserve wines. Disgorged in November 2017 with a dosage of four grams per liter. Tasted at the domaine in April 2018.
93 Points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (September 2018)
Leesy pastry dough and marzipan notes are an aromatic entry for this creamy, layered Champagne, leading to flavors of baked plum, kumquat and anise. A subtle streak of smoky mineral and vivid acidity define the mouthwatering finish. Drink now through 2025.
92 Points
Alison Napjus - Wine Spectator (November 2020)

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2008 Rare Champagne Millesime (Piper-Heidsieck)

Champagne, FRANCE
$450. 00
Bottle
$5400.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

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The 2008 Brut Cuvée Rare, now re-baptized as "Rare Champagne," continues to evolve at a glacial pace. Offering up aromas of citrus oil, freshly baked bread and wet stones, it's medium to full-bodied, taut and incisive, with a tangy spine of acidity and a pretty pinpoint mousse, but much in the way of texture or amplitude has yet to emerge. While I continue to think that this has the makings of a very attractive bottling, continued patience is advised. Drink 2023 - 2043.
93+ points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Sep 2022)
Rich and complex nose of baked apricot, dried pineapple, praline, walnut, spiced pear and fig. Some nutmeg and smoky notes, too. It’s supple and creamy, with a broad array of ripe tropical and spiced fruit and salted-caramel undertones. Soft bubbles. Dry feel. 70% chardonnay and 30% pinot noir, mainly from the Montagne de Reims. 11 years on the lees, disgorged end of 2020. 10g/l dosage. Delicious now.
95 points
JamesSuckling.com
Rare Champagne boasts an illustrious past, with its first vintage having been presented to Marie Antoinette in 1785. The wine is produced in very limited quantities and is restricted to exceptional years, with only 11 vintages being declared over the past four decades of production. 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir from selected grand cru vineyards. Simon Field MW: Gentle bead, lovely evolved notes of hazelnut, even a hint of praline, enrobed and ennobled by firm acidity and a persuasive finish. Alan Bednarski: Great, pure wine with still-fresh zesty flavours, delicate palate and sweet yeast notes, with a long flavourful finish of ripe melon. Tim Hall: A challenging, pressing start, wanting to overwhelm with shimmering and sharp attack, but shows intensity on the palate to match. Lovely lemon-apple notes and tempered texture. Drink 2021 - 2028.
96 points
Decanter
Like a stallion out of the gate, this shows an initial explosion of power, in the form of mouthwatering flavors and fine texture, before quickly settling into an elegant gait. The racy acidity is seamlessly knit, buoying the lacy mousse and flavors of cassis, toasted brioche and tangerine, with accents of candied ginger, hazelnut and fleur de sel lingering on the long, creamy finish. Drink now through 2035.
97 points
Alison Napjus - Wine Spectator
The new release of this producer's prestige cuvée comes in its usual beautifully sculpted bottle. The Champagne, from a great vintage in the region, is just approaching maturity still showing minerality from the high amount of Chardonnay in the blend. Nutty flavors are creeping in, keeping the great texture adding complexity. Drink this very fine wine now although it will also age further.
96 points
Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

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Pipers Brook PIPERS Sparkling

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now (2022)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

A blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier aged for up 18 months on lees. A frothy mousse shows good hold slowly subsiding to reveal a pale straw coloured base that’s finely threaded by a persistent bead. Aromas of citrus, pear, yeast lees and subtle toast are trailed by some chalky mineral like notes. The crisp refreshing palate is characterised by citrus, pear and yeast lees flavours which meld into a delicate toast and almond back drop. Finishes dry with an airy chalk tinged aftertaste.
Alc. 12.5%

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2009 Pipers Brook Vintage Sparkling

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 4 - 5 Years (2020-2021)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Pours with a fine creamy mousse that holds well. Once dissipated it reveals a pale straw base wine colour with an exceptionally fine and very persistent bead. Aromas of citrus and a faint hint of grapefruit are married to some baked bread and subtle yeast lees characters. Very elegant, delicate flavours of citrus peel and lemon move lightly over the palate with nuances of baked bread and yeast lees also present. Finishes dry with crisp acidity. Aftertaste of citrus peel, lemon, baked bread, faint cashew and yeast lees.
Cellar a further 4-5 years to fill it out.
Alc 12.5%

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2010 Pipers Brook Sparkling

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2017-2021)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

A creamy mousse shows good staying power and once dissipated reveals a pale straw base wine colour with pale gold edgings. Very fine and persistent bead. Nosing reveals ripe pear, dried honey and toast characters with yeast lees and citrus also evident. Baked pear and citrus flavours dominate the palate followed by some oily toastiness and yeast lees infusions. Finishes dry and fresh with vibrant acidity. Aftertaste of baked pear, oily toast, citrus and yeast lees.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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N/V Pirie Brut

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$32. 99
Bottle
$395.88 Dozen

Cellar: 2 - 3 Years (2016-2017)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

A blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir this Tassie sparkling pours well opening with a good creamy white mousse that shows good hold. Very pale straw base wine colour with exceptionally fine and very persistent bead. The nose shows very good intensity with baked bread and yeast lees the dominate scents followed by some pear and citrus. Vibrant and fresh with flavours of baked bread, yeast lees and toast with some delicate pear also present. Clean dry finish with a moderately creamy mouthfeel. Medium to long baked bread, yeast lees and light toast aftertaste.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc 12%

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Pirramimma Heritage Sparkling Shiraz

South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $24.99
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2023-2028)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

At this price it would have to be the best value Sparkling Shiraz on the market.
Pirramimma sources fruit from their own Estate vineyards in McLaren Vale together with some from the Adelaide Hills to produce this moreish sparkling Shiraz.
Pours with a fluffy dark red tinged mousse that holds well. A fine steady bead flows through a deep dark red black coloured base. Filling the nostrils is a mix of ripe blackberry, dark plum and dark chocolate scents which are trailed by some liquorice, earth and vanillin oak notes. Rich, mouthfilling flavours of dark plum, liquorice and dark chocolate create a creamy textural feel across the palate. Subtle earth and vanillin oak characters linger on the back half. Possessing excellent concentration, volume and depth it finishes long and opulent.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13.5%
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It's instantly appealing on the nose with mixed berry compote, roasted hazelnut, dark chocolate and fragrant spice aromas. The palate displays succulent fruit intensity with subtle sweetness and fine tannins, finishing long and delicious.
95 points
Sam Kim – Wine Orbit
Ah, now we’re talking. Sparkling shiraz, one of Australia’s great wine styles and a personal favourite of mine, especially at Christmas... actually any time. Sourced from McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills. This is not a monster but has tremendous fruit flavours revealing typical savoury plum, dark chocolate and spices with a captivating overriding perfume. Smooth and beautifully poised through to its finish. Lovely sparkling shiraz. Cellar: 10 years.
93 points
Ray Jordan
Never understand why we see so little of this most joyous style of wine. That foaming purple filling the glass, surely brings a smile to every face. This is all chocolate, truffles, mocha, spices and coffee beans. Lovely blackberries and dark plums. A blend of fruit from both McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills. Very gentle sweetness, as one expects with the style. Good length. No reason it can’t be cellared, but it seems a better idea to drink it now and then buy more. Delicious.
92 points
Ken Garrett

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2022 Pizzini Sparkling Brachetto

King Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$21. 99
Bottle
$263.88 Dozen

ABV: 5.5%

Closure: Crown Seal

Other Reviews....
Low in alcohol but high in sweet, spiced summer berry flavours. Exotic, too, in high florals – iris, violet – and ginger, sage, mint. Simple, bubbly fresh and sweet with a no-fuss rusticity. Drink 2023 - 2024.
87 Points
Jeni Port - Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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2014 Pizzini Prosecco

King Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: 1 - 2 Years (2016-2017)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Crown Seal

Pours with a moderate white frothy mousse that quickly dissipates. Very pale straw base colour with an exceptionally fine bead showing good persistence. The nose displays slightly more complexity than the Zlizie and Dal Zotto Prosecco’s with aromas of pear, baked bread and citrus followed by some toast. Light, vibrant and very dry the palate has flavours of pears, baked apple, citrus and light toast. Clean crisp finish with an aftertaste of pear, baked apple and toast.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc 12%

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2016 Pizzini Prosecco

King Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Crown Seal

Notes from the producer:...Expect aromas of yeast and melon. As the wine opens up in the glass the nose smacks of citrus blossom, fresh lime, Wisteria flower and green apples. It is refreshingly fizzy with gentle, lemony acidity. 11.5% Alc./Vol.

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2008 Ployez-Jacquemart Vintage Extra Brut Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$150. 00
Bottle
$1800.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

A blend of 50% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir and 25% Pinot Meunier from the outstanding 2008 vintage, this superb Champagne was sourced from Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards and saw a minimum of 8 years on lees.
An exuberant mousse slowly subsides into a pale straw coloured base that has an exceptionally fine and very persistent bead streaming through it. Sophisticated and expressive the nose offers up citrus, chalk and yeast lees aromatics over baked bread, almond and emerging honeyed cashew like notes. Refined and sculptured with an airy feel the palate is layered with bright citrus and pear fruits which meld into yeast lees, toast, subtle honeyed cashew like characters, ginger and faint hazelnut. Dry, chalk tinged finish with taut like acidity evolving into a long elegantly creamed aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12%
Other Reviews….
Disgorged in March 2018, the 2008 Extra-Brut Vintage from Ployez-Jacquemart is showing brilliantly, unwinding in the glass with aromas of citrus zest, confit lemon, pear, brioche and mandarin. Full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with an incisive spine of acidity and a pearly mousse, the quality of the vintage here puts this on the same level as the house's two tête de cuvée bottlings in their portfolio of current releases. The blend is 50% Chardonnay, with the balance equal parts Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Drink 2020-2040.
94 points
William Kelley – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

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Ployez-Jacquemart Extra Brut Rose Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$79. 99
Bottle
$959.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2021-2025)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

Ployez-Jacquemart Rose is produced from a blend of 37% Pinot Noir, 13% Pinot Meunier and 50% Chardonnay grapes sourced from Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards. A small amount of the red wine is vinified in oak.
A fine plentiful mousse holds well over a salmon pink tinged base that’s finely threaded by an exceptionally persistent stream of tiny bubbles. Inviting peach and winter strawberry scents intermingle with yeast lees, raspberry and subtle chalky mineral notes. Delightful winter strawberry and raspberry fruits burst across the mouth watering palate showing excellent intensity. Subtle yeast lees, ginger, sherbet and chalky mineral characters flow onto the dry refreshing finish. The crisp aftertaste long, gently textured and vivid. Delicious.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 12%
Other Reviews….
A firm and well-knit rosé, pleasingly crunchy in texture, with a delicate range of white cherry and strawberry fruit, pink grapefruit pith and salted Marcona almond notes. A fine and lacy aperitif. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. Disgorged November 2020. Drink now through 2024.
92 points
Wine Spectator

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Ployez-Jacquemart Passion Extra Brut Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$79. 99
Bottle
$959.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2021-2025)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

First produced in 2004 to celebrate the house’s 80th anniversary, the Passion Extra Brut is now one of the most popular in their range. Aged for at least 4-5 years on lees, its made from a blend of 44% Pinot Noir, 38% Chardonnay and 18% Pinot Meunier with 25% of the wines matured in oak barrels.
A buoyant fluffy white mousse holds well over a pale straw coloured base that has pale gold tinged edges. Finely threading the core is a persistent bead. Emanating from the glass are classic aromatics of yeast lees, citrus, baked bread and chalk tinged rocks which are complimented by hints of dried honey and brioche. Possessing both richness and breadth the well formed palate is brimming with baked bread, yeast lees and citrusy brioche like flavours that have a creamy like texture. Some lightly honeyed cashew rounds out the crisp refreshing finish that’s both long and refined.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 12%
Other Reviews…..
Some 25% of the vins clairs that compose Ployez-Jacquemart's NV Extra-Brut Passion were barrel fermented, and it's a richer, more vinous non-vintage blend that's aged—for four or five years—sur pointes rather than sur lattes to prevent excess. Offering up an inviting bouquet of lemon, orange oil, crisp yellow orchard fruit, toasted nuts and honeycomb, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and intense, with a racy spine of acidity, fine concentration at the core, and a penetrating, sapid finish. Drink 2020-2035.
93 points
William Kelley – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

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Ployez-Jacquemart Extra Quality Brut Champagne Magnum (1500ml)

Champagne, FRANCE
$140. 00
Bottle
$1680.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2021-2026)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

The standard bearer for the house, the Extra Quality Brut receives a minimum of 4 years on lees and is blended from Premier Cru and Grand Cru fruit, 60% of which is Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, the balance Chardonnay.
Ranked No. 65 in Wine Spectators Top 100 wines for 2020.
Pours with a frothy white head that slowly subsides to reveal a pale straw coloured base with pale gold edgings that has a fine steady bead flowing through it. Enticing baked bread, vegemite like yeast lees and citrus aromatics merge with some toasty notes, almond and smoky minerals. The palate shows good weight and richness yet is quite racy and vibrant in its feel. Citrus and yeast lees flavours combine over subtle baked bread nuances, light toast and minerals. Dry chalky finish with tense acidity and a lengthy aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12%
Other Reviews…..
A lovely hint of honeysuckle accents the flavors of mirabelle plum, white cherry, anise and grated ginger in this vibrant Champagne, which is finely knit and detailed in texture, with a mouthwatering finish of ripe fruit, spice and chalk accents. Disgorged November 2019. Drink now through 2025.
92 points
Wine Spectator

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Ployez-Jacquemart Extra Quality Brut Champagne (375ml)

Champagne, FRANCE
$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2021-2026)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

The standard bearer for the house, the Extra Quality Brut receives a minimum of 4 years on lees and is blended from Premier Cru and Grand Cru fruit, 60% of which is Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, the balance Chardonnay.
Ranked No. 65 in Wine Spectators Top 100 wines for 2020.
Pours with a frothy white head that slowly subsides to reveal a pale straw coloured base with pale gold edgings that has a fine steady bead flowing through it. Enticing baked bread, vegemite like yeast lees and citrus aromatics merge with some toasty notes, almond and smoky minerals. The palate shows good weight and richness yet is quite racy and vibrant in its feel. Citrus and yeast lees flavours combine over subtle baked bread nuances, light toast and minerals. Dry chalky finish with tense acidity and a lengthy aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12%
Other Reviews…..
A lovely hint of honeysuckle accents the flavors of mirabelle plum, white cherry, anise and grated ginger in this vibrant Champagne, which is finely knit and detailed in texture, with a mouthwatering finish of ripe fruit, spice and chalk accents. Disgorged November 2019. Drink now through 2025.
92 points
Wine Spectator

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Ployez-Jacquemart Extra Quality Brut Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$64. 99
Bottle
$779.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2021-2026)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

The vibrant and striking Champagnes of Ployez-Jacquemart were a welcome surprise among the many tasted in recent months. Established in 1930 and now run by third generation winemaker Laurence Ployez, the family have their own vineyards in Grand Cru and Premier Cru villages including their hometown of Ludes, Mailly-Champagne, Villedommange, and Vertus. These are supplemented with purchased grapes from longstanding contracts that have been in place for over 30 years, mainly in Grand Cru Chardonnay villages.
Winemaking is meticulous, with only first press juice used in their wines. Following fermentation in a mix of tank and barrels, wines are aged nose-to-punt, or sur pointe, in lieu of being aged on their side. This approach provides the antioxidative and aging benefits of the lees while not allowing the wines to become too rich from the lees contact. Laurence is keen to express the various sites and vintage characteristics, so while the wines are aged between 4 and 12+ years on less, use of reserve wines is limited and sometimes not used at all. Similarly dosage is minimal averaging around 3-4 grams per litre.
The standard bearer for the house, the Extra Quality Brut receives a minimum of 4 years on lees and is blended from Premier Cru and Grand Cru fruit, 60% of which is Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, the balance Chardonnay.
Ranked No. 65 in Wine Spectators Top 100 wines for 2020.
Pours with a frothy white head that slowly subsides to reveal a pale straw coloured base with pale gold edgings that has a fine steady bead flowing through it. Enticing baked bread, vegemite like yeast lees and citrus aromatics merge with some toasty notes, almond and smoky minerals. The palate shows good weight and richness yet is quite racy and vibrant in its feel. Citrus and yeast lees flavours combine over subtle baked bread nuances, light toast and minerals. Dry chalky finish with tense acidity and a lengthy aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12%
Other Reviews…..
A lovely hint of honeysuckle accents the flavors of mirabelle plum, white cherry, anise and grated ginger in this vibrant Champagne, which is finely knit and detailed in texture, with a mouthwatering finish of ripe fruit, spice and chalk accents. Disgorged November 2019. Drink now through 2025.
92 points
Wine Spectator

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2015 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Champagne Magnum (1500ml)

Champagne, FRANCE
$1050. 00
Bottle
$12600.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
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 - 2045.
94+ points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Mar 10, 2023)
The 2015 Brut Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill shows off the savory 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 vigor more than size. This is a fine effort in a vintage that has proven to be far trickier than most observers originally envisioned. Dosage is 7 grams per liter. Disgorged September 2022. Drink 2027-2045.
95 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
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.
96 points
Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

This is the 21st vintage of Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill, for whom a personal cuvée of the best champagne was created, the details of the wine still secret. Widely believed to be over 60% pinot noir, the balance chardonnay, all grand crus. Its full-bodied generosity flows through the very long palate and finish.
98 points
James Halliday's Top 100 2023

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2015 Pol Roger Vintage Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$140. 00
Bottle
$1680.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2023-2031)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

A blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay sourced from 20 Grands and Premiers crus vineyards in the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Blancs. Pours with a generous over flowing mousse that holds well over a pale straw coloured base that has pale gold tinged edges. Rising to the surface is an exceptionally fine bead that shows great persistence. Intense citrus and yeast lees aromas intermingle with baked bread, traces of cashew, brioche and chalk. Airy flavours of pear, baked bread and yeast lees glide across the palate with some delicate cashew, nougat and chalk characters lining the back half. Creamy edged, it finishes dry, crisp and mouth-wateringly long.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%
Other Reviews….
Lots of spicy apple with sliced lemons and pears and hints of stone. Full-bodied with soft and layered bubbles that caress your palate. Dusty and succulent. Creamy finish. Drink or hold.
94 Points
JamesSuckling.com

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2013 Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$185. 00
Bottle
$2220.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
The 2013 Blanc de Blancs is another terrific wine in this range from Pol Roger. It offers up a mélange of apricot, honey, chamomile, dried herbs. The ripeness of the Chardonnays comes through in burnished tropical accents that lend an exotic flair. Drink this over the next decade or so. Drink 2021-2031.
92 Points
Antonio Galloni's Vinous (November 2021)
This is really delicious and soft with ultra-fine bubbles and a creamy texture. The flavors are subtle with cooked apple, pear and pie crust. Medium-bodied. Fresh and delicious. So subtle. Drink now.
94 Points
JamesSuckling.com (July 2022)
Pol Roger's newly released 2013 Brut Blanc de Blancs is very appealing, unwinding in the glass with scents of crisp orchard fruit, citrus zest, sourdough bread, pastry cream and almonds. Medium to full-bodied, taut and incisive, it's more chiseled than the richer, more concentrated 2012, with racy acids and a gently reductive edge, concluding with chalky grip. This is a real classic in style and should develop beautifully with age on cork. Drink 2021 - 2040.
93 Points
William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (April 2021)
This expressive blanc de blancs indulges the palate with its creamy, lightly plush texture and bright and juicy acidity, a lovely canvas for aromas and flavors of ripe pineapple and apricot fruit, elderflower, lemon curd and salted almond. Drink now through 2030.
93 Points
Alison Napjus - Wine Spectator (December 2021)
The Chardonnays are exclusively sourced from grands crus of the Côte des Blancs and come from the villages of Oiry, Chouilly, Cramant, Avize, Oger, and Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger. In the purest house style, this 2013 shows an exuberant, complex bouquet. There are pastry, dried herbs, spices, pear, orchard fruits and some autolysis aromas. Creamy, round and sweet, the palate is perfectly balanced with a racy yet chalky finish. Keep it in your cellar for two years; it will only get better. Drink 2022 - 2025.
94 Points
Yohan Castaing - Decanter (October 2020)
Crisp apples and tight minerality come together in a satisfyingly ripe wine. It is young, showing its fruity side and only just moving to its future complexity. But this will be a fine, structured Champagne. Drink from 2022.
94 Points
Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast Magazine

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2013 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$450. 00
Bottle
$5400.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
The 2013 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill has turned out especially well, wafting from the glass with aromas of orange oil, confit lemon and crisp golden orchard fruit, complemented by subtle hints of brioche and clear honey. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and seamless, with a deep core of fruit, bright acids and a beautifully refined mousse, this is an elegant, penetrating rendition of Churchill that stands out for its charm and effortlessness. Drink 2021 - 2045.
96 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Mar 2022)
The 2013 Brut Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill is fabulous. Rich and remarkably pure, the 2013 is super- expressive right out of the gate. Bright saline notes cut through a core of lemon confit, dried flowers, apricot, tangerine peel, mint and sage. As compelling as the 2013 is, it really needs more time to open a bit. There is a feeling of transparency here that is so alluring. The 2013 is a terrific example of power with no excess weight in Champagne. I loved it. Disgorged: July 2021. Dosage is 7 grams per liter. Drink 2027-2043.
97 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
Complex and subtle aromas of dried ginger, pie crust, cooked apple and cooked peach follow through to a full body with ginseng, toasted bread and dried apple. Very fine and multidimensional. Great wine. Drink now.
97 points
JamesSuckling.com
The 2013 Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill Brut, composed of 95% Pinot Noir, is the 20th release of this cuvée, and this version is robust, classic, and noble in its expression. The color is a medium straw, and the aromas are complex and compelling, with smoke, graham biscuit, currant, and orange marmalade. It has immediate appeal and charm. The palate is structured, yet refreshing, and savory with grip and an energetic citrus that doesn’t seem to taper. Drink 2024-2044.
97 points
Audrey Frick - jebdunnuck.com
An expressive Champagne, with ripe and juicy pineapple, cassis and apricot fruit flavors married to notes of brioche, saline, lemon curd and honeysuckle. Backed by a spine of fresh acidity, this is well-cut and harmonious, with the fine and creamy mousse carrying the flavor range on the lasting finish. Drink now through 2035.
95 points
Alison Napjus - Wine Spectator
In March 2022, Pol Roger released the 2013 vintage of its iconic cuvée, Sir Winston Churchill. First launched at Blenheim Palace in 1984 with the 1975 vintage (which was released in magnums only, a decade after the death of the great man), this 2013 is the 20th release. Pol Roger does not divulge the blends of its cuvées, but we know that this one is predominantly composed of Pinot Noir, plus a touch of Chardonnay, both sourced from grands crus villages. We also know the dosage: 7 g/L. While the 2013 vintage was catastrophic in France, Champagne is doing well, especially the Chardonnays. Budbreak was later than usual, and the weather was cool and rainy until June. Fortunately, the summer was hot, sunny and dry until the first days of September. Rain returned on September 10 and brought significant attacks of grey rot, which affected the vineyards. The 2013 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill has an elegant yet refined bouquet of lemon, orchard fruit and spring flowers, intertwined with pure notes of brioche and pastry. The palate is crystalline, with racy acids and an elegant, penetrating finish. There is a lively touch of mint. This is a particularly delicate and tense iteration of the cuvée. Very charming. Drink 2022 - 2045.
95 points
Yohan Castaing - Decanter
Churchill drank Pol Roger – lots of it. Its cépage has never been released but it is believed to be over 60 per cent pinot noir. 2013 was a good vintage, the acidity a highlight. Here it has been the foundation of the freshness and imperious length of a very great champagne, second only to the 2008. Drink to 2030.
99 points
James Halliday's Top 100 Wines of 2022

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2013 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Champagne Magnum (1500ml)

Champagne, FRANCE
$899. 00
Bottle
$10788.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
The 2013 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill has turned out especially well, wafting from the glass with aromas of orange oil, confit lemon and crisp golden orchard fruit, complemented by subtle hints of brioche and clear honey. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and seamless, with a deep core of fruit, bright acids and a beautifully refined mousse, this is an elegant, penetrating rendition of Churchill that stands out for its charm and effortlessness. Drink 2021 - 2045.
96 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Mar 2022)
The 2013 Brut Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill is fabulous. Rich and remarkably pure, the 2013 is super- expressive right out of the gate. Bright saline notes cut through a core of lemon confit, dried flowers, apricot, tangerine peel, mint and sage. As compelling as the 2013 is, it really needs more time to open a bit. There is a feeling of transparency here that is so alluring. The 2013 is a terrific example of power with no excess weight in Champagne. I loved it. Disgorged: July 2021. Dosage is 7 grams per liter. Drink 2027-2043.
97 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
Complex and subtle aromas of dried ginger, pie crust, cooked apple and cooked peach follow through to a full body with ginseng, toasted bread and dried apple. Very fine and multidimensional. Great wine. Drink now.
97 points
JamesSuckling.com
The 2013 Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill Brut, composed of 95% Pinot Noir, is the 20th release of this cuvée, and this version is robust, classic, and noble in its expression. The color is a medium straw, and the aromas are complex and compelling, with smoke, graham biscuit, currant, and orange marmalade. It has immediate appeal and charm. The palate is structured, yet refreshing, and savory with grip and an energetic citrus that doesn’t seem to taper. Drink 2024-2044.
97 points
Audrey Frick - jebdunnuck.com
An expressive Champagne, with ripe and juicy pineapple, cassis and apricot fruit flavors married to notes of brioche, saline, lemon curd and honeysuckle. Backed by a spine of fresh acidity, this is well-cut and harmonious, with the fine and creamy mousse carrying the flavor range on the lasting finish. Drink now through 2035.
95 points
Alison Napjus - Wine Spectator
In March 2022, Pol Roger released the 2013 vintage of its iconic cuvée, Sir Winston Churchill. First launched at Blenheim Palace in 1984 with the 1975 vintage (which was released in magnums only, a decade after the death of the great man), this 2013 is the 20th release. Pol Roger does not divulge the blends of its cuvées, but we know that this one is predominantly composed of Pinot Noir, plus a touch of Chardonnay, both sourced from grands crus villages. We also know the dosage: 7 g/L. While the 2013 vintage was catastrophic in France, Champagne is doing well, especially the Chardonnays. Budbreak was later than usual, and the weather was cool and rainy until June. Fortunately, the summer was hot, sunny and dry until the first days of September. Rain returned on September 10 and brought significant attacks of grey rot, which affected the vineyards. The 2013 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill has an elegant yet refined bouquet of lemon, orchard fruit and spring flowers, intertwined with pure notes of brioche and pastry. The palate is crystalline, with racy acids and an elegant, penetrating finish. There is a lively touch of mint. This is a particularly delicate and tense iteration of the cuvée. Very charming. Drink 2022 - 2045.
95 points
Yohan Castaing - Decanter
Churchill drank Pol Roger – lots of it. Its cépage has never been released but it is believed to be over 60 per cent pinot noir. 2013 was a good vintage, the acidity a highlight. Here it has been the foundation of the freshness and imperious length of a very great champagne, second only to the 2008. Drink to 2030.
99 points
James Halliday's Top 100 Wines of 2022

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2013 Pol Roger Vintage Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$160. 00
Bottle
$1920.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2021-2029)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

A fine and plentiful mousse sits comfortably over a pale straw coloured base that has very pale gold tinged edges. An exceptionally fine bead of tiny bubbles weaves its way through the wines core with great persistence. Classic Pol Roger nose with dreamy aromatics of baked bread, yeast lees, citrus, light oily toast like notes and subtle cashew intoxicating the senses. Airy and graceful in its structure, beautifully meshed flavours of baked bread, citrus, yeast lees and pear are cast across the palate with an understated power. Adding sophistication are cashew and subtle oily characters. Superb balance with a refined, creamy textural feel played against stimulating acidity. Concludes long and satiny with a graceful tension.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%
Other Reviews....
The 2013 Vintage is a rich, effusive wine that beautifully captures the personality of the year in which ripeness and acids are both elevated. Pastry, orchard fruit, citrus peel, spice and dried flowers build in an extroverted, racy Champagne that is an absolute delight. Time in the glass brings out a feeling of weightlessness and translucence that is beguiling. As for the obvious next question….yes, I expect the Churchill will be superb. Drink 2021-2033.
93 Points
Antonio Galloni's Vinous (Novemer 2021)
A tight, structured vintage Champagne with cherry, spice and some dried strawberry. Hints of biscuits, too. It’s medium-bodied with a tight, structured palate and a long,flavorful finish. Drink or hold.
94 Points
JamesSuckling.com (July 2022)
Pol Roger's just-released 2013 Brut Vintage is a beautifully chiseled, incisive wine that will appeal immensely to purists. Unwinding in the glass with scents of citrus zest, white flowers, crushed chalk and hints of fresh sourdoughs, it's medium to full-bodied, racy and precise, with a nicely concentrated and tightly wound core, tangy acids and an elegant pinpoint mousse. After the rich, muscular 2012 vintage, the 2013 represents quite a contrast; I'm not sure we'll see its stylistic like again for some time, so readers with classically inclined palates will want to stock up—advice I'll be following myself. Drink 2022 - 2045.
94 Points
William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (October 2020)
Expressive notes of baked black cherry and blackberry coulis are underscored by a minerally streak of brine and oyster shell in this focused Champagne, which is firmed by lemony acidity and balanced and enriched by hints of crystallized honey, grilled nut and toast. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Drink now through 2030.
93 Points
Alison Napjus - Wine Spectator (December 2021)
Flaxen straw, with a whisper of rare gold, subtlety writ large on the nose, with orchard fruit, verbena and a discreet hint of almond and cashew evidenced. The palate, with air, transforms sourdough into pastry, green apples into spicy quince and kumquat, with spring flowers and shortbread in support. Preserved salted lemons, and a whisper of cashew and buttermilk, restraint and finesse above all else but the potential to grow and prosper is underwritten by a firm structure and an impressive purity of fruit. Drink 2021 - 2027.
93 Points
Simon Field MW - Decanter (October 2020)

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2012 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Champagne Magnum (1500ml)

Champagne, FRANCE
$899. 00
Bottle
$10788.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Pol Roger's newly released 2012 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill is showing brilliantly, bursting from the glass with youthful aromas of honeyed pears, toasted brioche, pomelo, fresh pastry, green apple and mandarin orange, with hints of stone fruit emerging with time in the glass. Full-bodied, vinous and textural, with an enveloping core of fleshy, concentrated fruit, bright acids and an elegant pinpoint mousse, it concludes with a long, penetrating finish. More muscular and vibrant than the generous and charming 2009, the 2012 ranks alongside the 2008 and 2002 as one of the three finest renditions of Sir Winston Churchill this millennium—and in style it resembles a hypothetical blend of those two vintages. Drink 2022 - 2045.
96 + Points
William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (March 2021)

Intense aromas of strawberry and subtle apple with pie crust and some ash and stone. An almost smoky undertone to the aromas. Full-bodied and very layered with ultra fine tannins that give it a rough-cut, velvety texture. It’s very flavorful, yet so checked and reserved at the same time. Compact, tight palate that is deep and powerful. Very vinous at the end and in the mouth feel. Spicy and biscuity at the finish. Mostly pinot noir with chardonnay and only grand cru. More density and complexity than the 2008. Seven years on the lees. Delicious and luxurious to drink now, but giving this some age will make it even better.
98 Points
JamesSuckling.com (August 2021)

Sleek, with racy acidity, this tightly-meshed version nonetheless offers a lovely range of flavors, with ripe black cherry and currant fruit and accents of pomegranate, candied kumquat and raw almond. Finely detailed, creamily swaths the palate in silk-like texture, carrying the expanding flavor profile through to a graphite- and spice-laced, lasting finish. Drink now through 2032.
97 Points
Alison Napjus - The Wine Spectator (June 2021)

Rather open on the nose – a surprise! Looser textured than some and still decidedly embryonic. It does open out rather remarkably on the finish, suggesting that it is very much a long-distance runner. I think I would wait until at least 2022 to take full advantage of that interplay of flavours underneath, where it is positively throbbing! Drink 2022 – 2032.
17 ++/20 Points
Jancis Robinson MW (February 2021)

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2012 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$399. 00
Bottle
$4788.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Pol Roger's newly released 2012 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill is showing brilliantly, bursting from the glass with youthful aromas of honeyed pears, toasted brioche, pomelo, fresh pastry, green apple and mandarin orange, with hints of stone fruit emerging with time in the glass. Full-bodied, vinous and textural, with an enveloping core of fleshy, concentrated fruit, bright acids and an elegant pinpoint mousse, it concludes with a long, penetrating finish. More muscular and vibrant than the generous and charming 2009, the 2012 ranks alongside the 2008 and 2002 as one of the three finest renditions of Sir Winston Churchill this millennium—and in style it resembles a hypothetical blend of those two vintages. Drink 2022 - 2045.
96 + Points
William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (March 2021)

Intense aromas of strawberry and subtle apple with pie crust and some ash and stone. An almost smoky undertone to the aromas. Full-bodied and very layered with ultra fine tannins that give it a rough-cut, velvety texture. It’s very flavorful, yet so checked and reserved at the same time. Compact, tight palate that is deep and powerful. Very vinous at the end and in the mouth feel. Spicy and biscuity at the finish. Mostly pinot noir with chardonnay and only grand cru. More density and complexity than the 2008. Seven years on the lees. Delicious and luxurious to drink now, but giving this some age will make it even better.
98 Points
JamesSuckling.com (August 2021)

Sleek, with racy acidity, this tightly-meshed version nonetheless offers a lovely range of flavors, with ripe black cherry and currant fruit and accents of pomegranate, candied kumquat and raw almond. Finely detailed, creamily swaths the palate in silk-like texture, carrying the expanding flavor profile through to a graphite- and spice-laced, lasting finish. Drink now through 2032.
97 Points
Alison Napjus - The Wine Spectator (June 2021)

Rather open on the nose – a surprise! Looser textured than some and still decidedly embryonic. It does open out rather remarkably on the finish, suggesting that it is very much a long-distance runner. I think I would wait until at least 2022 to take full advantage of that interplay of flavours underneath, where it is positively throbbing! Drink 2022 – 2032.
17 ++/20 Points
Jancis Robinson MW (February 2021)

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2009 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$399. 00
Bottle
$4788.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 10 Years (2020-2030)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Pol Roger’s flagship Champagne named in honour of WWII British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill for whom the house was a favourite. The 2009 pours with a frothy white mousse that slowly morphs into a straw pale coloured base that’s threaded by a very persistent stream of fine bubbles. Heady aromas of baked bread, yeast lees, citrus, roasted almond, light pear and brioche sail though the nostrils. Rich, full and concentrated the palate also exhibits great finesse and complexity with a flavour profile of yeast lees, bready characters, cashew, citrus and subtle oily toast like nuances. Airy in its feel with a gentle creaminess, it finishes dry with stimulating acidity. Some roasted nut characters shining through on the long, powerful yet graceful aftertaste.
Drink over the next 8-10 years.
Alc. 12.5%

Other Reviews…..
One of the casualties of COVID-19 was a planned vertical tasting of Pol Roger's Cuvée Winston Churchill, which would have provided some additional context for the latest iteration of this textural, gastronomic, Pinot Noir-dominant bottling. Since that project is deferred to later this year, I've opted to publish my review of the newly released 2009 in the meantime. While the 2009 is structurally more open than the concentrated, tightly wound 2008, it's also still quite youthfully primary, and I would encourage readers to resist its deceptive accessibility right now and wait at least a few years for more complexity and aromatic range to emerge. That said, I can't claim that it was a hardship, even at this early stage, to work through several bottles of the 2009 for this report.
Pol Roger's 2009 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill has turned out very well, offering up a demonstrative bouquet of golden apples, clear honey, hazelnuts and fresh pastry that's still quite primary. Full-bodied, fleshy and textural, it's deep and concentrated, with an ample core of fruit, ripe but racy acids, a pinpoint mousse and a long, penetrating finish. This is an expressive, deceptively immediate rendition of this bottling, yet despite its charm out of the gates, readers willing to wait at least five years will be rewarded with significant additional complexity. Drink 2023-2050.
95+ points
William Kelley – Robert Parker’s the Wine Advocate

As always, this Pinot Noir-dominated Champagne is a great wine. In this vintage, it is fuller than usual, perhaps less structured—a true reflection of the vintage. Like all releases of this cuvée, the wine will age magnificently. Drink now or hold for at least 10 years to get full maturity.
97 points
Wine Enthusiast

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2006 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$320. 00
Bottle
$3840.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2018-2026)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Only produced in the very best vintage years Pol Roger’s Winston Churchill is sourced exclusively from Grand Cru Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards with the Pinot being the dominate variety in the blend.

A superb frothy white mousse sits over a straw coloured base that has pale gold edgings. The exceptionally fine bead shows great persistence. Heady toast, yeast lees, bready characters and citrus stream from the glass underpinned by subtle cashew, dried honey and almond notes. Rich, yet with an airy feel and round satiny texture, this vibrant mouth-watering Champagne features well meshed flavours of baked bread, yeast lees, subtle oily toast characters, cashew, light dried honey, brioche and almonds. Very refined with a creamy mid palate and superb length, finishing dry with precise acidity. Very long bready yeast lees, subtle oily toast, cashew, dried honey and light almond aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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Pol Roger Reserve Brut Champagne Magnum (1500ml)

Champagne, FRANCE
$250. 00
Bottle
$3000.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2017-2022)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Bouyant creamy white mousse with a pale straw, gold tinged colour. Exceptionally fine bead showing excellent persistence. Very yeasty and refined nose with delicate notes of baked bread, citrus, faint toast and brioche. The palate shows great finesse with an elegant creaminess to the mouthfeel featuring flavours of baked bread, yeast lees, citrus, brioche and cashew. Clean dry finish. Excellent length with a long yeasty baked bread, citrus and cashew.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc 12.5%

Tasted 29/09/2010: This non vintage cuvee is a blend of 33% Pinot Noir, 33% Pinot Meunier and 33% Chardonnay. The wine pours with an excellent white creamy mousse showing good hold. Exceptionally fine bead showing excellent persistence with a pale gold base colour. The nose displays top notes of toast and good yeast autolysis characters followed by baked bread and biscuit. The palate possesses a distinct toasty character with underlying flavours of yeast lees, biscuit and brioche. Creamy texture with clean crisp balanced acidity. Long aftertaste of toast, yeast lees and brioche.
Drink over the next 3-4 years (2010-2014).
94 points
Alc 12.5%

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A roughly equal blend of chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier, plus 25% reserve wines; has 150 blend components, with 48 months on tirage. This is right in the heart of Pol style, crystal clear and poised, flowing evenly yet with drive and depth to its chalky/minerally/citrussy journey through to the fresh finish and lingering aftertaste.
94 points
James Halliday's Top Wines for 2016

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2008 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$450. 00
Bottle
$5400.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2019-2027)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Pours magnificently with a fine plentiful mousse that shows excellent hold. The pale straw to straw coloured base has golden tinged edges and is finely threaded by an exceptionally persistent bead. Heady aromas of baked bread, yeast lees, dried honey, oily toast, cashew, citrus and brioche engulf the olfactory senses. Sheer brilliance, the palate is the epitome of a great Champagne from a outstanding vintage. Refined, complex, rich and long, its decorated with creamy textured flavours of yeasty baked bread, honeyed characters, oily toast and grilled nuts. Finishes with a burst of refreshing citrus freshness. Airy feel with stimulating acidity lending tension to the exceptionally long aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

Other Reviews…..
One of the great Champagnes both for its richness and its longevity, this latest incarnation is superb. The wine's richness is linked to the ripe fruit and the dominance of Pinot Noir in the blend. It also shines in the perfect balance between the texture, the minerality and the integration of the fruit. It can be enjoyed now, but it will be better from 2020 and then for many years to come.
100 points
Wine Enthusiast

Released in October of last year, Pol Roger's 2008 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill is showing brilliantly, unfurling in the glass with a complex bouquet of waxy citrus rind, dried white flowers, freshly baked bread, iodine and honeyed yellow apple. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, powerful and vinous, with a deep and multidimensional core, broad structural shoulders and considerable concentration, girdled by tangy acids and displaying a youthfully frothy but incipiently fine mousse. The finish is long and intense. This is a terrific rendition of this reliably superb cuvée and well worth seeking out. Drink 2022-2045.
97 points
William Kelley – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

This lovely, elegant version is more about restraint and finesse than power, caressing the palate with a silky mousse and a finely woven range of ripe Asian pear, biscuit and star fruit flavors, accented by elderflower, ground ginger and almond skin notes. Lightly mouthwatering, expanding on the chalk-tinged finish. Drink now through 2033.
96 points
Wine Spectator

I love the balance between weight and agility in this wine with a dense and compact palate. Yet, there’s brightness and creaminess that melts into the glass. Lots of brioche, pie crust and strawberry tart. Serious balancing act here. Drinkable, but better with a few years of age.
97 points
JamesSuckling.com

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2004 Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$130. 00
Bottle
$1560.00 Dozen

Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2021-2023)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Pol Roger's vineyard ownership extends over the best terroirs of Champagne : Montagne de Reims, Vallee de la Marne et d'Epernay and the Cotes des Blancs. The 2004 Vintage Blanc de Blancs is vinified 100% from Chardonnay grapes selected from the best Crus in the Cote des Blancs: Oiry,Chouilly, Cramant, Avize & Oger and, and is a clear definition of the 'BdB' style, often described as exhibiting "crystalline purity".

An excellent white frothy mousse forms upon pouring into the glass and shows good hold. Once dissipated it reveals a very pale gold base wine colour with an exceptionally fine and very persistent bead. The nose possesses both complexity and intensity with a classic sniff of baked bread and yeast lees characters followed by some cashew, brioche and a refined toastiness. The palate features great refinement and richness within an airy, creamy textured mouthfeel. Flavours of baked bread, yeast lees and toast are followed by some cashew and light citrus. Clean dry finish with a long persistent aftertaste of baked bread, cashew, yeast lees and subtle toastiness. Very Limited stocks.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc 12.5%

Other Reviews…..
I have long held the view that Pol Roger consistently offers the best value for money of all the great Champagne houses, the only agonising question was how to choose between this and the 2004 Vintage Brut. The Blanc de Blancs is 100% Cote des Blancs Grand Crus, and the wine spends nine years on tirage, with hand-riddling (almost extinct these days). Pale quartz-green, this sets the heart racing with its super-finely chiselled purity and elegance, flavours of citrus wrapped in a wedding veil of minerally acidity.
97 points
James Halliday’s Top 100 – The Australian

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2008 Pol Roger Vintage Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$140. 00
Bottle
$1680.00 Dozen

Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2021-2023)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

The 2008 Brut Blanc de Blancs is exclusively made from Chardonnay grapes selected from the Grands Crus of the Côte des Blancs : Oiry, Chouilly, Cramant, Avize and Oger. Produced in limited quantities, this Cuvée has been aged for 7 years in Pol Roger’s cellars before being released onto the market.

A sublime Blanc de Blancs Champagne of great refinement and class with great potential for further development.

Pours with a white frothy mousse that shows excellent hold. Pale straw colour with a trace of pale gold around the edges. Exceptionally fine bead that shows excellent persistence. The nose presents a superb sniffing experience that’s oodling with class, refinement and complexity. Intense aromatics of baked bread interwoven with subtle pear and citrus are overlaid by yeast lees characters with a light toastiness and cashew notes following. Fresh and lively with a creaminess about the middle palate and finish this superb Champagne features delicate pear and citrus flavours intermixed with baked bread and yeast lees over a background of toast and a touch of hazelnut. Clean dry finish. Long aftertaste of baked bread, yeast lees, citrus, toastiness and subtle hazelnut.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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This 100% Cote des Blancs Grand Cru simply demands its inclusion, notwithstanding my tasting note finishing 'just a baby'. Bright green-straw hue, it has exquisite freshness and balance, the bouquet filled by scents of white flowers, the palate with pink grapefruit in a glittering necklace of acidity. Will fill you with joy tonight, wonderment five years hence. I’ve bought my share.
97 points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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2004 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$299. 00
Bottle
$3588.00 Dozen

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2021-2022)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Only produced in the very best vintage years Pol Roger’s Winston Churchill is sourced exclusively from Grand Cru Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards with the Pinot being the dominate variety in the blend.

A rich, full bodied Champagne possessing remarkable length and power.

Excellent creamy white mousse with a very pale gold base wine colour. The bead exceptionally fine and very persistent. Outstanding nose with hedonistically complex aromatics of toast, baked bread, pear and yeast lees bounding from the glass. Almonds, hints of dried honey and citrus follow on. Rich, weighty and sophisticated the palate has mouthfilling flavours of yeast lees, baked bread, roasted almonds, citrus, toast, dried honey and oily cashews. Rich oily mouthfeel displaying magnificent concentration and power. Crisp, yet creamy finish with a very long aftertaste of yeast lees, oily toast like characters, baked bread, dried honey, citrus, almonds and cashew. Sir Winston Churchill would be very pleased with this outstanding effort.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc 12.5%

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Pol was Churchill’s house Champagne. It is predominantly pinot noir (no meunier), and all the vineyards are Grand Cru and in bearing in Churchill’s lifetime. The wine has slippery acidity and literally soars with its amazing concentration and complexity, the length and aftertaste second to none other than Krug.
98 points
James Halliday - Australian Wine Companion

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2004 Pol Roger Vintage Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$99. 99
Bottle
$1199.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2014-2020)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

The 2004 Brut Vintage from Champagne Pol Roger is made from the traditional house vintage blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay sourced from 20 Grands and Premier crus vineyards located in the Montagne de Reims and the Cotes de Blancs. It is aged for 8 years before being disgorged and released.

An outstanding vintage Pol that pours with a superb white creamy mousse that holds well. Once dissipated it reveals a base wine of pale straw gold in colour possessing a very persistent and fine bead. The nose shows classic Pol Roger refinement and complexity with intense aromas of baked bread and brioche intermixed with fine yeast autolysis characters, toastiness, cashew and light citrus. Complex, delicate and refined yet at the same time rich and creamy the palate delivers mouthfilling flavours of yeast lees, baked bread and toasty brioche over a background of light hazelnut and biscuit. Clean dry finish. Outstanding length with very long and persistent aftertaste of baked bread, yeast lees, toasty brioche and light hazelnut.
Drink over the next 5-6 years (2014-2020).
Alc 12.5%

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2012 Pol Roger Vintage Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$140. 00
Bottle
$1680.00 Dozen

Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2025-2027)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

A fluffy white mousse holds well over a pale straw coloured base that has tinges of pale gold around the edges. Exceptionally fine and very persistent bead. Lifted top notes of brioche and yeast lees marry into subtle bread dough, citrus, cashew and faint toasted honey notes. Very fine and long with a tightly knit, chalked tinged finish, gracing the palate is an elegant profile of yeasty dried honey characters, light baked bread, pear, subtle cashew and faint oily toast like characters. Good tension with a light airy feel and vivid structured acidity leading into a long eloquent aftertaste. Requires some patience.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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A 60/40% pinot noir/chardonnay blend sourced from 20 grands and premiers crus, the dosage 7g/l, on tirage for upwards of 7 years. Full yellow-green hue; it's a luscious wine with superlative length and balance, flowing across the palate in an unbroken stream. Irresistible.
97 points
James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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2008 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Champagne Magnum (1500ml)

Champagne, FRANCE
$799. 00
Bottle
$9588.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2019-2027)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Pours magnificently with a fine plentiful mousse that shows excellent hold. The pale straw to straw coloured base has golden tinged edges and is finely threaded by an exceptionally persistent bead. Heady aromas of baked bread, yeast lees, dried honey, oily toast, cashew, citrus and brioche engulf the olfactory senses. Sheer brilliance, the palate is the epitome of a great Champagne from a outstanding vintage. Refined, complex, rich and long, its decorated with creamy textured flavours of yeasty baked bread, honeyed characters, oily toast and grilled nuts. Finishes with a burst of refreshing citrus freshness. Airy feel with stimulating acidity lending tension to the exceptionally long aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

Other Reviews…..
One of the great Champagnes both for its richness and its longevity, this latest incarnation is superb. The wine's richness is linked to the ripe fruit and the dominance of Pinot Noir in the blend. It also shines in the perfect balance between the texture, the minerality and the integration of the fruit. It can be enjoyed now, but it will be better from 2020 and then for many years to come.
100 points
Wine Enthusiast

Released in October of last year, Pol Roger's 2008 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill is showing brilliantly, unfurling in the glass with a complex bouquet of waxy citrus rind, dried white flowers, freshly baked bread, iodine and honeyed yellow apple. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, powerful and vinous, with a deep and multidimensional core, broad structural shoulders and considerable concentration, girdled by tangy acids and displaying a youthfully frothy but incipiently fine mousse. The finish is long and intense. This is a terrific rendition of this reliably superb cuvée and well worth seeking out. Drink 2022-2045.
97 points
William Kelley – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

This lovely, elegant version is more about restraint and finesse than power, caressing the palate with a silky mousse and a finely woven range of ripe Asian pear, biscuit and star fruit flavors, accented by elderflower, ground ginger and almond skin notes. Lightly mouthwatering, expanding on the chalk-tinged finish. Drink now through 2033.
96 points
Wine Spectator

I love the balance between weight and agility in this wine with a dense and compact palate. Yet, there’s brightness and creaminess that melts into the glass. Lots of brioche, pie crust and strawberry tart. Serious balancing act here. Drinkable, but better with a few years of age.
97 points
JamesSuckling.com

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Pol Roger Reserve Brut Champagne Gift Pack

Champagne, FRANCE
$110. 00
Bottle
$1320.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2017-2022)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

A smartly presented gift pack which includes 1 x NV Pol Roger plus two attractive flutes.

Bouyant creamy white mousse with a pale straw, gold tinged colour. Exceptionally fine bead showing excellent persistence. Very yeasty and refined nose with delicate notes of baked bread, citrus, faint toast and brioche. The palate shows great finesse with an elegant creaminess to the mouthfeel featuring flavours of baked bread, yeast lees, citrus, brioche and cashew. Clean dry finish. Excellent length with a long yeasty baked bread, citrus and cashew.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc 12.5%

Tasted 29/09/2010: This non vintage cuvee is a blend of 33% Pinot Noir, 33% Pinot Meunier and 33% Chardonnay. The wine pours with an excellent white creamy mousse showing good hold. Exceptionally fine bead showing excellent persistence with a pale gold base colour. The nose displays top notes of toast and good yeast autolysis characters followed by baked bread and biscuit. The palate possesses a distinct toasty character with underlying flavours of yeast lees, biscuit and brioche. Creamy texture with clean crisp balanced acidity. Long aftertaste of toast, yeast lees and brioche.
Drink over the next 3-4 years (2010-2014).
94 points
Alc 12.5%

Other Reviews......
A roughly equal blend of chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier, plus 25% reserve wines; has 150 blend components, with 48 months on tirage. This is right in the heart of Pol style, crystal clear and poised, flowing evenly yet with drive and depth to its chalky/minerally/citrussy journey through to the fresh finish and lingering aftertaste.
94 points
James Halliday's Top Wines for 2016

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2006 Pol Roger Vintage Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$110. 00
Bottle
$1320.00 Dozen

Cellar: 4 - 5 Years (2020-2021)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

The 2006 Brut Vintage from Champagne Pol Roger is made from the traditional house vintage blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay sourced from 20 Grands and Premier crus vineyards located in the Montagne de Reims and the Cotes de Blancs. It is aged for 8 years before being disgorged and released.

Yet another magnificent vintage Champagne from Pol Roger and despite recent price increases remains one of the best values in vintage Champagne from the big houses.

Pours with a creamy white mousse displaying a pale gold base wine colour with a very profuse bead being exceptionally fine. A combination of refinement, intensity and complexity the nose has all of Pol Roger’s classic trademarks with aromatics of baked bread, yeast lees and some toastiness as top notes over faint dried honey intermixed with cashew and light baked pear. Rich palate flavours of baked bread, yeast lees and toasted dried honey stream their way across the palate creating a full creamy sensation followed by subtle roasted almond characters and trace of citrus. Dry finish with well balanced acidity. The conclusion long and powerful with baked bread, toasty dried honey, yeast lees and almonds. A fuller styled Champagne in comparison to the recent 2002 & 2004 releases.
Drink over next 4-5 years.
Alc 12.5%

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2002 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$499. 00
Bottle
$5988.00 Dozen

Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2020-2022)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Only produced in the very best vintage years Pol Roger’s Winston Churchill is sourced exclusively from Grand Cru Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards with the Pinot being the dominate variety in the blend.

This magnificent Champagne gets off to the perfect start pouring with a generous white frothy mousse which once dissipated reveals a pale straw gold base wine colour. It also possesses one of the finest beads we’ve seen and shows exceptional persistence. Fresh and lively the nose conjures up classic Champagne aromatics of citrus overlaid by baked bread, yeast lees and toasty scents finishing with subtle cashew and brioche notes. Elegant and refined yet with an underlying richness the palate features flavours of brioche, yeast lees and citrus with a subtle toast component also present followed by some light cashew on the back palate. Creamy, finishing refreshingly crisp and dry with a very long aftertaste of brioche, yeast lees, toast, cashew and light citrus. Limited Stocks.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc 12.5%

Other Reviews….
A suitably monumental wine for a monumental man in most vintages, here scaling the peak of magnificence, the 14th release since 1975. It is predominantly pinot noir (Tom Stevenson speculates 70-80%), and is 100% Grand Cru. Straw-coloured, it brings another dimension of flavour, texture, length and depth into play; still tightly wound up after 10 years on tirage, fruit, honey and citrussy acidity are folded together in perfect balance. If you want to cellar one of the greatest champagnes of the present day, this should be at the head of your shopping list.
98 points
James Halliday’s Top 100 2014 – The Australian

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