2013 Pol Roger Vintage Champagne

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)