2015 Pol Roger Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill
2015 Pol Roger Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill

2015 Pol Roger Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill

97 pts
Pol Roger |Champagne
The top of the tree for Pol Roger - an esteemed Champagne that will age beautifully.
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Description

Pol Roger created this prestige cuvée as a tribute to their most famous fan, Sir Winston Churchill. He liked his Champagne with structure and maturity, and this wine is built to match that preference. The exact blend is a closely guarded family secret, but it’s undeniably Pinot Noir dominant and sourced exclusively from Grand Cru vineyards.

The winemaking here is properly old-school. The bottles are aged in the deepest cellars in Epernay - 33 metres underground - where the cool temperatures allow for a slow, fine bead to develop. They are also one of the few houses that still riddle every bottle by hand.

The 2015 release is powerful and broad. You get a complex nose of white flowers, dried apricot and a hint of blond tobacco. On the palate, it balances that weight with genuine freshness - think blood orange, pastry and fresh raspberry. It is a serious, structured wine that demands food and will happily sit in the cellar for years.

97 points
"The palate follows on with great depth of flavour and character, a long harmonious and dry finish, the overall balance most impressive."
- Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

James Suckling

James Suckling

James Suckling 96 Points

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.

Antonio Galloni

Antonio Galloni

Vinous 95 Points

Pol Roger created this prestige cuvée as a tribute to their most famous fan, Sir Winston Churchill. He liked his Champagne with structure and maturity, and this wine is built to match that preference. The exact blend is a closely guarded family secret, but it’s undeniably Pinot Noir dominant and sourced exclusively from Grand Cru vineyards.

The winemaking here is properly old-school. The bottles are aged in the deepest cellars in Epernay - 33 metres underground - where the cool temperatures allow for a slow, fine bead to develop. They are also one of the few houses that still riddle every bottle by hand.

The 2015 release is powerful and broad. You get a complex nose of white flowers, dried apricot and a hint of blond tobacco. On the palate, it balances that weight with genuine freshness - think blood orange, pastry and fresh raspberry. It is a serious, structured wine that demands food and will happily sit in the cellar for years.

Huon Hooke

Huon Hooke

The Real Review 97 Points

Medium-light straw-yellow appearance with very fine bubbles leads into a very complex bouquet of smoky pinot noir, dried mushrooms and sousbois, a hint of celery, dried fruits and nuts as well. The palate follows on with great depth of flavour and character, a long harmonious and dry finish, the overall balance most impressive.

Champagne Pol Roger created its Prestige Cuvée as a tribute to Sir Winston Churchill and reflecting of the qualities he sought in his champagne : a fi­rm structure, a full-bodied character and relative maturity. The exact blend is a closely guarded. family secret, but there is no doubt that the composition would have met with the approval of the man to whom it is dedicated: "My tastes are simple, I am easily satis­ed with the best". Composed exclusively of grapes sourced from Grands Crus Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards, this cuvée is produced in very small quantities and only in the very best vintages. Pinot Noir predominates, providing structure, breadth and firmness, while Chardonnay contributes elegance, ­nesse and subtlety.



The must undergoes two débourbages (settlings), one at the press house immediately after pressing and the second, a débourbage à froid, in stainless steel tanks at 6°C over a 24-hour period. A slow, cool fermentation with the temperature kept under 18°C takes place in stainless steel with each variety and each village kept separate. The wine undergoes a full malolactic fermentation before ­nal blending. The second fermentation takes place in bottle at 9°C in Pol Roger's deepest cellars (33 metres below street level), where the wine is kept until it undergoes remuage (riddling) by hand, a rarity in Champagne today. The very ­ne and persistent mousse for which Pol Roger is renowned owes much to these deep, cool and damp cellars.



The brilliant golden hue and delicate bubbles of this 2018 are a testament to the champagne's long ageing in the Champagne House's deepest cellars. The well-balanced nose is still shy but already shows a lovely polish. Notes of white flowers, citrus and dried apricot mingle with aromas of blond tobacco and gently peppered sweet spices. On the palate, the wine is clean with a vibrant freshness. Minerality and tension are interwoven in a structure that is both complex and elegant. The build of the palate is both energetic and re­ned. The aromas of blood orange and pastry are beautifully complemented by a hint of fresh raspberry. The ­nish is long, generous and full of promise.

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Sparkling
Body Full Bodied
Country France
Region Champagne
Feature High Score
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Reviewed By The Real Review
Vinous
Critic Score 97
Size 750ml
Vintage 2015
Closure Cork

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