Pol Roger, Sir Winston Churchill, 2012
Pol Roger, Sir Winston Churchill, 2012
- Sparkling
- Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
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A broad, expressive nose marked by the signature Pinot Noir character of this cuvée, with notes of Pink Lady apple, Manuka honey, and toasted hazelnuts. True to Churchill style, the palate is rich and expansive from extended lees aging, yet beautifully balanced by taut, mineral acidity. It’s immediately appealing, with the promise of even greater depth over time.
The cuvée honours Sir Winston Churchill and his enduring friendship with the Pol Roger family, sparked over a post-war lunch and a bottle of 1928 Pol Roger. Though he never visited the house, Churchill famously called it “the most drinkable address in the world.”
Created in his image—robust, mature, and full of character—this prestige cuvée is Pinot Noir-led, with Chardonnay adding finesse. It’s sourced exclusively from grand cru vineyards and released only in the best vintages, always with extended aging, just as Churchill would have liked.
Optimal drinking window: Now - 2045
What the critics say:
"The great 2012 vintage shows well in this rich, full Champagne. Dominated as usual by Pinot Noir, the wine is powerfully ripe and impressively full of white fruits and tight minerality. Ready to drink from 2022, it is worthy of aging and certainly drinkable even in 10 years time."
"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."
"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."
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