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Pol Roger, Sir Winston Churchill 2009 released
By Liv-ex
This morning, Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 2009 was released in the UK at £1,360 per 12×75, 3% lower than the 2008 vintage release (£1,400 per 12×75).
The 2009 Sir Winston Churchill is the 18th available vintage since the wine’s inaugural release in 1975, as Pol Roger only makes the wine in “truly outstanding years”. During the wine’s official launch event earlier this month,...
Wine Description
The Story
The relationship between Champagne Pol Roger and Sir Winston Churchill dates back to a providential meeting at a luncheon given by the British Ambassador to France some months after the liberation of Paris at which was served the sumptuous 1928 vintage of Pol Roger. Attending the lunch was the beautiful Odette Pol-Roger as well as the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, with whom she struck up an instant rapport. A friendship was born which co...
Vintage 2009
Warmest conditions since 2003, optimal maturity, healthy fruit. Balanced wines with average sugars, lower acidities. High overall maturity. Vintage year for some, principally récoltants-manipulants (individual growers). In ’09, new EU rules reduced dosage for Brut to 12 g/l.