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Country ranking ?
1 115
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Producer ranking ?
48
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Decanting time
15min
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When to drink
now to 2025
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Food Pairing
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Food Pairing
Seared Fois Gras with Caramelized Apples
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Pol Roger recently celebrated its 150th anniversary and is perhaps best known as Winston Churchill's favourite Champagne. Established in 1849, Champagne Pol Roger remains family-owned and proudly independent to this day. Pol Roger, the 1831 born founder of the house, had lived in the Grand Cru village of Aÿ his whole childhood. The whole family supported the enterprise of their son. From early on Pol Roger focused in exports, and the English m...
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A cold winter and a mild late spring cued for a perfect June allowing early and fast flowering. Outstanding weather conditions prevailed and the season went on without dramatic turns. Rains in August raised concerns regarding gray rot, but finally sunshine and dry conditions throughout September resulted in an abundant crop of largely healthy fruit (11,930 kg/ha). Dehydration due to wind further aided in achieving perfect ripeness and addition...
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Latest Pro-tasting notes
21 tasting notes
Tasting note
ending
Medium and Lingering
flavors
Mineral and Citrus
nose
Youthful, Pure, Fresh and Ripe
recommend
Yes
taste
High in Acidity, Perfectly balanced, Well-structured, Developing, Medium-bodied, Sharp, Elegant, Fresh, Fruity and Dry
Verdict
Excellent and Well made
Written Notes
It's hard to resist the charm offensive that this vintage immediately bombard us with. Classical Pol Roger with nut toffee in the background, the deep chocolate base at the very bottom and an airy stylishly integrated creamy and at the same time aristocratic fruit abundantly present in the middle. Already very harmonic.
Second wine of the day and by chance, the second time I had seen it this week, though the first time was from a magnum and, as lovely as it was here, the magnum whipped it head and shoulders. But this bottle far from disgraced – I have long thought 2002 Pol is a truly spectacular wine from a stunning vintage and a wine that would better most flagships from any other vintage.
This was rich and intense, a light touch of honey, some hazelnut, lovely brioche notes. Has some maturity showing but lots of life left. A very good future awaits. I really like this wine.
95
Medium depths yellow but not as mature as one might expect from a 2002. Fine and prolific bubbles. Lovely toasty age to the nose. Excellent acidity.Strong and powerful toasty aromas. Delicious toasty rich palate. Slightly chalky. Long. Medium maturity, very sound for its age. ****
Pale straw yellow, tiny bubbles. Apples, minerals, very pure and clean nose. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, lovely balance, fresh and lively, feels more mineraly than the BdB actually, long.
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Information
Origin
Epernay, Champagne
Vintage Quality
Excellent
Value For Money
Very good
Investment potential
No Potential
Fake factory
None
Drinking temperature
7
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Pure
Reserve de Wermacht
Rich
Sir Winston Churchill
