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Sir Winston Churchill 2008

Pol Roger, Champagne, France

Pol Roger
Champagne France
  • 100
    Points
  • The 63 best
    of 3 290 954
    wines globally
  • 27 Pros of
    27 recommend
    this wine
394 100
  • Taste
  • Moment

  • Country ranking ?

    52

  • Producer ranking ?

    60

  • Decanting time

    15min

  • When to drink

    now to 2030

  • Food Pairing

    Sashimi and sushi

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Pol Roger 2008 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill Brut (Champagne); $293, 100 points.One of the great Champagnes both for its richness and its longevity, this latest incarnation is superb. The wine’s richness is linked to the ripe fruit and the dominance of Pinot Noir in the blend. It also shines in the perfect balance between the texture, the minerality and the integration of the fruit. It can be enjoyed now, but it will be better from 2020 and then...

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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...

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Wine Information

Champagne Pol Roger created their Prestige Cuvée in homage to Sir Winston Churchill mindful of the qualities that he sought in his champagne: robustness, a full-bodied character and relative maturity. The exact blend is a closely guarded family secret but it is undeniable that the composition would meet with the approval of the man to whom it is dedicated: "My tastes are simple, I am easily satisfied with the best". Pinot Noir predominates, pr...

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Vintage 2008

2008 -The Champagne vintage set to make history!

A first taste of leading winemakers’ 2008 champagnes reveals a miraculous vintage, bubbling with potential, which – whisper it – might just prove the greatest in living memory.

2008 was not, by any standards, a vintage year for the financial world. And for the greater part of it, 2008 was a pretty poor year for Champagne too: spring was freezing, summer gloomy and overcast. But then, aroun...

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Written Notes

“Bright golden yellow, silver reflections, very persistent fine mousse. Nuances of brioche and caramel, ripe yellow fruit with hints of lemongrass and bourbon vanilla underneath. Taut, tight texture, ripe peach, yellow apple, finesse, rich, elegant and seamless, textured salty-mineral finish. Super maturation potential.”

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  • 100p

A complex, focused, linear Champagne with wonderful tension, lovely minerality and a long finish. There is so much intensity and power with elegance in this wonderful vintage of Winston Churchill. A majority of Pinot Noir makes up the blend.

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Light, evolved golden yellow colour. Rich buttery nose with toastiness and apricot stones. Dry and rich palate with complexity and great mousse. Intense texture with spicy and woody notes. Will evolve another 5-10 years but serves well now at 7-9°C with Turbot and creamy truffle gnocchis. JL 94p (12/2020)

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  • 94p

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, citrus, minerals, elegant and detailed nose. Fresh acidity, apples, minerals, elegant and nuanced, fresh and bright palate, long. 95

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  • 95p

Tasted in August 2019 in Helsinki, Finland. One of the 20 champagnes tasted. Meaty, complex, rich, great acidity, fine aftertaste. Excellent.

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  • 95p

The opulent golden colour of the wine is enlivened by a fine, harmonious stream of bubbles. At first, the rich nose boasts notes of white flowers and freshly baked brioche aromas. As the wine warms in the glass, it exudes scents of dried fruits and toasted almonds and hazelnuts, combining with a hint of orange zest. On the palate, the wine is immediately powerful and yet exquisitely well-balanced; refreshing flavours of citrus fruit, notably grapefruit, are coupled with creamy notes of pastry.
 
This wine combines the fullness of the much-celebrated 2008 vintage with the unparalleled and much-loved style of the Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill. A long, lingering finish indicates that this wine has fantastic ageing potential.

Assemblage:
Champagne Pol Roger created their Prestige Cuvée in homage to Sir Winston Churchill mindful of the qualities that he sought in his champagne: robustness, a full-bodied character and relative maturity.
 
The exact blend is a closely guarded family secret but it is undeniable that the composition would meet with the approval of the man to whom it is dedicated : "My tastes are simple, I am easily satisfied with the best".
 
Pinot Noir predominates, providing structure, breadth and robustness whilst Chardonnay contributes elegance, finesse and subtlety. Composed exclusively of grapes sourced from Grands Crus Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards which were already under vine during Churchill's lifetime.
 
Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill is only made in the very best vintages and is always released later than the other vintage dated Champagnes from Pol Roger, marking Churchill's appreciation for older wines.

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Origin

Epernay, Champagne

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Pure

Reserve de Wermacht

Rich

Inside Information

WE100 / Wine Enthusiast/ One of the great Champagnes both for its richness and its longevity, this latest incarnation is superb. The wine's richness is linked to the ripe fruit and the dominance of Pinot Noir in the blend. It also shines in the perfect balance between the texture, the minerality and the integration of the fruit. It can be enjoyed now, but it will be better from 2020 and then for many years to come.

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