champagne

2013  

The Brut Vintage 2013 from Champagne Pol Roger is made from the traditional house vintage blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay from 20 Grands and Premiers crus vineyards in the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Blancs. Produced only in limited quantities the Brut Vintage 2013 has been aged for 7 years in our cellars before being disgorged and released onto the market. "Pol Roger's just-released 2013 Brut Vintage is a beautifully chiseled, incisive wine that will appeal immensely to purists. Unwinding in the glass with scents of citrus zest, white flowers, crushed chalk and hints of fresh sourdoughs, it's medium to full-bodied, racy and precise, with a nicely concentrated and tightly wound core, tangy acids and an elegant pinpoint mousse. After the rich, muscular 2012 vintage, the 2013 represents quite a contrast; I'm not sure we'll see its stylistic like again for some time, so readers with classically inclined palates will want to stock up - advice I'll be following myself." - 94pts Wine Advocate

NV  

2012  

A rich yet very dry rosé with cherry, strawberry and strawberry tart. Hints of citrus. Full-bodied and very creamy with fine bubbles and a long, persistent finish. Focused finish, giving this form and tightness. Drink or hold. - 95pts James Suckling

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2010  Blanc de Blancs

"The newly released 2010 Brut Intégral from Saint-Chamant is showing nicely, revealing aromas of crisp yellow apples, honeycomb, white flowers and warm biscuits. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, tensile and incisive, with fine depth at the core, a refined mousse and a penetrating finish. This really needs a year or two on the cork to begin to show more complexity, but it is a finely balanced Champagne with a long future ahead of it." - 91+pts WA

NV  

The latest release of Taittinger's NV Brut La Française is decidedly youthful out of the gates, offering up notes of green apple, warm biscuits, fresh bread and citrus oil. Medium-bodied, bright and pillowy, with tangy acids and a fleshy core of fruit, it concludes with an elegantly chalky finish. Its cut and structure will reward a bit of bottle age. This particular bottle derives from lot number 171070010. - 91pts, View from the Cellar

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