- Colour Champagne_Sparkling
- Producer Pol Roger
- Region Champagne
- Grape Pinot Noir / Chardonnay
- Drinking 2018 - 2027
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
2009 - Pol Roger Brut Vintage - 6x75cl
- Colour Champagne Sparkling
- Producer Pol Roger
- Region Champagne
- Grape Pinot Noir / Chardonnay
- Drinking 2018 - 2027
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, February 2018
60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay sourced from 20 grand and premier cru vineyards in the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Blancs. Produced in limited quantities and aged for 8 years in the cellar before disgorgement. Dosage 7g/l. This 2009 is lively and energetic with aromas of delicate white peach followed by a juicy apricot palate. There is wonderful harmony between the stone fruit flavours, the dancing freshness, and the complex notes of brioche coming from the wine’s long ageing. It is at once opulent, creamy and lively.
Producer
Pol Roger
Established in 1849, Champagne Pol Roger remains family-owned and proudly independent to this day. The history and spirit of the company mirrors that of the family who bear the same name: a respect for nature, a devotion to quality and a certain joie de vivre. As one of the smaller houses, Champagne Pol Roger owns 87 hectares of vineyards on prime sites in the Vallée d'Epernay and the Côte des Blancs, drawing the remainde...Read more
Established in 1849, Champagne Pol Roger remains family-owned and proudly independent to this day. The history and spirit of the company mirrors that of the family who bear the same name: a respect for nature, a devotion to quality and a certain joie de vivre. As one of the smaller houses, Champagne Pol Roger owns 87 hectares of vineyards on prime sites in the Vallée d'Epernay and the Côte des Blancs, drawing the remainder of their supplies fromindividual growers, many of whom have supplied Pol Roger for generations. Its cellars, extending to 7 km, lie on three levels in the chalk below the streets of Epernay and are among the deepest and coolest cellars in the region: contributing to the slow maturation and creation of fine, persistent bubbles which are the hallmark of all Pol Roger champagnes.Read less
Region
Champagne
Champagne, the world's greatest sparkling wine, needs little introduction - with imitations produced in virtually every country capable of growing grapes, including such unlikely candidates as India and China. The Champagne region, to the north of Paris, has the most northerly vineyards in France, with vines grown on slopes with a southerly exposure to maximise sunlight. The soil is chalky, providing an excellent balance of drainage and water retention. The key to the wine is in the cellar - the bubbles result from a second fermentation in the bottle and the rich toasty flavours in great Champagne come from extended bottle ageing on the yeasty lees. Until the eighteenth century, the wines produced in the Champagne area were light acidic white wines, with no hint of sparkle. However glass and closure technology developed at that time and it was not long before Dom Perignon, a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Hautvilliers, started experimenting with blends and produced the first recognisable champagne. In a world accustomed to still wines, the advent of champagne was almost a flop. It was saved when it became fashionable at the French court as a result of Louis XV's mistress Madame de Pompadour commenting "Champagne is the only wine that lets a woman remain beautiful after she has drunk it." And the rest is history, with famous (or infamous) champagne lovers including Casanova, Dumas, Wagner, Winston Churchill, James Bond and Coco Chanel.