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Champagne Pol Roger - Brut Vintage 2013

Champagne

Effervescent

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Drink or Keep

94/100

Robert Parker

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charmer
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foie gras

"Magnificent brilliance

"Pol Roger's Brut Vintage 2013 is a beautifully chiseled, incisive wine that will appeal enormously to purists. It delivers in the glass with scents of citrus zest, white flowers, crushed chalk and notes of fresh sourdough, it's medium to full-bodied, racy and precise, with a well-concentrated core, lively acids and elegant mousse. After the rich and muscular 2012 vintage, the 2013 represents quite a contrast. I'm not sure we'll see its style again for some time, so readers with classic palates will want to stock up - advice I'll take myself." (Wine Advocate - William Kelley)

Features

Estate

Champagne Pol Roger

Cuvée

Brut Vintage

Vintage

2013

Designation

Champagne

Region

Champagne

Grape varieties

60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay

Terroirs

20 Grands Crus and Premiers Crus from Montagne de Reims and Côte des Blancs

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Gentle pressing, 1st settling at the pressing center, then a second settling in the winery for 24 hours. Alcoholic fermentation at low temperature (18°C) in temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats, with grape varieties and crus vinified separately before final blending. Malolactic fermentation carried out on all our wines. After tasting, the wine is blended, bottled and allowed to foam.

Breeding

Each bottle is stirred by hand in the traditional way, before disgorging and dosage. Aged for 7 years in our cellars.

Alcohol content

12,5%

Residual sugars

7 g/l

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Pale gold color with silvery highlights. Fine bubbles, lively and elegant cordon.

Nose

Refined and subtle, imbued with freshness. Complex bouquet of almond, cashew and candied berries, harmoniously balanced by youthful, light notes combining mineral and floral nuances. Intense toast and pastry after aeration.

Mouth

Clean, fresh, acidic attack, yet round and supple. Scents of white flowers underlined by a fine tension on the finish. Creamy texture with reminiscences of pastry, toast and exquisite salinity on the finish.

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Drink before

2030+

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with poularde stuffed with foie gras, capon with morel mushrooms, poultry supreme...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (guide 2024) 5*Stars (Exceptional producers, those who represent the absolute pinnacle of quality in France and the world)

About the domain :

This medium-sized company, founded in 1849 by Pol Roger, still belongs to the founding family and is now run by Laurent d'Harcourt. Official supplier to the Queen of England, the link with the neighboring kingdom goes far beyond purely mercantile relations, as Sir Winston Churchill also appreciated Pol-Roger wines and made them his preferred brand. In the last century, Pol-Roger's reputation has grown thanks to a number of top-class vintages that are indisputably among the gotha of champagnes, such as the cult 1928. The house is fortunate to have 90 hectares of vineyards, covering 65% of its needs, and has remained deliberately limited in its volumes, with one and a half million bottles produced each year, and an impressive stock of 9 million waiting in the cellar, hardly matched today.

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2025) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

This Épernay-based trading house shipped its first bottles to England as soon as it was founded by the young Pol Roger in 1849. It quickly became famous in the kingdom, and forged close ties with British wine lovers, with Winston Churchill declaring his preference for Pol Roger champagne. The business remains family-owned, with 92 ha of vineyards. Hubert de Billy represents the 5th generation of the family on the Board; Laurent d'Harcourt, Chairman of the Board, succeeded Patrice Noyelle in 2013. Dominique Petit, cellar manager, retired in 2018, leaving his post to Damien Cambres, former manager of the Goutte d'or cooperative in Vertus.

Gault & Millau Wine Guide

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Estate rated 5*Stars (Outstanding production)

About the domain :

A favorite house of Sir Winston Churchill, Pol Roger was founded in 1849. The company's 89 hectares of vines are spread across the terroirs of the Marne Valley, Montagne de Reims and Côte des Blancs. Initially dominated by Pinot Noir, the wines now benefit more from the elegance of Chardonnay. With a stock of 8 million bottles being aged, equivalent to 4 to 5 years' sales, Pol Roger is one of the "smallest" of the great Champagne houses! Its governance remains strictly family-based.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2020 guide) 94/100 (Outstanding wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2023) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

Pol Roger's Brut Vintage 2013 is a beautifully chiseled, incisive wine that will appeal enormously to purists. Delivering itself into the glass with scents of citrus zest, white flowers, crushed chalk and hints of fresh sourdough, it's medium to full-bodied, racy and precise, with a well-concentrated core, lively acids and elegant mousse. After the rich and muscular 2012 vintage, the 2013 represents quite a contrast. I'm not sure we'll be seeing its style again for some time, so readers with classic palates will want to stock up - advice I'll take myself.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wines is always a magical experience)

About the domain :

Pol Roger is an authentic Champagne icon, exemplary in the precision, generosity and consistency of its range. The vineyards are planted on the slopes of Épernay, in the Côte des Blancs, as well as in Mareuil and Ambonnay, all terroirs that are sources of high quality and consistency. The three grape varieties are present in thirds, as for the purchases (a balance that is reflected in the cuvées); malolactic fermentation is systematic (which brings roundness); settling is done cold (for aromatic intensity). Pol Roger is the last house of its size to stir its 1.6 million annual bottles by hand in its 7.5 km of Sparnac cellars. The cuvées are differentiated by the ageing of the reserve wines, as well as by the origin of the crus. Pol Roger has rediscovered the style and generosity of the wines that made him famous in the 1960s, with cuvées such as Sir Winston Churchill (only ten vintages produced in thirty years) or the cuvée blanc de blancs millésimée, the paragon of racy champagnes that age remarkably well. Damien Cambres has replaced Dominique Petit as cellar master.

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