2002 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill, France, Champagne, Wine Review

Always a pleasure to try this wine although it underperformed expectations for the wine in this vintage. Golden in color, clear and bright. Nice mousse with lots of tiny bubbles. The nose is toasty with slight lemon and a hint of smoke. Medium bodied. On the palate, this has tart acidity. Green apples with slight lemon. Very long on the finish. This is very tasty. It seems to be about at peak or at least turning from a young vibrant Champagne to a mature one. Drink over the next ten years unless you like them old. This is very food friendly and would work with just about any food. Popcorn is always a nice choice.

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Vintage:

2002

Current Price:

$421.00USD

2006 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill, France, Wine Review

Vintage:

2006

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Current Price:

$170.00USD

Always a great wine, this luxury cuvee is one of the great wines of Champagne. A real treat to drink. Gold green in color with a lot of tiny bobbles. The nose is big and excellent with chalk, slight brioche, a bit of lemon cream, and slightly nutty. On the palate, this is a big wine but still very young. Great acidity. Lemons, slight vanilla, with lots of depth and complexity. A very long finish. This needs a few more years until peak but is delicious today. The score has a couple more points of upside possible. It easily has fifteen more years left at the top. It will go with ju

NV Pol Roger Champagne Brut Réserve, France, Wine Review

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A-

Current Price:

$44.00USD

Light golden in color, clear and bright with a steady stream of small bubbles. Very nice nose with some citrus (tangerine?), a hint of ginger, plenty of toast and slight CO2. Full bodied. On the palate, plenty of minerals with slight tangerine. Lots of depth. Long finish. This drinks very well and is very food friendly. It is should probably be consumed within three to five years of purchase.

2002 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut, France, Champagne, Wine Review

Vintage:

1998

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A+

Current Price:

$300.00USD

Wow! Its vintage Krug, but still, wow! This is still young but it is opening up now and really hitting its stride. It has a couple of decades left or more, depending how you like older Champagne. Light golden in color. A nice mousse with lots of tiny bubbles. This is a big wine. The nose has toast, slight ginger, cherries and a slight hay note. On the palate, this has a racy backbone of acidity. At the same time, a broad palate with great complexity. Some tart fruit on top with some cherry parfait in the mid-palate and underlying it all, great minerality and slight salinity. An i

NV Ayala Champagne Brut Majeur, France, Wine Review

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B+

Current Price:

$35.00USD

Light golden in color, lots of tiny bubbles, clear and bright. Nice mousse. The nose is toasty with some green apples. Medium bodied. On the palate, this is very nice. Toasty with apples. Nice acidity. The finish is a bit clipped. Overall, a fine, less expensive Champagne that would be nice for parties. It drinks well on its own and will work well with canopies. Drink over the next year or two.

2010 Dom Pérignon Champagne, France, Wine Review

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2010

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Current Price:

$165.00USD

Always a pleasure to drink this wine. Light golden in color, tons of very tiny bubbles, clear and bright. The nose is great. Toasty with some lemons and a lot of minerality. Full bodied. On the palate, this is delicious. Lemons, minerals with plenty of complexity and depth. Long finish. This should drink well over the next fifteen to twenty years. It will go with practically any food. Popcorn is always a great choice with great Champagne.

2002 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill, France, Champagne, Wine Review

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