Pol Roger Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill 2009

Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 2009 is a monumentally powerful, opulent, and masterfully structured prestige Champagne crafted as a historical tribute to the house's most illustrious devotee. Sourced exclusively from ancient Grand Cru vineyards across the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Blancs, this legendary cuvée is heavily dominated by robust Pinot Noir to provide architectural depth and muscularity, seamlessly complemented by a touch of elegant Chardonnay. Pouring an inviting, bright golden hue with a remarkably fine and regular stream of microscopic bubbles, the nose exudes an complex bouquet of fresh brioche, golden apples, clear honey, and sweet spice, evolving into rich nuances of toasted nuts, acacia blossom, and honeycomb. On the palate, it delivers a full-bodied, vinous, and fleshy texture that beautifully balances its opulent core of stone fruits and preserved lemon against a driving line of ripe yet racy mountain acidity and a pinpoint mousse, culminating in an extraordinarily long, powerful finish defined by a smoky, saline-infused chalky minerality.

Food Pairing: Pairs spectacularly with roasted capon stuffed with morels, slow-cooked sweetbreads, butter-poached lobster tails, or mature Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese aged for 18 months.

97 Points - Wine Enthusiast

96 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

A few years after its disgorgment now, the 2009 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill has digested its dosage and is beginning to offer up real complexity. Mingling aromas of freshly baked bread, honeycomb, crisp peach, pear and subtle hints of dried fruits, it's medium to full-bodied, sapid and vinous, with bright acids, a pearly mousse and a long, saline finish. Exhibiting more structure than was apparent on release, this has always been a very approachable Churchill, yet it is really benefiting from age.

95 Points - Wine Spectator

A seamless Champagne, lithe with fresh, finely knit acidity, and showing beautiful integration, with a rich vein of smoky minerality underscoring flavors of black cherry, toast, preserved lemon and pickled ginger. There's power and focus here, but this bubbly highlights the grace and accessibility that 2009 can offer even on release. Drink now through 2034.