2015 Pol Roger Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill 750ml GIFT BOX

Description

Pickup isavailable atSip & Cellars. (Physical shop add:1123 Burke Road, Kew VIC 3101)

This is the 21st vintage of Cuve Sir Winston Churchill, for whom a personal cuve of the best champagne was created, the details of the wine still secret. Widely believed to be over 60% pinot noir, the balance chardonnay, all grand crus. Its full bodied generosity flows through the very long palate and finish.

Champagne Pol Roger created their Prestige Cuve in homage to Sir Winston Churchill mindful of the qualities that he sought in his champagne: robustness, a full-bodied character and relative maturity. The exact blend is a closely guarded family secret, but it is undeniable that the composition would meet with the approval of the man to whom it is dedicated: “My tastes are simple, I am easily satisfied with the best”. Pinot Noir predominates, providing structure, breadth and robustness whilst Chardonnay contributes elegance, finesse and subtlety.

Drinking Window: 2023 – 2045

WinemakingThe must undergoes two dbourbages (settlings), one at the press house immediatly after pressing and the second, a dbourbage froid, in stainless steel tanks at 6C over a 24 hour period. A slow cool fermentation with the temperature kept under 18C takes place in stainless steel with each variety and each village kept seperate. The wine undergoes a full malolactic-fermentation prior to final blending.
AgeingSecondary fermentation takes place in bottle at 9C in the deepest Pol Roger cellars (33 metres below street level) where the wine is kept until it undergoes remuage (riddling) by hand, a rarity in Champagne nowadays. The very fine and persistent “mousse” for which Pol Roger is renowned owes much to these deep, cool and damp cellars.