Pol Roger

Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill, 2018

Name: Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill
Brand: Pol Roger
Price: 875 GBP

94/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

96/100

Vinous

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all 1996 2018

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New Release
2018
6x75cl
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2018
3x1.5L
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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

The product of a warm and generous growing season, this is initially coiled then broadens with bruised apple, peach skin, lemon peel and conference pear, followed by almond, wild strawberry, cherry pit and a fine lemon thyme herbal note. The characteristic Pol bakery-scented flavours emerge latterly, with a dash of vanilla, cream and crisp buttery croissant; such notes will no doubt develop with more time in bottle. Generous, concentrated and clearly in its infancy, the flavours really build with time and linger long on the palate, with touches of noble bitter cherry, citrus pith and tiny red berries. It is deep and concentrated while being fine boned and incredibly layered and detailed, suggesting much more to come from this luminous charmer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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Critic Reviews

94/100

Kristaps Karklins,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Disgorged in June 2024 with a dosage of seven grams per liter, Pol Rogers 2018 Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill introduces itself with aromas of ripe pear, candied tangerine peel and peach mingling with dried fruit. On the palate, it is full-bodied, vinous and broad-shouldered, with a rich core of fruit and an ample, textural mid-palate, underpinned by ripe yet vibrant acidity. The wine concludes with a long, enveloping finish. Reflective of the warm growing season with a late-August harvest, this is a giving Sir Winston Churchillundeniably in the more muscular register, with ample gourmand flesh and a presently blocky density that will reward some patience.

drinking window 2027 - 2041

date of review 07/2025

96/100

Antonio Galloni,

Vinous

The 2018 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill is an elegant, polished wine very much in the gracious, lighter style of the year. Subtle citrus inflections, white peach, flowers, mint and white pepper are all beautifully delineated in the glass. Clean mineral notes infuse the vibrant finish. This is an especially airy Churchill, a Champagne built more on finesse and persistence than size.

drinking window 2026 - 2048

date of review 04/2025

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Chardonnay/Pinot Noir

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12%

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.