2013 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill

Community Tasting Notes (32) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  2/25/2024 - essenceofreal wrote: 93 Points

  Amazing how consistent this is. Had the 04, 08 and 12 the last 6 or so months and must they, they've all been bangers and punched way above their weight class.
  
  Followed over a few hours. Was better the first hour or so. After that complexity died off and acidity took over. Was best 30 minutes after opening: 96 points. Then kinda got a tad wonky and dropped to 91. Hence a generous 93.
  
  Based on how this bottle was so so so so so much less inspiring over time I'm wondering what's going on. The other vintages didn't do this and got better over time. Damn. This sucks. Will see what happens down the road but I won't rebuy.
  
  Regardless, a great champagne. Feels to be in a very open drinking window. Will it get better? Not sure, perhaps but no need to sit on these and deny yourself the pleasure. Drink as often as possible and with Peter (me!).
  
  These and Egly have become my favorite champagne behind Argonne and Henri G in general.

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  2/21/2024 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Pale, fine persistent bead. Herbs and yellow fruit aromas. Lean, light, racy, and explosive. Lemony fruit, unbelievable acidity and stone without seeming austere in the least. An absolute joy to drink this now with the realization that it is probably just beginning a decades long journey. Fantastic bottle.

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  2/18/2024 - dcwino wrote: 97 Points

  Ski trip - Four wino familes; 2/16/2024-2/19/2024 (Wisp Resort): Elegant yet energetic nose displaying ripe yellow fruit, lemon curd, caramel apple, brioche, light caramel, honeysuckle, honey and limestone. Beautifully integrated palate, finely layered delicious yellow fruit, very fine medium generous mousse, pure, precise and fresh, bright acidity, fine mineral, and a long sweet yellow fruit driven finish. This is drinking incredibly well.

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  1/21/2024 - csimm wrote: 96 Points

  This thing slays. The Churchill bested a 2015 Cristal by a decent margin. Previous notes apply.

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  12/27/2023 - dcwino wrote: 97 Points

  Korean BBQ dinner at home (Mi Casa): This is quite elegant and delicious. Generous perfectly ripe yellow fruit, lemon curd, red apple, white flowers, brioche, saline and fine mineral. Already showing beautifully integrated palate, finely layered pure yellow and white fruit, perfect balance, freshness, and precision, very fine generous mousse, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a seamless long pure delicious yellow and white fruit driven finish. This seems more like the 08 than the actual 08 Churchill. A classic Tete de Cuvee.

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