In the glass
Aroma: crisp golden orchard fruit, white flowers, warm biscuit
Palate: fleshy fruit core, lively acid, chalk, precise finish
A vintage Blanc de Blancs of crisp golden orchard fruit and white flowers, full-bodied and broad with a fleshy core, lively acids and a precise chalky finish.
What it pairs with
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Oysters
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Chalky precision meets the brine of raw oysters. -
Sole meuniere
Lively acid and chalk frame delicate white fish. -
Goat cheese
White-flower lift balances fresh cheese.
History
Pol Roger's vintage Chardonnay-only cuvee draws on Cote des Blancs fruit and is released in declared years after extended lees ageing.
- 1959 — Vintage Blanc de Blancs established in the Pol Roger range
Facts
- Producer
- Champagne Pol Roger
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (100%)
- Classification
- AOC Champagne
- Oak
- Stainless steel; Cote des Blancs Chardonnay, long lees ageing
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 70 to 100 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1959
Scores
- Vinous 93 (2015 vintage, reviewed 2023)