1990 | Pol Roger | Sir Winston Churchill

Sparkling Wine: 1990 | Pol Roger | Sir Winston Churchill
The 1990 Winston Churchill is blossoming beautifully and is now entering into its plateau of peak drinkability. The bouquet is deep and complex, as it offers up scents of green apple, quinine, bread dough, chalky soil tones and emerging notes of honeyed nuts.
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Producer: Pol Roger
Ratings: WA | 94 JG | 94
Vintage: 1990
Size: 750ml
ABV: 12.5%
Varietal: Champagne Blend
Country/Region: France, Champagne
The 1990 Winston Churchill is blossoming beautifully and is now entering into its plateau of peak drinkability. The bouquet is deep and complex, as it offers up scents of green apple, quinine, bread dough, chalky soil tones and emerging notes of honeyed nuts.
Reviews:
John Gilman: The 1990 Winston Churchill is blossoming beautifully and is now entering into its plateau of peak drinkability. The bouquet is deep and complex, as it offers up scents of green apple, quinine, bread dough, chalky soil tones and emerging notes of honeyed nuts. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, crisp and beautifully balanced, with fine focus, bright acids, utterly refined mousse, and excellent length and grip on the elegant and intensely flavored finish.
Wine Advocate: The 1990 Winston Churchill has a deep honeyed colour and that is reflected in the lovely, yeasty nose with touches of baked bread, hazelnut and honeycomb, hints of red apple developing later on.
Producer Information
Pol Roger is a prominent Champagne producer based in Epernay. It is known for its elegant, balanced house style made from equal proportions of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. The Pol Roger champagne portfolio includes a non vintage brut, a vintage brut, a demi sec, a brut nature, a rosé and a blanc de blancs. The Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill Champagne was first released in 1975 to honor the great man, who had been close friends with Odette Pol Roger as well as a big fan of Champagne. The blend used in the Sir Winston Churchill cuvée is a closely guarded secret but is dominated by Pinot Noir for structure and strength and finished with Chardonnay for its elegance. Pol Roger grows just over half of its grapes on its 89 hectares (220 acres) of estate vineyards. The rest is supplied by contract growers with whom the company has long-term relationships. Everything is done by hand in the winery and Pol Roger is home to the largest remuage team in Champagne. The cellar of the champagne house is one of the deepest cellars in Epernay. The winery has had considerable investment in the last ten years. The house was officially established in 1849, although at least two generations had been involved in the growing Champagne industry before Pol Roger. In the mid-1850s, export became a key focus and the house began to eschew the traditional sweetness of Champagne, producing a drier style that was more in line with British tastes.