Rich Demi-Sec

⏳ Drinking Window

2024 - 2030

🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings

Fruit tarts, blue cheese, spicy Asian cuisine

✨ Technical Specifications

Pol Roger's Rich Demi-Sec is a masterful homage to the historical preferences of the 19th century, when sweeter Champagnes reigned supreme in the grand salons of Europe. Crafted from an equal blend of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay sourced from approximately 30 different crus, this cuve shares the same base structure as the house's iconic Brut Rserve. The defining feature is its dosage of around 34 grams per liter, added after a minimum of four years of aging in the deep, cold chalk cellars of pernay. This sweetness is beautifully counterbalanced by the natural, crisp acidity of the Champagne terroir, creating a remarkably harmonious, velvety texture with notes of honey, stone fruits, and warm brioche.

🍾 About the Producer

Founded in 1849 by Pol Roger in Aÿ before establishing its historic cellars along Épernay's Avenue de Champagne in 1851, Champagne Pol Roger remains one of the preeminent family-owned Grandes Marques. The house oversees approximately 92 hectares of sustainably farmed estate vineyards across the Côte des Blancs, Montagne de Reims, and Vallée de la Marne, rooted in quintessential Campanian chalk and limestone soils. Pol Roger is renowned for vinifying exclusively in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats with systematic double débourbage à froid and full malolactic conversion, preserving pristine varietal fruit and crisp structure. Aging takes place in deep, chalk-carved cellars reaching depths of 33 meters, where prolonged cool secondary fermentation produces exceptionally fine perlage, complemented by traditional hand-riddling. Celebrated for its historic British connection and royal warrants, the maison's portfolio is anchored by the balanced Brut Réserve NV and reaches its apotheosis in the robust, Pinot Noir-dominated prestige Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill, alongside its library Vinothèque releases.

🍇 Grapes

Pinot Noir 33%, Pinot Meunier 33%, Chardonnay 34%

🍷 ABV

12.5%

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