Sir Winston Churchill
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 10 to 30 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can age beautifully for even longer.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted game birds, turbot in cream sauce, aged Parmigiano-Reggiano
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Pol Roger's relationship with Sir Winston Churchill began at a luncheon in Paris in 1944, sparking a lifelong friendship between the British Prime Minister and Odette Pol-Roger. Churchill famously declared Pol Roger's address 'the most drinkable address in the world.' In honor of his memory, the house created its prestige cuvée, first released with the 1975 vintage. Crafted only in exceptional years, the blend is a closely guarded family secret, though it is known to be dominated by Pinot Noir for structure, breadth, and robust character, balanced by Chardonnay for elegance and acidity. The grapes are sourced exclusively from Grand Cru vineyards that were already under vine during Churchill's lifetime. Aged for a minimum of ten years on its lees in the deepest, coolest chalk cellars of Épernay, this Champagne is celebrated for its rich, full-bodied complexity, fine effervescence, and remarkable longevity.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1849 by Pol Roger in the historic town of Épernay, Champagne Pol Roger remains one of the few prestigious, family-owned Champagne houses to this day. Renowned for its deep, exceptionally cool chalk cellars that descend thirty meters below ground, the house employs traditional methods, including hand-riddling, to craft wines of remarkable elegance, structure, and aging potential. Pol Roger is celebrated worldwide for its signature Brut Réserve and its iconic prestige cuvée, Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill, a robust and complex blend created in honor of the house's most legendary patron. This commitment to precision and heritage yields a refined portfolio that also features exquisite Blanc de Blancs and Vintage Rosés, embodying the pinnacle of classic Champagne craftsmanship.