Lovely aromatic nose showing delicate fruit & floral aromas. On the palate this wine has gentle & refreshing acidity, with a rich texture & a savoury finish. ...

A combination of citrus & ripe pear followed by smoky spice, toffee & vanilla. Big, full mouth with lots of deep flavour including sweet malt, toffee & ripe orange. Just enough sweetness to give full rounded feel. Winner of a silver medal in both the International wines & spirits Competition 2006 & the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2006. Poit Dhubh, pronounced potch ghoo & literally meaning black pot, is also the gaelic term for an illicit still which traditionally were the source of some of the most revered whiskies. Unwilling either to confirm or deny that Poit Dhubh comes from an illicit still. It is a fine unchilfiltered malt at 43%, partly matured in sherry casks with a soft graceful flavour & a trace of peatiness. ...

A powerful malt. Deep mahogany. Some rum-like notes on the nose with sea shore saltiness & sea breeze briskness. Full, silky textured mouth with sweet honey & spice. Long finish with vanilla backing on the palate. Winner of a silver medal in the International Wines & Spirits Competition 2006. The highest accolade as no gold medal was awarded. ...

Dark amber. Smoky, malty nose with some sweet nutty notes. Ripe figs & spicy oak help the complexity with slight sherry-like note in the background. Winner of a silver medal in the International Wines & Spirits Competition 2006. The highest accolade as no gold medal was awarded. ...

The 2008 Blanc de Blancs Vintage is made exclusively from Chardonnays selected from the best crus of the Cte des Blancs: Oiry, Chouilly, Cramant, Avize & Oger. This cuve is only produced in limited quantities & has been aged for 7 years in our cellars before being released onto the market. The result is a champagne which is subtle, light & elegant, with a refreshing trace of minerality. Mid yellow in colour, it has a high toned & aromatically spiced nose, with some elements of crushed apple, revealing good fruit intensity & weight. It is stylish & bright on the palate, with good length & very pure acidity. Ideal as an accompaniment to shellfish. ...

On the nose, the champagne is dominated by white flowers, green apple, brioche & a trace of minerality. On the palate there are notes of stone fruits, a certain nuttiness & a hint of honey supporting the freshness of the acidity. UK stock receives an additional 6 months post-disgorgement ageing so it is ready to drink upon release but cellaring for a few years will reveal greater depths. The aperitif champagne par excellence but one which has sufficient backbone to be drunk with fish & even spicy dishes. Brut Reserve is blended from 30 still base wines from different vineyards, different vintages & the three main grape varieties which dominate the champagne region: Pinot Noir contributes body, depth of character & life-extending tannins & comes from the villages of the Montagne de Reims
- Verzy, Verzenay, Mailly, Ambonnay, Mardeuil & Louvois; Chardonnay provides the lightness, elegance & finesse & is drawn from Epernay itself & the villages of the Cote des Blancs
- Cuis, Oiry, Oger, Vertus, Moussy & Chouilly; Pinot Meunier supplies youthful freshness, vigour & plump character with the grapes coming from the Vallee d' Epernay
- Vincelles, Venteuil, Troissy, Damery, Vandieres, Brugny, Chavot, Monthelon & Pierry. Grape: 33% Pinot Noir, 34% Chardonnay, 33% Pinot Meunier.


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Limited stock. An intense, brilliant pink colour. A powerful bouquet discloses concentrated citrus fruit aromas, even stewed strawberries. In the mouth, the balance between minerality & firmness from the tannins & the mature fruit has produced a full-bodied Champagne, full of personality. The finish reveals the wines youthfulness & suggests that it has a bright future both on its own & when paired with food. Produced by Pol Roger, like all its Vintage styles, only in years when growing & harvest conditions can produce grapes of sufficient standard, the Pinot Noir & Chardonnay musts underwent 2 cold settlings before fermentation in stainless steel to preserve the fruit characteristics of the wine. The wine then had 15% still red Pinot Noir wine from the village of Chouilly added to the blend which was then transferred to bottle for its second fermentation & ageing in the cellars. ...

An intense pink peppercorn colour with a fine stream of persistent bubbles. The nose has aromas of red fruits & summer berries. On the palate the first impression is freshness with notes of fragrant wild strawberry, this develops into creamy ripeness with a hint of vanilla. If the wine is allowed to blossom in the glass, a further layer of citrus aromas appears, with notes of grapefruit on the finish. The wine boasts a linear structure & rare finesse complemented by the intensity of flavour. This is a Ros Champagne with a great personality. 50% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Noir vinified en rouge. ...

An intense pink peppercorn colour with a fine stream of persistent bubbles. The nose has aromas of red fruits & summer berries. On the palate the first impression is freshness with notes of fragrant wild strawberry, this develops into creamy ripeness with a hint of vanilla. If the wine is allowed to blossom in the glass, a further layer of citrus aromas appears, with notes of grapefruit on the finish. The wine boasts a linear structure & rare finesse complemented by intensity of flavour. This is a Rose Champagne with great personality. The Brut Rose 2008 is the ideal choice to accompany fish such as grilled salmon or even sushi. It also marries perfectly with fruit tarts & other fruit desserts; try pairing with a forced Rhubarb fool, the sharpness of the fruit complementing the elegant structure of the wine. ...

Intense gold with persistent fine mousse. The nose opens with floral rose notes & warms to toasted brioche. The mouth is full & fresh with spicy floral notes (wallflower or nasturtium), underpinned with candied yellow fruit. The finish is long & dry. This is a classy mid-term vintage from Pol Roger that will continue to improve for at least 5 years in bottle & in magnum for 10-12 years. Typically this has the power to match fine dining & would work well with lobster or other crustaceans as well as rich or pungent or spicy dishes. Vintage champagne is by definition the wine of a single year & it must rely on the success of that harvest alone. Vintage champagne is therefore produced only when all the necessary components of climate, grape quality & ripeness at harvest come together for the winemaker to produce a wine of optimum intensity, structure & balance. The growing season of 1999 was marked by exceptional warmth & rain, with some heavy hail in May which devastated the vines in some communes. Growth was vigorous, necessitating some green pruning. The grapes were in good condition at harvest time which opened on 19th September & closed 1st October. Fortunately the heavy rain which fell at times during this period did not spoil a record harvest (19, 000 kg/ha) with a good maturity (9.9% vol). Made in limited quantity, the 1999 Brut Vintage follows the traditional Pol Roger formula of 60% Pinot Noir & 40% Chardonnay from up to 20 Grand & Premier Cru vineyards in the Montagne de Reims, the Grand Vallee de la Marne & the Cote des Blancs. The musts underwent 2 cold settlings before fermentation in stainless steel to preserve the fruit characteristics of the wine. The wine was then blended & transferred to bottle for its second fermentation & aging in the cellars. Grape: 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay. ...