Wine Advocate (Kristaps Karklins) 93+ pts! Disgorged in June 2024 with a dosage of seven grams per liter, Pol Roger’s 2016 Brut Blanc de Blancs is a compelling expression of the vintage. It opens with an aromatic profile of crisp pear, lemon zest and freshly baked bread, mingling with notes of early white blossoms and a subtle reductive framing. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied, taut and incisive—more tensile and linear than the richer, more rounded 2015 iteration. Bracing acidity drives the wine toward a long, saline finish. This is a quintessential Blanc de Blancs: precise, energetic and poised for graceful evolution, promising to develop further layers and toasty sophistication with age.
Vinous Antonio Galloni 93 pts! The 2016 Blanc de Blancs is one of the hidden highlights in the Pol Roger range. Airy and lifted in the glass, it graces the palate with lovely orchard fruit and floral character. This classy Blanc de Blancs has a lot to offer. (Drink between 2026 and 2034)
Jed Dunnuck.com (Audrey Frick) 93 pts! The 2016 Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut pours a brilliant yellow hue and opens with white peach, pear, white flowers, white grapefruit, and delicate shortbread dough. Disgorged in July 2024, it’s medium-bodied and refreshing, and for the Blanc de Blancs, the house likes to give these wines at least one year after disgorgement for better balance. Medium-bodied on the palate, this reveals lemon meringue and pretty floral notes. With elegance, freshness, and purity, it’s approachable now without being overbearing and should drink well for 10-15 years.<!--more-->The wines for this report were tasted both at the estate with chef de cave Damien Cambres and in my office in New York. Pol Roger is a sixth-generation, family-owned business founded in 1849 that is based in Epernay and solely focused on Champagne. Damien Cambres replaced former chef de cave Dominique Petit in 2018. Since 2011, they have fully moved to stainless steel fermentation and aging. They house 9.5 kilometers of cellars that are notably deep at 33 meters underground and employ four full-time riddlers to turn the bottles and carefully collect sediment from them. (Only 11 exist in the region today.) This year, they completed a new facility for packaging and shipping that rests on the footprint of the historical site of the original cellars, which disastrously collapsed in 1900, destroying 1.5 million bottles. They own 92 hectares today and produce approximately 1.7 million bottles annually. Pol Roger is a Pinot Noir-based house that focuses on the art of blending. The wines tend to strike a balance of refinement in the mousse without shying away from power and structure across the range.
2016 Pol Roger Champagne Blanc de Blancs
2016 Pol Roger Champagne Blanc de Blancs
Wine Advocate (Kristaps Karklins) 93+ pts! Disgorged in June 2024 with a dosage of seven grams per liter, Pol Roger’s 2016 Brut Blanc de Blancs is a compelling expression of the vintage. It opens with an aromatic profile of crisp pear, lemon zest and freshly baked bread, mingling with notes of early white blossoms and a subtle reductive framing. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied, taut and incisive—more tensile and linear than the richer, more rounded 2015 iteration. Bracing acidity drives the wine toward a long, saline finish. This is a quintessential Blanc de Blancs: precise, energetic and poised for graceful evolution, promising to develop further layers and toasty sophistication with age.
Vinous Antonio Galloni 93 pts! The 2016 Blanc de Blancs is one of the hidden highlights in the Pol Roger range. Airy and lifted in the glass, it graces the palate with lovely orchard fruit and floral character. This classy Blanc de Blancs has a lot to offer. (Drink between 2026 and 2034)
Jed Dunnuck.com (Audrey Frick) 93 pts! The 2016 Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut pours a brilliant yellow hue and opens with white peach, pear, white flowers, white grapefruit, and delicate shortbread dough. Disgorged in July 2024, it’s medium-bodied and refreshing, and for the Blanc de Blancs, the house likes to give these wines at least one year after disgorgement for better balance. Medium-bodied on the palate, this reveals lemon meringue and pretty floral notes. With elegance, freshness, and purity, it’s approachable now without being overbearing and should drink well for 10-15 years.<!--more-->The wines for this report were tasted both at the estate with chef de cave Damien Cambres and in my office in New York. Pol Roger is a sixth-generation, family-owned business founded in 1849 that is based in Epernay and solely focused on Champagne. Damien Cambres replaced former chef de cave Dominique Petit in 2018. Since 2011, they have fully moved to stainless steel fermentation and aging. They house 9.5 kilometers of cellars that are notably deep at 33 meters underground and employ four full-time riddlers to turn the bottles and carefully collect sediment from them. (Only 11 exist in the region today.) This year, they completed a new facility for packaging and shipping that rests on the footprint of the historical site of the original cellars, which disastrously collapsed in 1900, destroying 1.5 million bottles. They own 92 hectares today and produce approximately 1.7 million bottles annually. Pol Roger is a Pinot Noir-based house that focuses on the art of blending. The wines tend to strike a balance of refinement in the mousse without shying away from power and structure across the range.
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