A fantastic rendition of the Vintage Brut from Pol Roger, 2018 is excellent and one of the best ever from this famous Champagne House. The 2018 follows a traditional house blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay from 20 different Grand and Premier Cru vineyards in the Montagne de Reims and Cote de Blancs. Each village is vinified separately and blended at the end to make the best final product. We have tasted many great bottles of this Cuvee, even trying a 1979 couple of years ago, and it's always a cuvee that punches way above its weight at sub $100 pricing. This is one of the big successes of the vintage and is showing great right now, with a decade-plus of life ahead. Pricing today is excellent, with no upcharge over the previous release, and these are some of the only single bottles available in the USA right now.
Wine Advocate (Yohan Castaing) 93+ points! "The 2018 Brut Vintage, with a dosage of seven grams per liter, exhibits a delicate bouquet of ripe orchard fruits, pineapple, peach, sweet spices and pastry, followed by a full-bodied, rich and elegantly creamy mid-palate that segues into a fleshy core of fruit with a penetrating, long and saline finish. Admirers of Pol Roger’s style will love it."
Antonio Galloni 93 points! "The 2018 Brut Vintage is a very pretty, open-knit Champagne to drink now and over the next 10-15 years. In a vintage in which so many wines are on the lighter side, the 2018 is super-expressive, with lovely depth and impeccable balance. The 2018 can be enjoyed now, but I would prefer to cellar it for a year or two. Hints of pear, dried flowers, kirsch and mint are nicely layered on a spine of fruit and structure. (Drink between 2024-2038)"
Decanter (Tom Hewson) 93 points! "Pol Roger's 2018 vintage is showing many of the fine facets of the year upon release already, open and giving in style with roasted pear, ripe apricot and grapefruit skin, lightly creamy and developing richness in pecan and brown pastry. The Pinot Noir leads, relatively structured for the year while showing hints of the smoke and spice to come with further age. A wine that flows with some of the ease and charm of 2018, but that promises a fairly early – if rewarding – unfolding in bottle. (Drink between 2024-2034)"
2018 Pol Roger Champagne Vintage Brut
2018 Pol Roger Champagne Vintage Brut
A fantastic rendition of the Vintage Brut from Pol Roger, 2018 is excellent and one of the best ever from this famous Champagne House. The 2018 follows a traditional house blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay from 20 different Grand and Premier Cru vineyards in the Montagne de Reims and Cote de Blancs. Each village is vinified separately and blended at the end to make the best final product. We have tasted many great bottles of this Cuvee, even trying a 1979 couple of years ago, and it's always a cuvee that punches way above its weight at sub $100 pricing. This is one of the big successes of the vintage and is showing great right now, with a decade-plus of life ahead. Pricing today is excellent, with no upcharge over the previous release, and these are some of the only single bottles available in the USA right now.
Wine Advocate (Yohan Castaing) 93+ points! "The 2018 Brut Vintage, with a dosage of seven grams per liter, exhibits a delicate bouquet of ripe orchard fruits, pineapple, peach, sweet spices and pastry, followed by a full-bodied, rich and elegantly creamy mid-palate that segues into a fleshy core of fruit with a penetrating, long and saline finish. Admirers of Pol Roger’s style will love it."
Antonio Galloni 93 points! "The 2018 Brut Vintage is a very pretty, open-knit Champagne to drink now and over the next 10-15 years. In a vintage in which so many wines are on the lighter side, the 2018 is super-expressive, with lovely depth and impeccable balance. The 2018 can be enjoyed now, but I would prefer to cellar it for a year or two. Hints of pear, dried flowers, kirsch and mint are nicely layered on a spine of fruit and structure. (Drink between 2024-2038)"
Decanter (Tom Hewson) 93 points! "Pol Roger's 2018 vintage is showing many of the fine facets of the year upon release already, open and giving in style with roasted pear, ripe apricot and grapefruit skin, lightly creamy and developing richness in pecan and brown pastry. The Pinot Noir leads, relatively structured for the year while showing hints of the smoke and spice to come with further age. A wine that flows with some of the ease and charm of 2018, but that promises a fairly early – if rewarding – unfolding in bottle. (Drink between 2024-2034)"
