Pol Roger, Sir Winston Churchill Vintage:2015 painfully young Cristal that will

painfully young Cristal that will require considerable patience

On this day

this offers good potential for drinking over the next decade – but no further

This is not a wine I'd hold for further aging

Pol Roger, Sir Winston Churchill Vintage:2015 painfully young Cristal that willPale yellow gold. Deep, pungent nose offers an array of orchard and citrus fruit qualities, along with notes of iodine, minerals and toasty lees. Chewy and impressively concentrated, with excellent clarity to its pear and orange flavors. The toasty quality gains strength with air and carries through an impressively long, spicy, floral finish. Very impressive, especially for a release from what is widely considered a so so vintage for Champagne. Josh