Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 7cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle
£380.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle
£425.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Case price (Bottle 3 x 75cl)
Bottle 3 x 75cl 16cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs
Case price (Bottle 1 x 75cl)
Bottle 1 x 75cl 5cs
Bottle 1 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 1 x 75cl 3cs
Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs
Tom Cave – Cellar Plan Manager
With the anticipated excitement around the quality of the 2002 vintage, this wine was bound to be thrilling and we are not disappointed. There is a full and lively mousse, an effervescence that accentuates the aromas of hazelnut, manuka honey, gunflint, white flowers and dried Verbena on the nose. At first the palate is rich, open and full with swathes of ripe pear and honey and yet in a matter of moments this opulence turns in on itself. The tension and nerve on the back of the palate is incredible, the acidity and energy is taut and steely, much like a playful and yet painfully shy child. This 2002 R. D. is complex and cerebral. Full of intrigue now but one that will last for years.
Stuart Rae – Private Account Manager
Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs
Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs
Bottle 1 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 1 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs
And as with all great things, fools rush in and the winemakers at Pol Roger, needless to say, are far from foolish. Indeed Cellar master Dominique Petit, formerly of Krug, is regarded as one of the greatest winemakers in the region and he knew from the out-set that the wine would need an unusually long cellaring before release. This, to borrow a phrase from another friend of Pol Roger, is his finest hour, thus far… The blend is a traditional one of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay; after the double-débourbage (cold-settling) the first fermentation is in stainless steel, kept relatively cool. A full malolactic fermentation ensues, followed by the second fermentation in bottle and then the lengthy slumber beneath Avenue de Champagne in Epernay. The bottles are hand – tuned by remueurs, the prestidigitatory efforts of whom ensure the completion of yeast autolysis and ensure a blameless richness and length on the palate.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer - June 2013
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
The extended ageing, over nearly a decade, has engendered greater autolytic harmony, hitherto concealed behind the wealth of orchard fruits and chalky zest. The palate adds notes of white tobacco, white peach, supple spice and intimations of Burgundian poise. For the more whimsical taster, Proustian madeleine may be detected, perhaps recalling great bygone vintages and posing the very real possibility that this will surpass them all.
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 1 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle 1 x 75cl 1cs
Fergus Stewart, Fine Wine Account Manager
Bottle 1 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs
Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs
(Jancis Robinson - FT Top 100 Festive Wine - 26-Nov-2011)
An absolutely magnificent nose of melted butter on thick white toast with beguiling undertones of tropical fruits. (I know it sounds a tad romantic but it really does!) As complex on the palate, with a weight and breath that's totally compelling. Rich, round and profound this is truly one of the most exciting champagnes I've drunk. Gorgeous now but will grow and blossom beautifully over the next decade.
(Simon Staples, Berrys' Fine Wine Director)
This enticing blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay has been fermented in oak and aged under natural cork until disgorgement in July of 2010, then allowed a respectable repose before its release. The nose is forthright and powerful, with orchard fruit and hints of honey evidenced, together with sherbet and grilled almond, all amazingly pure and precise. Intimations cede to certainties on the palate as encyclopaedic flavours defer to the reputations of vintage and House alike, with nutty, creamy notes, an elegant fruit scherzo with fine balancing acidity, and an authoritative finish, all perfectly integrated and wonderfully fresh.
(Simon Field MW, Berrys' Champagne Buyer)
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 14cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
(Olly Smith - Mail on Sunday - 16-Dec-2012)
Les Comtes is one of the greatest of all-Chardonnay Champagnes, its fruit sourced from the finest Grand Cru sites of the Côte des Blancs. Blue chip provenance includes the villages of Avize, le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Cramant; the best of the best in other words. Or, doubly appropriate, given its luxuriant gustatory profile; la crème de la crème. 5% of the wine is aged in wood before spring bottling and the ensuing lengthy somnolence wherein the alchemical process of autolysis weaves its patient magic over a decade.
2002 is now recognised as the greatest Champagne vintage over the last quarter of a century. The Comtes is, unsurprisingly, utterly brilliant…Fresh almonds, vanillin and verbena are balanced by a generous biscuity, spicy brioche character and then a firm and discretely indulgent finish. Poise and power are powerfully poised….. here we clearly have an extremely noble count.
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)
Simon Field MW, Champagne Buyer
Bottle 1 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 14cs
Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)