Founded by Pol Roger in 1849 and succeeded by his sons, Maurice and Georges. Now into the fourth generation with Christian Pol Roger and Cristian de Billy at the helm the house now owns around 85 hectares, mostly around Epernay including Grand Crus Cramant, Chouilly and Avize on the Cotes de Blancs and Ambonnay, Bouzy & Verzy on the Montagne de Reims. Generally Pinot dominant, the range of wines from the Non-Vintage cuvées through to the stellar Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill show consistency of house style and a pedigree that is the envy of many other grand marques.

An expression of the diversity of terroirs, this non vintage champagne is born of the perfect balance of the three traditional regional grape varieties, blended in equal proportion. Pol Roger carefully selected reserve wines drawn across at least three years to gain the right balance of flavour and structure necessary for an undosed champagne.

Equal proportions of pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier; zero dosage. The absence of dosage in now way threatens the length, body or balance of a beautiful wine. Pol Roger has long been a favourite of mine, but is making even better wines across a broad range of styles. Date: Nov 2022; Drink to: 2024; Price: $150.00; Alcohol: 12.5%; Rating: 96 Points & Top 100 Wines for 2022; James Halliday Wine Companion