Pol Roger and Gosset tasting

2002 Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill
Pale lemon yellow, tiny bubbles. Elegant nose, fresh apples, minerals, brioche, yeast, layered nose, needs air to open. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, fresh, apples, elegant, lemons, long. 94

2006 Pol Roger Rosé
Watery orange, small bubbles. Red apples, minerals, yeast and some brioche, touch of red fruits nose. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, fruits, minerals and some citrus, softer texture, good length. 88

2004 Pol Roger Brut Vintage
Pale lemon yellow, small bubbles. Apples, minerals, lemons, fresh and elegant nose, some brioche. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, fruity, minerals, citrus, leaner and feels more youthful than last bottle, linear. 91

2004 Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs
Pale lemon yellow, small bubbles. Apples, lime, plaster, minerals and light yeasty nose, tighter than last bottle. Fresh acidity, crisp mousse, fresh and lively, again crisp and focused, long. 90


2000 Gosset Grand Millesime
Towards lemon yellow, small bubbles. Some faint almonds and yellow fruity notes over apples and minerals with some brioche nose. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, evolving, fruity, rounded and somewhat softer texture, long. 90

2004 Gosset Grand Millesime
Pale lemon yellow, small bubbles. Apples, pears, lime, citrus, minerals and yeast nose. Fresh acidity, lively mousse, towards crisp apples and lemons palate, fresh and lively, long. 92

2002 Gosset Celebris
Pale lemon yellow, small bubbles. Apples, lemons, light nuts note far back, brioche and bread crumbs nose. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, fresh, fruity, minerals, detailed, quite nuanced and long. 93