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This vintage blend demonstrates the house's distinctive style refined and expressed through a genuinely great vintage. The aromatics are those of a ripe yet beautifully balanced vintage: golden apple, subtle stone fruit, honey, and a compelling minerality with clear hints of chalk and flint. There's also pronounced brioche notes, white chocolate undertones, and hints of caramel - suggesting proper development yet preserving the essential freshness of the vintage. On the palate, the wine delivers considerable gravitas and substance for which Pol Roger is deservedly celebrated. The mousse is refined and persistent, delivering flavours of remarkable balance: golden apple, pear, subtle stone fruit, with pronounced undertones of honey and almond. The acidity is fully integrated, providing both excellent structure and refreshing freshness. The mineral character provides definition and persistence, propelling the wine gracefully through the palate. 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