The Pol Roger 2000 is one of the best; it is made, as usual from 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, sourced from a tapestry of well-selected Grand and Premier Cru villages across the region. After a generous seven years on its lees, the aromas of brioche, vanillin and white flowers are immediately powerful and seductive.

The mousse is fine and the texture has all the breeding that one has come to expect from Pol Roger, probably more silk than velvet at the moment. Yellow fruits and gentle spice caress the palate, with honey, minerals and white flowers in support, and a real purity on the finish.

The wine is clearly generous in youth, but sufficiently measured not to over-indulge too soon…..indeed it is showing all the signs of heralding an even greater age to the already illustrious house of Pol Roger.