Pol Roger, Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill 2000 Domaine Hoffmann-Jayer offering ripe cassis and liquorice

offering ripe cassis and liquorice on the nose

everything there for the die-hard Pinotage lover but with freshness and fuzz to appeal much more widely

Beautifully precise fresh and crunchy fruit with a solid

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mid-palate taste profile reminds me of holiday spice cake

Pol Roger, Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill 2000 Domaine Hoffmann-Jayer offering ripe cassis and liquoriceA note of honey, soft toast and gentle citrus. On the palate, the Pinot component seems to show a little more red fruit. But also crisper and more youthful and not quite as full in the mouth. Hint of ginger on the palate and nose. I thought this was the 2004 from magnum. Julia Harding, jancisrobinson. com (17. 5)