Pol Roger Brut Champagne 2013

98 points Bettane & Desseauve Guide (2022).

96 points Wine Enthusiast: "[$130 list] Very much in the ripe Pol Roger style, this Champagne is just approaching maturity. With its balance of crisp minerality and richness, it is a great wine from a medium-quality vintage. Although the wine is ready to drink, its style says that it will age further and could be enjoyed when it has become more toasty from 2022. Alcohol 12.5%. (Oct 2021)"

94 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "Pol Roger's just-released 2013 Brut Vintage is a beautifully chiseled, incisive wine that will appeal immensely to purists. Unwinding in the glass with scents of citrus zest, white flowers, crushed chalk and hints of fresh sourdoughs, it's medium to full-bodied, racy and precise, with a nicely concentrated and tightly wound core, tangy acids and an elegant pinpoint mousse. After the rich, muscular 2012 vintage, the 2013 represents quite a contrast; I'm not sure we'll see its stylistic like again for some time, so readers with classically inclined palates will want to stock up—advice I'll be following myself. Drink: 2022-2045. (Oct 2020)"

94 points James Suckling: "A tight, structured vintage Champagne with cherry, spice and some dried strawberry. Hints of biscuits, too. It’s medium-bodied with a tight, structured palate and a long, flavorful finish. Drink or hold. (7/20/21)"

94 points La Revue du Vin de France: "The 2013 is certainly colder than the 2012, but it is a wine that does not undergo, in the aromas and flavors, the rigor of this late vintage. (2022)"

93 points Wine Spectator: "[$130 list] Expressive notes of baked black cherry and blackberry coulis are underscored by a minerally streak of brine and oyster shell in this focused Champagne, which is firmed by lemony acidity and balanced and enriched by hints of crystallized honey, grilled nut and toast. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Drink now through 2030. (8/25/21)"

93 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2013 Vintage is a rich, effusive wine that beautifully captures the personality of the year in which ripeness and acids are both elevated. Pastry, orchard fruit, citrus peel, spice and dried flowers build in an extroverted, racy Champagne that is an absolute delight. Time in the glass brings out a feeling of weightlessness and translucence that is beguiling. As for the obvious next question….yes, I expect the Churchill will be superb. Drink: 2021-2033. (Nov 2021)"

93 points Simon Field, MW (Decanter): "Flaxen straw, with a whisper of rare gold, subtlety writ large on the nose, with orchard fruit, verbena and a discreet hint of almond and cashew evidenced. The palate, with air, transforms sourdough into pastry, green apples into spicy quince and kumquat, with spring flowers and shortbread in support. Preserved salted lemons, and a whisper of cashew and buttermilk, restraint and finesse above all else but the potential to grow and prosper is underwritten by a firm structure and an impressive purity of fruit. Drinking Window: 2021-2027. (Oct 2020)"