Join us in the Ox Barn for a very special Wine Supper Club with legendary Champagne house Pol Roger. Founded in Épernay in 1849, Pol Roger has an extensive history of crafting some of the world’s most celebrated Champagnes, including the preferred choice of Sir Winston Churchill. Guests will gain insight into the meticulous winemaking process and the history behind one of Champagne’s most iconic houses.
The ticket costs £100 per person and includes a five-course set menu; each dish is paired with a fine wine from Pol Roger.
Stay the night of the event, quote wine20, and enjoy 20% off your room. all bookings must be made directly with thyme to receive the discount.
please ARRIVE FROM 6.30-6.45PM. PLEASE note: Dietaries will be catered for if specified on booking. ALL GUESTS WILL BE SEATED AT A COMMUNAL TABLE.
Pol Roger
Founded in 1849 by an enterprising 17 year old Monsieur Pol Roger, the House set its sights early on the production of dry champagne and focused on Great Britain as a market for its wines.
The Maison currently owns 92 hectares in prime sites across the Vallée de la Marne, Montagne de Reims and Côte des Blancs. Slow, cool fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks, with each variety and village kept separate until final blending. Secondary fermentation takes place in the famously deep Pol Roger cellars and all bottles undergo remuage (riddling) by hand, a rarity in Champagne these days.
The cellars run for 9.5km and the deepest, known as the ‘cave de prise de mousse’, is at 34m below street level where the temperature is 9°C or less, thus prolonging fermentation and contributing to the unmistakable quality and style of the wines and their famously fine bubbles.
Currently in the hands of the fifth and sixth generations, family and independence are at the heart of Champagne Pol Roger.