Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon Oenotheque other_regions This is really quite good

This is really quite good but note well that it’s going to require plenty of cellar time first

There is a lovely texture to the medium-bodied and generously proportioned flavors that brim with sappy dry extract

texture of the middleweight flavors contrasts markedly with the markedly firm and youthfully austere finale that also exudes a subtle minerality

lengthy finish

Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon Oenotheque other_regions This is really quite goodI tasted this at a friends 50th birthday, where we drank several incredible 1966 Bordeaux (the standout being Cheval Blanc 1966 that could easily have featured here). This was of course much younger, but just a brilliant Champagne. Richly textured, perfectly toasted from its 12 years on the lees (it was disgorged in 2008 and these later disgorged bottles have a little less dosage than the 2004 version). Elegant and precise but with layers of lemon