Dom Pérignon
Brut Champagne Blend
Champagne, France
Not Warhol. Lemon and slate. Plush fruit. Good stuff
Not Warhol. Lemon and slate. Plush fruit. Good stuff
Dec 25th, 2023
Quite nice with a distinctive brioche overtone. Full and round, May still need a few years. Been feeling lately like more distinctive profiles in the grower champs vs the big dogs (at big dog $$).
Quite nice with a distinctive brioche overtone. Full and round, May still need a few years. Been feeling lately like more distinctive profiles in the grower champs vs the big dogs (at big dog $$).
May 21st, 2023Lemon, slate, white flowers. Full bodied with an electric charge of acidity. Excellent
Lemon, slate, white flowers. Full bodied with an electric charge of acidity. Excellent
Jun 24th, 2022
Ultra ripe fruit and sourdough notes. A meal in itself.
Ultra ripe fruit and sourdough notes. A meal in itself.
Jul 25th, 2021
Wednesday Wine Committee. Great hosting by Gavin. 1 sparkler, 4 whites, 4 reds and 2 dessert wines. All served blind as usual.
This had a fun rollercoaster change to it. My first glass was quite yeasty and rich. I let this settle down and by the end of the first glass and in my second glass, it turned reductive with some matchstick and gunflint aromatics. Lots of lemon lime fruit and chalky limestone. Nothing coiled or youthful about this. Open for business. I called this 2006 or 2009 Dom Perignon.
Wednesday Wine Committee. Great hosting by Gavin. 1 sparkler, 4 whites, 4 reds and 2 dessert wines. All served blind as usual.
This had a fun rollercoaster change to it. My first glass was quite yeasty and rich. I let this settle down and by the end of the first glass and in my second glass, it turned reductive with some matchstick and gunflint aromatics. Lots of lemon lime fruit and chalky limestone. Nothing coiled or youthful about this. Open for business. I called this 2006 or 2009 Dom Perignon.
Bone dry. Rumours of bubbles, indiscernible in fact. Dry toast, essence of challah yeast. Excellent, structured, Burgundian. Best cold.
Bone dry. Rumours of bubbles, indiscernible in fact. Dry toast, essence of challah yeast. Excellent, structured, Burgundian. Best cold.
Jul 20th, 2019
The 2009 Dom Pérignon is a simply fabulous effort from a challenging vintage in Champagne. The musty and earthy aromatics grab you straight away followed by wild mushrooms, brioche, poached pear and toasted hazelnut aromatics that impress. Incredibly balanced and with remarkable finesse, this showcases flavors of lemon zest, baked apple and marzipan with biscuit. Today this is just a touch youthful, needing some additinonal time to develop. Nonetheless this is a simply gorgeous Champagne with marvelous cellaring potential. Try to hold off on this stunner for at least two years. Disgorged in June 2016. Drink 2020-2040- 95
The 2009 Dom Pérignon is a simply fabulous effort from a challenging vintage in Champagne. The musty and earthy aromatics grab you straight away followed by wild mushrooms, brioche, poached pear and toasted hazelnut aromatics that impress. Incredibly balanced and with remarkable finesse, this showcases flavors of lemon zest, baked apple and marzipan with biscuit. Today this is just a touch youthful, needing some additinonal time to develop. Nonetheless this is a simply gorgeous Champagne with marvelous cellaring potential. Try to hold off on this stunner for at least two years. Disgorged in June 2016. Drink 2020-2040- 95
May 26th, 2019
Got the attendant to save my palate and grab me a glass of 09 Dom out of 1st Class.
The Emirates experience is very good overall. The car service pick up is excellent. The comfort in Business Class is quite spacious and comfortable. Service is good. The food was hit or miss depending on what you ordered. Overall, it could be better. Where they really missed; there were no hot towels before meals, wi-fi horrific and the Business Class wine list needs to be much better.
Green apple, slightly bruised Bosc pear, lime candy, light color citrus blend, pineapple, ginger soda, baguette crust, beautiful firm pronounced chalkiness, penetrating grey volcanic minerals, well done acidity and an elegant, rich, well balanced finish that goes on & on.
Got the attendant to save my palate and grab me a glass of 09 Dom out of 1st Class.
The Emirates experience is very good overall. The car service pick up is excellent. The comfort in Business Class is quite spacious and comfortable. Service is good. The food was hit or miss depending on what you ordered. Overall, it could be better. Where they really missed; there were no hot towels before meals, wi-fi horrific and the Business Class wine list needs to be much better.
Green apple, slightly bruised Bosc pear, lime candy, light color citrus blend, pineapple, ginger soda, baguette crust, beautiful firm pronounced chalkiness, penetrating grey volcanic minerals, well done acidity and an elegant, rich, well balanced finish that goes on & on.