The best Dom since 2002. A vintage with very restrained, powerful style that has been released non-sequentially after the 2009.
98 points James Suckling jamessuckling.com
Pure gold of colour, temperament and inclination; resinous, rich and complex beyond peradventure; silky with a spicy backdrop, honied and taut, a wonderful weave of spellbinding contradiction. Chapeau, Messieurs! Drinking Window 2019 - 2030
The 2008 Dom Pérignon is fabulous, but quite remarkably, it was even more open when I tasted it a year ago. Bright, focused and crystalline in its precision, the 2008 is going to need a number of years before it is at its best. Lemon peel, white flowers, mint and white pepper give the 2008 its chiseled, bright profile. Several recent bottles have all been magnificent. What I admire most about the 2008 is the way it shows all the focus, translucence and energy that is such a signature of the year, and yet it is also remarkably deep and vertical. In other words, the 2008 is a Champagne that plays in three dimensions.
The 2008 Dom Pérignon continues to show very well, offering up a pretty bouquet of Anjou pear, fresh peach, citrus oil, fresh pastry, smoke and iodine. On the palate, it's full-bodied, lively and incisive, with an elegantly textural attack and a creamy core of fruit that's underpinned by a bright but nicely integrated spine of acidity. The finish is long, saline and well-defined. As I wrote earlier this year, this is the finest Dom Pérignon since 1996, Richard Geoffroy's push for additional ripeness working well with the late-maturing, high-acid vintage. While it can be appreciated young, the 2008 will really start to blossom with five or six years of bottle age.
Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
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En Primeur | No |
New Arrivals | No |
Wine Type | Champagne/Sparkling |
Wine Style | Traditional |
Country | France |
Region | Reims |
Varietals | Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier |
Vintage | 2008 |
Bottle Size | 1500ml |
Wine Points | 98-99 |