2008 Dom Pérignon Brut Vintage

TASTING NOTES

"The 2008 Dom Pérignon is once again stunning. More than anything else, I am surprised by how well the 2008 drinks given all the tension and energy it holds. Then again, that is precisely what makes 2008 such a unique vintage – namely that the best wines are so chiseled and yet not at all austere. Lemon peel, almond, mint, smoke and crushed rocks are all finely sculpted, but it is the wine’s textural feel, drive and persistence that elevate it into the realm of the sublime. The 2008 will be even better with time in the cellar, but it is absolutely phenomenal even today, in the early going. Three recent bottles have all been nothing short of magnificent." Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com
(AG, 07/24/2010)

Rating: 98
Drink from: 2020-2018

"...fresh and intense aromas of lemons, grapefruit and blood-orange peel...smoothly delivered, berry-pastry thread with light, sweet spices, stone fruit and fine citrus fruit. This really delivers..." (98 points) JamesSuckling.com, July 2020
(JS, 07/16/2020)

Rating: 98

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(WA, 04/09/2020)

Rating: 95+

"...hints of mandarin and guava complementing red-berried Pinot freshness. Linear, intense, and beguilingly serious..." (95 points) Simon Field MW, The World of Fine Wine, Issue #65, Q3 2019
(WFW, 07/01/2019)

Rating: 95

"Really complex nose. Tight and layered. Very much a 2008 with very high acidity but much more undertow and embroidery than the Grande Dame 2008. Still very youthful. I’d be tempted to decant this, almost!" JancisRobinson.com
(JR, 07/12/2019)

Rating: 18.5++
Drink from: 2020-2035

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