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| | Vintage | 1998 |  Label 1 of 1001 
 | | Type | White - Sparkling | | Producer | Moët & Chandon (web) | | Variety | Champagne Blend | | Designation | Cuvée Dom Pérignon | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Champagne | | SubRegion | n/a | | Appellation | Champagne | | UPC Code(s) | 081054174350, 081753811020, 081753825195, 088110554057, 3185370241578, 3185370273302, 3185370273333, 3185370485484, 3185370519493, 3185370519967, 3185370563762, 3185370599709, 3185370623442, 3185370725245, 3185370735695, 7070334441797 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.5 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 441 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by tbabes on 12/19/2023 & rated 94 points: Fully mature, with a deep golden color, fine mousse, and complex bouquet of brioche, cut apples and almonds. Medium bodied, with surprisingly good acidity, a creamy mid palate, and a long and focused finish. We had this for our 25th anniversary, and I see the only other time I’ve had this vintage was at our 10th anniversary in 2008! (1198 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 12/18/2023 & rated 95 points: Dinner at Perilla (Chicago, IL): Mature Dom. Sweet, with an incredibly distinct note of caramel on the nose here. There's a lushness and breadth here that you don't get in grower Champagnes, and I am really here for it. For my palate, a bottle right at peak. Hard to expect much more from this. (1893 views) | | | Tasted by peternelson on 12/16/2023 & rated 93 points: Med. dark gold; rich yeasty and nutty nose but in great shape despite quickly dissipating bubbles. Like a nicely aged Burgundy. B&J xmas party (1160 views) | | | Tasted by Dpark8 on 9/2/2023 & rated 92 points: Beautifully aged
Lots of brioche deep body, honey
Golden brown (2132 views) | | | Tasted by LB88 on 7/28/2023 & rated 94 points: This was a beautiful golden hue with a nose of toasted pineapples and brioche, apricots and walnuts. This continued to evolve in the glass into orange peels and was just powerful and balanced. Well aged champagnes are just so special. (2249 views) | | | Tasted by Lord of the Bottles on 7/1/2023 & rated 93 points: Brought by friends to a dinner. Despite not being stored properly this had refreshing acidity, a decent mousse, lemon nose, developing palate of brioche, game, mushroom and lemon confit. Shortish finish but very elegant and balamced. 93 (2153 views) | | | Tasted by Bodyfxr on 5/13/2023 & rated 97 points: Popped this baby at a celebratory engagement/wedding prep dinner at Barnsley Gardens. 25 years old and could go another 25. Had with raw oysters which is always the perfect accompaniment. Dark golden color, effervescent, crisp and elegant. Acidity was bright with sweet notes of honey and toasted pastry up front and dry precise finish. Yummy and lovely.
Drink or hold. (1422 views) | | | Tasted by melvinyeowq on 4/23/2023 & rated 94 points: Jason's birthday: Thought this was a 2004. Surprisingly fresh and crisp for a supposed weaker vintage, broad-shouldered with the typical Dom edge and tension. Orange zest with slightly more restrained fruit than from a top vintage. Despite the naysayers I always prefer Dom to the other grand marques stylistically and for its consistency. (2630 views) | | | Tasted by astroman on 4/23/2023 & rated 93 points: J's Birthday Dinner (Taste Paradise Ion): Blinded. Oxidative, creamy, mushroom, fine mousse, high acid, flavours of toffee, hazelnut, apricot, earth and long finish. Drinking nicely now. (1826 views) | | | Tasted by edwine__ on 3/26/2023 & rated 92 points: PNP at the restaurant. Great nose with yeasty, stone fruit, yellow fruit and slightly floral. Palate is balanced, round and elegance with nice acidity and depth.
Mature enough to drink but no rush. (584 views) | | | Tasted by clarktoews on 2/1/2023 & rated 93 points: Wow! Still fantastic and fresh. Still had a decent amount of bubbles as well. Really impressed (2149 views) | | | Tasted by Tompa71 on 1/14/2023 & rated 94 points: Almost over the hill but still amazing (1867 views) | | | Tasted by Willi Vinotti on 1/1/2023 & rated 96 points: Had my issues with domPé in the past, but this bottle was outstanding. Freshness, fine bubbles, intense fruitiness on peaches and gooseberry, still rounded yeastiness and ample length to finish with. Very intense and polished display, just marvelous. (1759 views) | | | Tasted by cephomer on 10/30/2022 & rated 93 points: Drank at our first dinner in Anguilla for our 2022 Carib annual trip. Rich, dark golden color. Nose indicates slight oxidation, along with notes of toast and yeast. Good fruit and solid acidic core—Pinot fruit showing through, in particular. There’s honey, brioche, buttered toast, some nuttiness and some caramel on the palate, along with hints of oxidation. The wine is showing some age but nowhere near its end, clearly lacking some of the freshness one would find in recent vintages but that’s more than compensated for with a toasty richness that only a mature wine provide. Excellent DP. (1909 views) | | | Tasted by hadukla on 10/22/2022 & rated 95 points: My first time having champagne of this age, quite the experience! Beautiful dark golden color, lightly sweet, toasty, delightful (1840 views) | | | Tasted by edwine__ on 8/18/2022 & rated 93 points: It’s quite an opulent and rich champagne which has the notes of yeasty, ripe fruit, honey, lemon and slightly mineral.
Palate is medium bodied, balance and elegance.
Mature enough to drink but no rush. (2033 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 5/12/2022: Pre 1990 Cali Cab + 1981 Birthday Surprise! (Cowford Chophouse): Different opinions on this wine from its flawed to going back for large second pours. I love it, but I don't mind some slight oxidation to a champagne. This was much older tasting than the 1981 CH that we had alongside it even though it is actually 17 years younger and out of a bigger format. It's all nutty and marzipan and a bit more evolution and actually with more air it gets a bit lighter and fresher. I thought it drank quite well. (2822 views) | | | Tasted by Darke Peak on 5/6/2022 & rated 94 points: Drank at 44th b’day. Last bottle at 40th b’day where it outshone the 1998 P2. Cork smelt a bit funky but didn’t translate into any issue with the wine. Coarse bubbles initially, then fine bubbles for more than an hour. Lemon zest. High acid. Relatively closed. Served at 8c, don’t serve any colder. (2396 views) | | | Tasted by Rupert on 5/3/2022: NadNash dinners: Better than last time. Some depth. But not absolutely top drawer. (1133 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 10/27/2021: Orange , orange peel, quite rich definitely an aged champagne but to my palate yum and with good acidity. Peach on the finish. (3918 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 10/10/2021: Dom Pérignon / Vosne-Romanée Tasting-cum-Lunch (Restaurant Slagerij De Beurs, Amsterdam, NL): Has an edge, may be low-level TCA but at any rate not perfectly pure, which is a pity because this is clearly a classical and refined Dom Pérignon. Not rated. (4071 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 9/11/2021 & rated 94 points: A Few Wines Tasted at Lisa and Sheldon's Engagement Party (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Second time having this from magnum in the past few months, and these were clearly the two best performances I've ever experienced for the wine. Bright pear and apple aromas and flavors with high energy throughout, ending with a long, mineral-flecked finish. (3995 views) | | | Tasted by okwine66 on 7/10/2021 & rated 95 points: Opened on my 55th Birthday. Bronze yellow color. Nose of toasted bread, white peach and citrus . On the palate bubbles feel very smooth almost non existent . Toastiness prevail all other "push buttons" . Some peach, pear and pineapple are the secondary. Drinking amazing now. (2999 views) | | | Tasted by jviz on 5/30/2021 & rated 95 points: Pulled from the original cardboard box in a cold cellar, this was perhaps the most integrated DP I’ve had in ages. So complete and ready to go. Acidity, fruit, mousse, everything has softened into a really pleasing package. No too much late development, but just right. (3219 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 5/16/2021 & rated 94 points: COVID-19 in the Rear-View Mirror...with Lots of Dom Perignon (Park Ridge Country Club): From magnum. Very fresh apple and pear throughout with very good density and textures, all combining for a bright, long finish. A highlight of the evening. Best performance ever for this wine, demonstrating once again that magnums really matter for Champagne. (3023 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy, Dom Perignon: 2013 Release & Vertical Tasting (2/25/2023)
(Dom Perignon, Blanc) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (11/27/2014)
(Dom Pérignon, Brut Champagne White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Brad Baker
Champagne Warrior, June 2011, Issue #11, Top Wines from 1997 and 1998: A Look Back at Two Overlooked Vintages
(Dom Pérignon) Login and sign up and see review text. | The World of Fine Wine, March 2011, Issue #31
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(Dom Pérignon) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Simply…..Dom Pérignon (Jan 2009)
(Dom Pérignon Dom Pérignon) Subscribe to see review text. | i-WineReview.com, Report 9: Champagne (12/1/2007)
(Pérignon, Dom Champagne) Subscribe to see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound, 4th Quarter, 2007, Issue #28
(Moët & Chandon Brut Dom Perignon White) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Kapon
Vintage Tastings, Shanghai Nights (8/14/2007)
(Dom Perignon) Login and sign up and see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, May/Jun 2007, Issue #9, Recently Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wine
(Dom Perignon) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (11/24/2006)
(Dom Pérignon Champagne White) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2006, Issue #5, Recently Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wine
(Dom Perignon Dom Perignon) Login and sign up and see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, May/Jun 2006, Issue #3, Recently Tasted Champagne: Non-Vintage and Vintages 2000-1964; Today’s Bi-Polar World of Bubbly
(Dom Perignon) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, November/December 2005, IWC Issue #123
(Moet et Chandon Dom Perignon) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (4/1/2011)
(Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon) Bright light yellow color; reticent, tart lemon, mineral nose; tight, tart lemon, kumquat, baked lemon palate, needs 2-3 years; medium-plus finish 93+ points 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (11/21/2010)
(Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon) Light yellow color; nice minerally, tart lemon, subtly yeasty, tart white peach nose, that takes on a coffee ground nose after 90 minutes in the glass; tasty, youthful, tart white peach, mineral, lemon palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (12/14/2007)
(Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon) Bright golden yellow color; rich, mineral nose; creamy, lower in acidity; sweet lemon palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts. 92 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (12/27/2006)
(Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon) Mineral, earth, chalk and savory nose; yummy, rich, minerals and balanced citrus palate; nice medium finish 93+ pts. 93 points | By Lyle Fass
Rockss and Fruit (12/7/2005)
(Dom Perignon) was good but very forward. A touch chunky but finessed out over the next couple of hours. Really intense and alot of stuff in reserve. |
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| Moët & Chandon Producer websiteChampagne Blend"Champagne blend" is a classic grape blend that typically includes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and/or Pinot Meunier in any proportions.
However, this blend can also include Arbane, Fromenteau (Pinot Gris), Petit Meslier and/or Pinot Blanc as well.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comChampagne Le Champagne (Le comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne) | Grandes Marques & Maisons de Champagne (Union des Maisons de Champagne)
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Champagne - The French region of Champagne (including the cities of Rheims, Épernay, and Aÿ) was the first region in the world to make sparkling wine in any quantity. Today, the name of the region is synonymous with the finest of all sparkling wines, and wine-making traditions of Champagne have become role models for sparkling wine producers, worldwide. Surprisingly, the region of Champagne is now responsible for only one bottle in 12 of all sparkling wine produced. Styles of champagne range in sweetness ranging from an extra brut or brut 0, to the basic brut to demi sec to doux; some houses produce single vintage champagnes and others produce non-vintage (or incorporate wines/grapes of multiple vintages), often to preserve a specific taste; combinations of grape varietals; and colors, including a rosé. There are several sub-appellations, including the Valley of the Marnes river running from Épernay west, Massif de Saint-Thierry north and west of Rheims, Valley of the Ardre, the Mountains of Rheims (between Rheims and Épernay), Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, and Côte des Bar in the South. Champagne wine only uses three grape varietals (cépages): Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier.ChampagneThe vineyards of Champagne on weinlagen-info |
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