1985 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon

Community Tasting Notes (277) Avg Score: 93.7 points

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  2/4/2024 - WineGuyX Likes this wine:

  Provenance unknown! Quite tawny in color. Full-bodied with notes of caramel and sea salt. Sultanas and roasted nuts. Neat!

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  1/28/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 Points

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  Some smokieness and less toasted toast than usually. At his peak. Fine bubbles and some candied fruits. 94

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  12/21/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points

  Holiday Champagne Gala (Wilmette Harbor Club): Walkaround gala tasting. Still holding well, lots of complexity emerges, even as it is losing brightness. Fun and interesting.

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  10/28/2023 - cct wrote: 97 Points

  I haven't had a bottle of this since '07. My next to last bottle now.
  
  A fantastic nose. Mature yet bright with autolytic, beautiful Maillard notes, honeyed, floral, with terrific freshness. Laser sharp and finely detailed on the palate. A fine fading bead, becoming more vinous texturally, yet losing no freshness. Bright and detailed on the palate, with citrus as much as orchard fruit, hazelnut, and most of all a sense harmony. A complete wine and one of the best Champagnes I have had in years. Fantastic. I do not see this bottle with terrific provenance to be fading soon, but I also doubt it will get much better. It's joy to drink now. Carpe Diem. 97

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  6/27/2023 - sdr Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Another consistent excellent showing for the ‘85 Dom Pérignon. Obviously tertiary yet with good energy and a nice, if brief, spiral of tiny bubbles. Meaty, not heavy. Good acidity and balance. Developing rather than fading.

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