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White - Sparkling
1985 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon
Champagne Blend
- France
- Champagne
Label borrowed from 1983
Label borrowed from 1983
Label borrowed from 1983
Label borrowed from 1983
Community Tasting Notes 277
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WineGuyX Likes this wine:
February 4, 2024 - Provenance unknown! Quite tawny in color. Full-bodied with notes of caramel and sea salt. Sultanas and roasted nuts. Neat!
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aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 points
January 28, 2024 - blind
Some smokieness and less toasted toast than usually. At his peak. Fine bubbles and some candied fruits. 941 person found this helpful Comment -
Burgundy Al wrote: 92 points
December 21, 2023 - 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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cct wrote: 97 points
October 28, 2023 - 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. 971 person found this helpful Comment -
sdr Likes this wine: 93 points
June 27, 2023 - 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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Pro Reviews 8
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2018, Issue #75, A Vertical Report On Cuvée Dom Pérignon One of Champagne’s Longest-Lived and Brilliant Wines(Dom Pérignon Brut (Moët et Chandon)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2016, Issue #65, The Bi-Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Review Autumn 2016(Dom Pérignon Brut- Moët et Chandon (Épernay)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
Oct-15, Issue #60 (link)(Moët & Chandon Brut - Dom Perignon (magnum) Champagne/Sparkling) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/17/2013 (link)(Dom Pérignon Champagne White) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2010, Issue #29, The Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Addendum(Dom Perignon) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2008, Issue #15, Recently Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wines(Dom Perignon) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2006, Issue #3, Recently Tasted Champagne: Non-Vintage and Vintages 2000-1964; Today’s Bi-Polar World of Bubbly(Dom Perignon) Subscribe to see review text.
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
Dom Perignon, 12 Angry Men, Auction Lunch and a Holiday Party, 12/13/2004(Dom Perignon) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1985
- Type White - Sparkling
- Producer Moët & Chandon
- Varietal Champagne Blend
- Designation Cuvée Dom Pérignon
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Champagne
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Champagne
- UPC Codes 081753811020, 088110554057, 3185370041499, 3185370045176, 3185370128404, 3185370599709, 3185370623442, 3760105790127
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 56 (1%)
- In Cellars 2,338 (61%)
- Consumed 1,443 (38%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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