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White - Sparkling
1996 Dom Pérignon Champagne Oenothèque
Champagne Blend
- France
- Champagne
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Community Tasting Notes 306
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benjamin96 Likes this wine: 93 points
March 9, 2024 - Beaucoup de champignon au debut, couleur tres pale. une fois aere, du fruit, des fleurs blanches. On aurait jamais cru un 1996. Excellent
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PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine: 100 points
January 28, 2024 - Champagne and Burgundy evening (Private home in Arlington, Virginia): I have had this wine for several years now, having acquired a case of 12 bottles in a black wooden box shortly after its release, and by Golly, this was rather perfect. Notes from memory, but you have such youth for a wine that seems to resist aging. The color was light straw, and from the get-go, it seems very young. The aromatics of cool citrus, lime and lemon, subtle apple and still youthful brioche without any hazelnut or nutty oxidations aspects proved promising, and the promise is fulfilled on the palate, which reflected sheer balance: between subtle and noble opulence to textural finesse, to liveliness and energy to a caressing and very long finish. Among seven people, this bottle was rather quickly gone. It was the best bottle from my stash so far, and if you have any of this wine, there is no need to rush, especially if stored properly. We continued with the lobster...
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fclarity wrote: 96 points
January 28, 2024 - Looking young with lemon/lime, brioche, and white stone.
ripe and yet great length and cut in the mouth.
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Jonathanmustang Likes this wine: 93 points
December 15, 2023 - Champignon au début, très beau par la suite
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hprphf wrote: 93 points
November 18, 2023 - Either really shy or weird, good weight but not complex like other vintages. 92-93
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By Allen Meadows
Jun-17, Issue #67 (link)(Moët & Chandon Brut - Dom Perignon Oenothèque Champagne/Sparkling) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Anson's top fine wines of 2016, 12/29/2016 (link)(Dom Pérignon, Oenothèque, Champagne, France, White) 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 “Oenotheque” Brut- Moët et Chandon (Épernay)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/22/2016 (link)(Dom Pérignon, Oenotheque Brut Champagne White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Tyson Stelzer
Tyson Stelzer's top 10 late-disgorged Champagnes, 6/7/2016 (link)(Dom Pérignon, Oenothèque, Champagne, France, White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
Oct-15, Issue #60 (link)(Moët & Chandon Brut - Dom Perignon Oenothèque Champagne/Sparkling) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
7/19/2015 (link)(Dom Pérignon, Oenotheque Champagne White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Brad Baker
April 2015, Issue #19, Champagne Tasting Notes(Dom Pérignon Oenothèque) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
1996 Champagne – For The Ages (Oct 2014), 10/1/2014 (link)(Dom Pérignon Dom Pérignon Oenothèque) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
8/31/2014 (link)(Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon Oenothèque Champagne White) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
Vinous Table: Chave Hermitage Vertical at Ristorante Morini, New York (May 2014) (link)(Dom Pérignon Dom Pérignon Oenothèque) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Champagne: New Releases and Collectibles (May 2014) (link)(Dom Pérignon Dom Pérignon Oenothèque) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
November/December 2013, IWC Issue #171 (link)(Moet et Chandon Dom Perignon Oenotheque Brut) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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June 2013, Issue #40 (link)
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Champagne Warrior
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By Brad Baker
December 2012, Issue #15, Champagne Tasting Notes(Dom Pérignon Oenothèque) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
New York Strikes Back, 2/2/2012(Dom Perignon Oenotheque) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
8/12/2011 (link)(Dom Pérignon, Oenotheque Champagne White) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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December 2010, Issue #30 (link)
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Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
New Releases from Champagne (Dec 2010) (link)(Dom Pérignon Dom Pérignon Oenothèque) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Checking in on the 1996 Champagnes (Sep 2010) (link)(Dom Pérignon Dom Pérignon Oenothèque) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Dom Pérignon: No Guts, No Glory (link)(Dom Pérignon Dom Pérignon Oenothèque) Subscribe to see review text.
Champagne Warrior
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By Brad Baker
February 2010, Issue #5, Tasting Notes/Wine Reviews(Dom Perignon Oenotheque) Subscribe to see review text.
ChampagneGuide.net
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By Peter Liem
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type White - Sparkling
- Producer Dom Pérignon
- Varietal Champagne Blend
- Designation Oenothèque
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Champagne
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Champagne
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 415 (5%)
- In Cellars 4,909 (63%)
- Consumed 2,412 (31%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Intense to pair with semolina in sweet game sauce, smoked oyster - what we had at the restaurant - but lobster would be good as would white meat in a cream sauceWho Likes This Wine
99% Like It 88 votes
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