very aromatic noise and mouth , also very sweet , I had mandarins and brioche in the noise , it was really delicious just to smell, after a while the brioche went like smoky wood or burnt wood ! it is more a champagne to have with food then to drink as aperitif ! but it was such a pleasure just to smell this bottle !
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Quite possibly the best wine I’ve ever had. Balance of flavors was dead-on. Light cream and richness but the acidity and clarity still rings through. Bubbles are nice and tight still.
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Two terrific bottles this trip. Open knit, warm, round, toasty, but still crisp and clean. Developed spice, light caramel and butterscotch, but mostly youthful and bright. Good bottles like these are still drinking with plenty of energy and verve. Tension and good bubbles. Light gold in the glass. Reference 1990 champagne. This has everything. Classic DP.
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From a magnum stored forever in a friends parents veggie crisper in a fridge not opened for 6 months each year. We had no idea what to expect. Super tight straight cork that still had a bit of bounce to it. Light golden color, fresh and bright with a fantastic subtle richness & complexity. Incredible 5 inches of fine mousse in the first flute so had to pour the others very slowly followed by lots of long-lasting super fine bubbles. An absolute joy to drink with friends at Thanksgiving! This bottle was still a youngster at 33 years!
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Houston Northern Rhone Blowout: This bottle is showing fabulously. Very fresh, with aromas, suggestive of birthday cake and cream cheese icing, however, not at all fatigued on the palate. This was an especially rich vintage it seems. Thanks to JHNGO!
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If you like mature champagne then this was a success. Dried apple/pears, good acidity up front, hints of lime and minerality. Very little mousse, small bubble faded fast, golden hew. Was a delight to enjoy but i think 5-10yrs off it's prime. Drink up!
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This was the best of the bottles, so far, of the 1990 vintage of DP from my cellar (still one to go). I was met with a good strong 'pop' with cork removal (which was not the case with earlier bottles. Pale yellow to golden color with a slight orangish tint. Lots of small bubbles which faded after about 5 minutes (carbonation though, was still present in mouth), along with a nice mousse noted on each pour. Limited nose (mild apple). On palate - Definite note of apple, hint of honey, butter, and toast, and with presence of mild oxidation note. NOT getting oyster shell or yeastiness notes. Mature DP, a bit past its prime, but still excellent. After several hours, very enjoyable additional notes of caramel and butterscotch on the nose.
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Chef's Night (Craig & Nita's Place): Medium gold color. Drank a glass over 45 minutes. Mature, deep, baked apricot, honey, oxidative, lemon confit, orange peel, spiced, white pepper. This was mature and showing more oxidation than I care for, but fans of old Champagne may really go for this. Unfortunately, I've never had the pleasure of a '90 Dom that has rocked me But I keep hoping. No official score, gut feeling 88-89pts.
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Shared cooking duties with 5 close buddies each doing a course at our place. Thankfully, Nita helped keep me on track. CV,DM,LI,KB,LS & BB. Super relaxing fun night! Well surely was looking forward to this and it started out semi ok but the oxidation had almost fully blossomed within 45 minutes. I'll admit I'm really sensitive to any sherry notes on my champagnes. Another note will follow from my buddy Kevin and he may have enjoyed this more. That said about 5" remained in a btl at the end of the night that usually would have been drained rather quickly :). Lonny, was excited to share it as he had another btl from the same source recently that was outstanding. So a huge thanks to Lonny for sharing what could have been, WOTN! Dang it!
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Dom Perignon 1959-2012: Ten wines, eight DPs plus a 2002 P2 vs Moet Collection match-up. A superb tasting. All five 40+ years old DPs showed lively, complex, balanced and intellectually as well as hedonistically appealing. Best wine was the 1976 (97pts) which needed air to blow of some faulty/oxidation notes and reveal all its glorious complexity and freshness. Just a step behind (all 96pts) the hyper complex 1959, an almost young-ish 1975, and the still tight but incredibly fine and promising P2. An odd-ball 1980 (95pts), likely a special bottling with higher dosage, showed like a Piper Heidsieck Rare on steroids. The only disappointments were the very slightly corked 2003 (but showed superb substance underneath) and a badly corked 1990.
TN: Too bad, this was badly corked.
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Dom Pérignon through Decades: Matter of Taste Masterclass “Dom Pérignon through Decades”. Impressive demonstration of the longevity of Dom Pérignon 1959-2012 with most still decent if not great shape. However, I did prefer the linearity of more recent vintages (2012, 2003) and consequently the wine of the tasting was also the straightest of them all which was the 2002 P2. Of the older vintages 1980 and 1975 were drinking best in my view. More snippets on history, fun facts and wine list included in the tasting story.
Tasting note: Unfortunately corked and hard to discern details. Probably a nicely aged nose and seemed like there was a plentiful structure behind the palate.
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Much more advanced than the last Dom 1990. That was purely bruised apple. This kicks off with butterscotch, hints of burnt caramel as well (BQ note, on point). Transitioning after 60 mins in the glass to cold butter. Dare I mention the Land O’ Lakes note… finish of bruised apple, just a hint, totally in balance. @ Chambers
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1990 Bordeaux plus X (Restaurant Brunnenstube, Beinstein): Medium amber color, fine Mousseux. At first seemed to be completely past peak, but with time and air it developed fine, dense mineral notes and a nice creaminess. Noticeable sweetness. Medium finish. Yes, it is past its prime, but still drinks nicely. 90-91
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While it has been a while since I have had 1990, so I can not give a flavor profile or a nose, I can tell you my wife and I adored this champagne so much, we bought a case of it when the vintage was released, and drank all of it within 5 years. We have never found another champagne or sparkling wine that we have liked better than 1990 Dom Perignon!
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blind, side by side 1990 P3 The first one was the regular disgorged bottle, which I preferred. You get all the elements which I like with an aged DP. Oyster shell, toasted toast and a rounded sweetness in the finish. The P3 is at the beginning of his journey but I think the autolytic lees aroma will always cover the typical DP notes. Anyway the P3 is a great champagne. In 5 years I think I will change my mind. 98
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Absolutely exquisite! Tiny, numerous bubbles were still very present with good acidity and balance. It expressed good harmony with hints of dried fruit and a hint of citrous, rounded out with notes of slightly toasted brioche. Wasn’t sure what to expect after cellaring it in less than ideal environments for almost 20 years. What an absolute treat to experience and proof that a good Champagne can age well over decades.
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Drank at Mila in Miami. Golden straw color with initial bubbles and decent bead. Bubbles faded fairly quickly but the wine was delicious. Carmel apple, green Granny Smith apple, some brioche and honeycomb, and a persistent mineral driven finish. I am not a dom lover necessarily, although I have had some good ones for sure. This bottle was one of the best. Highly recommended.
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This was our one and only bottle of this wine bought a couple of years ago from a private cellar which of course is not without risk. I have no point of comparison and have never had a champagne this old but we loved it. The cork came out in one with a slight ‘phst’, the wine had a nice golden colour and a fine mousse with lovely cooked apple and secondary flavours and the finish was very long.
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Really stunning right out of the gate. Have had very mixed experience with these wines where some bottles have been very so-so and some have been clearly off but this was a good one. Fresh and happy and bright and when you open a really good champagne on a hot day you do find that the bottle doesn't last too long.
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Light orange color, refined bubbles. Candied sherry nose with apricot and mushroom. Refreshing and enticing despite the bottle age. Plenty of acidity but not sure how much further cellaring potential. Very long finish. We drank a magnum.
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Golden in color. Grilled pineapple, honey, toffee, and brioche. Just the lightest of bubbles still present. Exceptionally balanced, with the crispness of a youthful wine. It a good time to drink them up.
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Last bottle in the cellar. Still some bubbles while pouring into glass. Slight honey color. Very slight oxidative notes , although there is still some bready yeast on the nose. Nice mouthfeel with some nuttiness on the palate. I ‘ll finish this tonight and wait a few years before starting work on my 2002 stash.
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Brioche with oxidative notes on the nose. Lightly effervescent on the nose, with decent acidity. My oldest daughter's birth year, and this is mature but still quite enjoyable. My last bottle from a case bought on release.
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Nose of butterscotch, honey, caramel, and yeast, same on the palate, a few tiny bubbles formed a tiny mousse, dark gold color in the flute, taste like a Puligny Montrachet today, medium body, delicious, elegant, showing its age so time to drink up is now, long finish, showed better after one hour.
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Dom Perignon P2/P3 Dinner (New York City): [No real notes here] The 90 felt like a tick up in brightness and playfulness. Up to now, age has equaled more depth but the 90 bucks that trend. I was looking for something more substantial but didn't get it here. Might have enjoyed more without food.
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DP Extravaganza! (Friend's place): Lovely and bright and fresh. Lighter in flavor than some other ones although I do get orange peel. Well structured. Surprisingly young.
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nose - oxidative, almond skin, quince.mature nose mouth - in spite of that the wine is zippy and fresh with delicious verve, concentrated and slightly bitter quince flavored, long with great fruit. possibly my WOTN
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Charleston VI; 11/3/2021-11/7/2021 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): Lovely to get to drink this side by side with the '80 and see how the family resemblance is there. This also has some caramel but it's less pronounced. More bubbles. A bit more nutty. Also just delicious. One of the better bottles of this wine that I've had.
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Liverpool title celebrations (London): Initial glass was too cold and we should probably have decanted as the final glass from the bottle was the best.
Very soft bubbles upon pouring which ceased within minutes of sitting in the glass. Definite hint of sherry on both the nose and palate. Toasted almonds. Not the longest length. Overall a lovely champagne, but I recall this being far better 20 years ago when I last had it.
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4 pairs of top notch wines; 9/26/2021-9/27/2021 (Tøyen, Oslo): Disclaimer; I have little experience with aged Champagne, so very difficult to rate this one. Caramel, butter, toast, slight hint of sherry. On the palate, charcoal, bitter character. Firm mouthfeel, quite short finish. Bubbles faded quite quickly, probably over ambitious choice of glassware for such an old Dom, Riedel Veritas Cab/Merlot. Im not able to determine wether this was a representative bottle, maybe slightly over the hill..? Interesting either way.
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Epic Bordeaux for an Epic Birthday!; 9/1/2021-9/12/2021 (Paris & Bordeaux): Very different than the bottles we've had before of this wine. It opened tight and restrained and took quite some time to come around. Still quite enjoyable but this is the more reticent and quiet one next to the bright and bubbly 1996.
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1990 Champagne / Bordeaux / N Rhone (London): Great fresh example of this superb champagne. Side by side Krug 90 and Krug GC 146eme, all three on the same level. Difference in style with the oxidative oak style of Krug lending so much depth and richness where the Dom on the reductive side with so much freshness and zip but all with this great common lush 1990 fruit. Great now and will hold for many years.
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Deep notes of toffee, butterscotch, apple pie, toasted brioche, lemon curd, and creamy hazelnut. Didn't have the freshness and structure to really take it over the top, and though it also lacks the complexity as old Krug, it's still pretty solid.
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this was absolutely singing. freshness, acidity, length and tension. green apples, some nuts and maybe a touch of marzipan this wasy WoTN, besting an 81 Krug and a 01 Biondi Santi Riserva. my best bottle of 1990 dom so far
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Deep yellow. Clear. Much richer in hue than the Pol 90 alongside. Full on nose. Voluptuous. Rich. Hit me in the face straightaway. Much more forward than the other bottles I've had. Certainly far more expressive than the Pol. Palate was delicious. Rich, intense, long. Rather fruit forward initially, but settled down over lunch to reveal more tertiary flavours. Full mouthfeel. Long finish. Compared to the Pol, this was sweeter and rounder. But for the meal, I preferred the Pol. Very good. One of my favourite Doms.
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Echezeaux Dinner (State Street Manor - Chicago IL): Still vastly rich and concentrated with a broad and complex array of fruit. A bit more butterscotch than I’d prefer, but it is 30+ yo. Still great now, but better 5 years ago.
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This Dom Perignon seems to be at its absolute peak: It’s full of the most wonderful tertiary aromas, still intense and fresh fruit to balance it out, good but not excellent tension and freshness and fine bubbles. Compared to the 1996 a few weeks ago it’s a bit less precise and with less tension and overall less depth. Nevertheless, this is just absolutely stunning and a crowd pleaser that will certainly drink well for a few more years but I’m not sure it will have enough tension to become one of those 40 or 50 year old legends.
TN: Intense, expressive nose full of caramel, brioche, bakery, citrus and orange zest. Superbly precise. Same aroma profile on the palate with more nutty notes, almonds, as well as baked apple. Very precise and expressive and all packed in a very fresh and fine structure with a fine mousse. Good length. All in all an elegant yet sexy wine.
Decanting: Not decanted, no decanting needed.
Glass: Lehmann Grand Champagne
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Popped and poured from an auction bottle. A nice amber colour. Initially a bit musty, but after only a few minutes this started to dissipate and it took about an hour to shake it off entirely. Caramel, burned sugar and a nutty notes cover a lemon juice and candid peach fruit profile. A sufficiently fresh, and surprisingly bubbly, palate adding mineral complexity of cold stone and a fine layer of smoke. After a slow start, this gained in in intensity in the glass, becoming more commanding and cleaner, but not quite reaching the timeless build of the 1996.
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Caramelized onion colored. Incredible nose of brioche, toasted almonds, Bubbles have largely dissipated. Wine is in retraction now. Fruit is fading and structure is breaking down. Such a lovely bottle nevertheless. Drink up now!!!!! 50th Birthday bubble!
Britt approved!
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For New Years and what a belter unleashed itself! Fresh and poised but rich and buttery, roasted macadamia nuts, deep and leesy. Boah, this one really seemed to have it all. Carries so long on the palate and you reach for the next sip as it is so irresistible. Slight golden colour but still quite a bit of pressure when the cork was releases and when recorked also on day 2. Second day as delicious as the first. Probably at present together with the 82 and 85 this is my absolute favourite Dom from standard bottle. Just behind sit the great 95 and 96. Great bottle to say goodbye to 2020 and greet 2021. If this wine based on perfect bottles gets possibly any better over the next 5-15 years it could become a perfect wine? This bottle was a 97-98 in my book.
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Nose of butterscotch, caramel, honey, sliced apple, and brioche, same on the palate, small amount of tiny bubbles, dark gold color in the flute, medium/big body, delicious, elegant, great vintage, lovely at the 30 year mark, good acid, long finish.
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Seemed corked. Disappointing as family celebration. Was I wrong and it needed to breathe? Oh well. Tastingbook says it oxidized earlier than expeted so maybe that's what we encountered. I'll get the last bottle tasted soon.
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Bubbles were reduced, but opened with a bit of a pop. Perhaps slightly darkened color. Had a mildly odd smell upon opening, but dissipated with air and time. Flavorful in a way I can't quite describe.
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Deep golden color. Butterscotch and ginger nose. Flavors of butterscotch, quince, pineapple, ginger, and flour biscuits. The bubbles are still very lively for such and old champagne. There is a depth and complexity to this wine that is truly special. Great stuff with at least another 5+ years ahead of it.
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A fun gathering at L'Auberge Chez Francois (L'Auberge Chez Francois, Great Falls, VA): Very ripe mature nose displaying ripe yellow fruit, peach, apple pie, caramel, sweet spice and earth. There is a strong oxidized apple peel note that is bothersome. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of very ripe yellow fruit, medium generous fine mousse, rich and sweet, good acidity, medium mineral, and a medium long sweet yellow fruit driven finish with oxidized apple peel at the end. Came from my cellar, a bit advanced lacking freshness and complexity of the best examples.
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This was another great showing for the 90 Dom. Possibly a bit more of a "flamboyant" bottle compared to the last - saturated yellow / golden in the glass, fine mousse, fat and expansive on nose and palate. Delicious. I think in general the 90s DomPs are drinking really well right now (based on showing of 90, 95 and 96 lately and it would be really difficult to pick a favourite out of those 3 vintages).
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Only a brief note here as only had a quick glass as a warm-up for a 1990 Bordeaux tasting. Lots of burned sugar, almonds, citrus fruit underneath, some smoky elements and brioche. Fine bubbles - lots of them - and youthful freshness. A great Dom Pérignon having reached a great drinking spot.
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30. year old Dom for 30th Anniversary....Wife loved it, I simply thought it was good and interesting...probably better because of the company and occasion. a little oxidized, but still had plenty of small beads and some fruit and minerality. I think it is amazing that a Champagne can still have decent flavor after 30 years! I don't know if my bottle was representative, but if so, I would recommend drinking now....will definitely not improve. Palate shows citrus and sea shell, some brioche, and a hint of caramelization (sweetness).Also present was some limestone and sea shell. Very good, especially for its age! 90+ points (conservatively). This would have likely been a better 20 year Anniversary Champagne.
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A good bottle of this - ripe, caramel tinged green apple, hints of more exotic fruit, pastry, ginger notes, quite a vibrant mousse and overall still very fresh. Excellent ****1-2+
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Tasted blind, this bottle had a medium gold center and a light mousse. The medium- intensity nose conveyed apples, citrus, minerals, and some oxidation.
In the mouth, this wine seemed quite aged and I guessed it was an 82. However, it did have a long subtle, but gorgeous, citrus-oriented finish.
This bottle was on its last legs. Maybe not stored that well? Based on this datapoint, I would be testing other bottles in the cellar.
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A very well stored bottle. This was much fresher than a 1996 DP had the week before. Despite subtle and faint bubbles, there was a real freshness to the nose and palate. Still some citrus fruits and not just secondary. Quite a golden amber colour though. I see no need to age further, drink up. Drank with ST for his 40th
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Very nice but much better when first poured, after which it gradually lost altitude, energy and complexity. This bottle from an OWC purchased not long after release, excellent color, very good foam. Dom retains its strong citrus signature for decades with none of the yeasty notes of Krug or Bollinger for example. I doubt this vintage has anything to gain with further aging.
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From magnum, and showing very well, especially my second pour, which came about two hours after the first. Initially a bit too chilly, it was dense and a bit impenetrable. The second pour was more revealing, toasty, still quite dense/powerful, but with layers of background complexity covering apple, citrus, baking spices, warm hay and lightly toasted almonds. Quite delicious.
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Amber in the glass. Nose of hazelnut, amontillado sherry and toasted grains. Still effervescent with fine perlage that survived about 30 mins in the glass. Fruit is almost completely absent here, leaving a yeasty and honey mead palate. Very long toasted brioche finish. Not completely past-it, but was sadly "interesting" rather than delicious, a victim of poor storage I'm sure.
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Started out a tad shy with undeniable elegance and finesse but evolved in to a bold wine over our hours together with notes of caramelized almonds/marzipan with some lovely bitter almond notes lingering. Felt young and vital still.
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This bottle of ‘90 DP is all about poise and precision. A sensational creamy mousse of small, compact bubbles produces a sophisticated and elegant mouthfeel in spite of its flavor intensity. It’s vibrancy elevated by the bright acidity.
Intriguingly youthful aromas of lemon zest, oyster shell and honeysuckle interplay harmoniously with the subtle brioche notes. Possesses amazing depth of citrus and tart Granny Smith Apple finishing extraordinarily long with spicy ginger undertones.
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Completely oxidized… Very sad. The cork was dry as a bone. Deep gold colour with tiny bubbles that vanished quickly. The nose was absolutely wonderful, it evolved like an old Sauternes. But then on the palate, almost everything was dead, just the alcohol aftertaste was left in the mouth. Quite disappointing but at the same time, the provenance wasn't 100% right and the price was fairly low for such a gem. Just by the nose though, I can see why this is rated as one of the greatest champagnes.
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Wraysbury dinner (Home): Mid straw, still with a good stream of bubbles. Rich with a gently spicy nose, a touch of vanilla and warm brioche. That classic DP something on the nose. Vigorous (the guesses of the distinguished panel were something far younger). Nothing even slightly oxidative here. Beautiful poise and a long finish. A wonderful bottle of this. *****
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DP, DPR, DPO, DPP2 (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida): Finally a Dom Pérignon which is fully mature without a doubt. I have found the ‘90 perhaps the most inconsistent vintage for the usually reliable Dom Pérignon but we were blessed with a perfect specimen. No longer pale, there’s a nice tawny shade and plenty of bubbles. More intricate than any of the younger vintages, both delicious and challenging to the intellect. Deeply satisfying for my palate. What Dom Pérignon at its apogee is all about.
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I hear there is a lot of variation in these bottles, but ~30 yo champagne is always a crapshoot. Definitely showed advanced, with loads of caramel and toast. A bit flat on the palate, this bottle was probably better a few years ago.
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DRC vs Leroy Dinner (Kheam Hock Road): En magnum, this was beautiful. The nose was really something, with wafts of biscuity, buttery brioche; a touch of white meat and button mushrooms; some honeyed tones, and then ripe notes of yellow fruit and cooked strawberries - all traced with a little lick of earth and minerality. Very nice. It slipped down really easily on the palate, with gentle mousse and still a good bit of lip-smackingly fresh, lemony acidity wrapped around a rather youthful flavours of ripe yellow fruit and red berry flesh - this infused on the midpalate and finish with a good bit of spice and earthy mineral. It had such depth and effortless power to it, great finish too. There was a nice oily richness on the midpalate and a honeyed maturity on the finish - otherwise it could well have been something a lot younger with its freshness and energy. Superb, if slightly less developed than my last bottle.
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From a very well kept and immaculate bottle. Side by side the P3 1990. The standard release was great - approachable fresh succulent 1990 fruit. It was actually quite young taken on its own (the P3 however was even fresher and younger) and based on this bottle I would say it hadn't peaked and can go deeper. However it is of course already in a great sweet spot.
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Golden yellow color. Cork didn't pop with a bang so I got worried the bottle would be flat. None of that. Tiny vivacious bubbles moving up from bottom of the glass. Nose of butterscotch, yellow apple, pineapple and marzipan fully reflected on the palate. Decent acidity but from this bottle it seemed this DP is ready to be drunk. Nice long burgundian finish. Very nice indeed.
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This reminds me of some bottles we had of this last year that came from JJB. There's a definite oxidation to the wine. Bubbles are more muted. Comes across almost as still. And much more age than I would expect in a 90. And still I love really old champagne so I found it very enjoyable.
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Beautiful deep gold color. Nose of honeysuckle, citus fruits, apricot, pop corn, caramel, some marzipan and sweet spices. Mid weight on palate, sharp acidity and a bit frizzy adding freshness into this fully matured champagne. Very Long. A delight to drink now.
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Shows excellent fresh fruit flavors with plenty of acidic freshness. Still young, with very nice secondary complexities of light brioche, yeast, and hints of complex sweetness. Carries well through the mid palate before finishing gracefully with good resonance. Excellent showing, and an eye opener for me.
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Much fresher than the last bottle - this also a magnum. Bready, yeasty, some lemon, some lees. Good energy out of the bottle that dissipates in a few minutes of glass time. Medium yellow color with medium acid. This is definitely at its peak and should be consumed in the near future.
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Bottle was gorgeous still in original box and well cared for, obviously (thank you previous owner!) Cork "popped" normally despite the thought we would saber it off. Bubbles less intense but strong, incredible nose and flavors of tastiness, brioche, maybe some citrus and loads of minerality (crushed rocks, forrest notes). Super fun, a real treat! Color was stunning as well, golden and vibrant!
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Biondi-Santi Riserva wine dinner (Taberna, Bukit Merah): From a particularly good magnum, this was firing on all cylinders. It had such a lovely moreish nose, with white mushrooms and warm bread aromas, all savoury umami, and then white fruit opening up into sweeter accents ofstrawberries and flowers and cream. Wow. The palate was creamy and delicious - with an attack of sweet cherry pip and strawberry flesh, leading into a melon midpalate, and then a long rather buttery backplate with a slight toasted almond skin nuttiness to it, before a long, long mineral finish of bittersweet steel and stone set in - all this carried on a spine of lipsmacking acidity. Delicious stuff. Plenty of 1990 power wed to noble poise, with a superb sense of finesse, delineation throughout. This is DP in top form. Absolutely delicious.
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I had to check the label again to verify the vintage. Although the mousse was age appropriate, the pale color, delicate aroma and citrus dominated palate was all wrong, the signature of a Dom Pérignon at least 10 years younger, maybe twenty. While I appreciated the freshness, the simplicity and lack of yeast was not particularly pleasing. A very odd bottle, sourced from Sokolin several years after release. Other bottles from the same case have been typical for age and sound.
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With Richard, Y, Nat and my mob plus Bernadette at Herringbone. Birthday kicked off nicely with this superb bottle. Very fresh still, minimal but uplifting pinprick bubbles, lots of Dom richness still, apples, citrus but with some delicate caramel notes. Still fresh and vigorous, great balance no signs of overripeness or lack of acidity. A landmark Dom. Plenty of life in this one, enjoy for years to come.
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This was the 4th or 5th bottle from the case and this showed really fresh. Nose had brioche (from the age), citrus peel, baked apple. On the palate it had a younger profile, vibrant, more towards lemon, custard, and fairly balanced. I like these better than the 1996 at the moment.
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Those wine was sublime. If you have had the pleasure and luck to drink older Dom, this one delivered all the expected beautiful old Champagne hopes and dreams. Still fresh with apple, lemon custard, bitter fruit notes like citrus peel. This had just the right balance of caramel and butterscotch coming up in the finish where the mineral intensity still shows through.
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Dom Perignon and 3 bottles of 1996 Red Burgundy (Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.): With the Wine Group, Nose of earth, apple, grapefruit, citrus, shale, slate, and brioche, same on the palate, big body, elegant, at it's peak, much younger than the last bottle from this cellar, creamy texture evolved during the tasting, very rich fruit, mouth filling fruit, and a long, long, long, flavorful finish, I would enjoy now rather than hold longer. Uploaded photo.
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Bronze gold almost a touch of rosé look about it. Salty creme caramel, toffee pear notes but still fresh and just about enough acidity holding it all together. Very light fizz only. Very complex on the palate, so delicious and uplifting. Time to drink these on a more frequent basis but should hold steady for next 3-5 years. Thought provoking stuff!
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My past notes talk about how long this wine took to come out of its shell - finally it has arrived, and yet only just now and it will cruise on for quite some time. This is fresh and mature, lovely grip and complexity. From magnum, which accentuates the youthfulness.
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From magnum. Darker yellow color. While this retained good energy and still plenty of tiny bubbles this was definitely more advanced than I was expecting particularly from a mag. Lemon, zest, coffee, some toast and brioche. It drank better than it looked. If the color is a precursor its time to drink up.
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One of the greatest vintages of DP, this bottle merits all the superlatives a blockbuster champagne deserves. The bouquet is mature, floral, and honeyed and leads to ripe apple, ginger, caramel, cream soda, and buttered toast notes that show the slightest lick of salt. The perlage is crisp and delineated if a bit short, but tremendous depth, structure, and length make up for this insignificant slight. Creamy, almost sappy, with a finish that is broad, spicy, complex, and goes on forever. A masterpiece.
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Golden yellow color, very fine bubbles. Nose very buttery, marzipan, pineapple and flowery citrus, golden apple. Long finish, lush in the mouth, fizz still ok but losing a bit of freshness. Ideal for food pairing as it went very well with grilled octopus.
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From magnum. Lovely, youthful. Tart apple, creamy mousse. With 11 bottles opened -- 1995 Dom, 1990 Y'quem, and six 1968 cabs and Rioja -- this was for most the wine of the night.
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I prefer my Champagne younger (in the 10-20 year window) but this was really quite good and still fresh. Some maturing apple and earth notes, but mostly lots of bread and fresh orchard fruit. Good energy.
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Chateau Palmer Dinner (Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.): Nose of nuts, earth, and oxidized apple, same on the palate, medium/big body, tired but tasty and nutty, very rich fruit, almost mouth filling, definitely time to drink up, and a long finish.
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Even better than last year; big nose, full of mellow, mature, complex yellow fruit, brioche, mineral, salt butter. So fat and round in the mouth. Could drink this all day.
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Deep golden hue. Few bubbles. Apples, apricot, gooseberry, brioche, french toast, marmalade. Tastes much like the nose, but somewhat subdued. Dryness has waned, as has the acidity. Medium (minus) finish. A great bottle if one likes aged bubble. (amazingly some people prefer only young bubble)
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An excellent bottle, more developed and more interesting than some previous examples. By no means fading or oxidizing, it displayed plenty of mature Dom Pérignon yeast and bread. Very, very similar to the ‘85 tonight, which is a good thing.
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Fried Chicken and Champagne Event: Fairly oxidized honeyed and nutty notes. It was a bit tired on the palate, but still had that creamy and hazelnut flair that I love in aged Champagne. Wish we could have let this get some more air and come alive more. It was gone within minutes, if that.
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This was part of the Champagne flight for the Charleston off-line. Served with low country shrimp boil with white shrimp, artisanal sausage and corn on the cob - wonderful pairing with some great aged champagnes.
This was a very nice champagne with some nice savory apple, vanilla, nut, brioche and biscuit flavors and possibly some slight oxidation. Worked great as a pairing with the food.
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Charleston Offlineorama IV; 9/27/2018-10/1/2018 (Charleston, NC (various locations)): 1st/6 champagnes tasted. What a way to kick off the next event! My first time with the '90 Dom and it is really nice. I tend to like Dom young or old, but this was quite a treat. The rich brioche notes of younger Dom are still evident but it is softer with milder bubbles - more vinous. The nose is quite pretty, with bread dough and citrus. On the palate brioche, honey, some nuttiness and vanilla. Mature and well integrated.
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Charleston IV - Return of the Collectible; 9/27/2018-9/30/2018 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): Birthday bubbles! The wine was more aged than I expected it to be, but these were bought on secondary market and I get the feeling prob not stored exactly right. The bubbles had pretty much faded down. Hint of oxidation, but not too intense. Lots of vanilla and caramel flavors. It's a very good champagne.
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Marc's 70th Birthday Dinner in DC (Oval Room in DC): Great mature nose, but still relatively light for a mature champagne. Autolytics, brown apple, etc. with a hint of mint. Lighter body, strong acid, solidly complex. Drink now or hold. Probably some upside for a well stored bottle.
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Nose had marzipan, nut, brioche and egg custard. Palate was ripe and powerful but not tremendously complex. Drinking it at its peak. Consistent with previous note.
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Deep gold colour with lots of fizz upon pouring that quickly died in the glass. Lots going on aroma wise with fresh mushroom, peanut brittle, cellar funk, dried fruits (apricot and pineapple), caramel, and a finish reminiscent of Sauternes. Soft bubbles still present on the tongue and enough acidity to keep it from being flabby. I’m sure it was a few years past it’s prime but was still a fantastic wine experience to enjoy!
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popped and poured from my last 750. What a great set of memories with '90 Dom over the years. Unfortunately, I did not think this one was singing like previous bottles - but no one else noticed and everyone loved it. One Mag left, and expect it will be better. gA-?
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Delicious mature Dom. Golden yellow color, still quite a bit of fizz on it. Nose of brioche, marzipan, crushed stones, almonds, apple and pink grapefruit. On the palate lucious, great balance, long finish and great finesse. Beautiful champagne.
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Having had this several times, my expectations were not high, but what a surprise! Very calm beading; golden colored; spiced apple nose and palate with a slight skunkiness like a muscat dessert wine; very complex; just hints of toffee maturity. EXCELENT
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Intensely fragrant nose of cinnamon toast and apples. Concentrated honey, apple and spice in the mouth. This is still bubbly and youthful, but had a slightly caramel start that blew off and made for a lovely drink. Look forward to trying it side by side with the Oeno
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Good zip of acidity to balance out the rich, mature flavors of caramel, buttered toast and stewed apples. Plenty of fresh bubbles but the flavor profile is quite mature. Finishes very complex with notes of yeast and madeira. Very ready now.
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Started out really weirdly being overripe with very brown flavors and not a lot of depth. Initially, we thought that it was defective but after being open for about an hour it surprisingly really opened up. Lots of red and baked apples but also showing hazelnuts and brown bread. As it opened up it really impressed with its depth, balance and impressive aftertaste. 96-97p. Amazing wine when you get a "good" bottle like this!
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This has a bit of a mushroomy, aged Champagne character accompanying more classic orange peel and mineral notes. I found it well in balance and pure, with good detail, but certainly not at the level of my bottle from December.
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Tempier at Margeaux Brasserie (Chicago, IL): Funny. The first time I had this wine, I was convinced it was corked, but psmith didn't think so. I stuck my nose into the glass here and was almost immediately convinced this bottle was corked too. But I think at the end of the day it's just some sort of weird bottle funk. It's a relatively rich and broad DP, with a relatively creamy mousse and some softer, yellow fruit flavours. Layered and tasty, but starting to tire.
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WOTN. Nose of apricot nut. Flavors are immediately waxed yellow apple, honey and apricot nut. Impeccable in flavor for its fully resolved acidity. Simply marmalade like creaminess and layer upon layer of various fruits.
Just wonderful !
Lineup included. 1990 Dom Perignon, Kenward Tor 2014 Hyde vineyard Chardonnay, Jordan Chardonnay 2014, Plumpjack Cabernet 2012, Plumpjack Syrah 2015 and Denner The Ditch Digger 2015.
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Small and simple dinner gathering with some special friends, no formal notes. A perfect start of the evening. A great Champagne, indeed, that I have had the pleasure of drinking a few times before. Classical aged DP nose, toasty, coffee, nutty, with yellow apples and notes of toffee. Fresh and lively mousse, apples, creamy and round, toasted coffee and bread with honey and toffee. Very fine and lots of life left in it.
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French WTDS at Bellecour (Bellecour, Mpls, MN): Medium gold plus color. Drank 1 glass over an hour plus. Maybe I've just never hit the perfect bottle of '90 Dom, but I have never been fully enamoured of it. This bottle was bought on release and well stored, and it was in very good shape for almost 28 years. The requisite aged notes are there, and I like some of the previous comments about bruised red apple fruit. I think that is fairly accurate. There is a nice floral character in the nose along with some almond. On the palate this has a honeyed quality to it with a stronger nutty quality probably more akin to hazelnut or walnut. Apple, baked apple, lively still, and has weight, brioche, chalk and apple skin carry through on the finish. There is still has a fairly nice bead. Mild oxidative character. Certainly a cerebral bottle. Steve O's bottle and a bonus bottle at that - a truly fun treat to have this again - thanks so much for sharing this.
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In a great place right now. Lovely notes of truffle, nuts, earth and minerals. Beautiful balance and integration with a great finish with secondary and tertiary notes. Holding on well throughout a couple hours during a dinner and continuing to evolve. A great companion to a number of food dishes we had that night. I suspect this has at least five to ten more good years ahead of it.
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Throughout 2017 I've had the pleasure of enjoying three different bottles of 1990 Dom. This is my absolute favourite of the younger vintages and one of my all time favourite champagnes and is drinking perfectly now. Layers upon layers of honey and sweet pastry without ever going overboard the 1990 is best enjoyed over several hours.
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tried ours quite a while ago. guess that was too early, looking at the latest ratings ! the bottle we've tasted was about like an ordinary, good brut champagne without vintage, as we know so many. it was no fake however, bought at a retailer with renommé . . . . .
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Yellow gold. Lightly effervescent and nose of caramel and fino sherry. Medium body, off dry and well balanced with acidity. Apples and fino sherry. Long and lovely.
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Darker in color. Loads of butterscotch and toffee. This was good but totally over shadowed by the 89 Krug in the next glass. In a good spot and probably not getting better but not in decline.
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D and M's Birthday Dinner (Bauhaus Restaurant): Fresher colour and nose then the '90 Krug. Nose was youthful with fresh dough and citrus. Palate was perfectly balanced with a creamy mousse. This was the freshest bottle of 90 DP I've had.
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Best bottle of this I've had. This has an aged richness, with an impression of sweetness to complement orange liqueur and slightly smokey flavors. There's a completeness and depth to the palate, and the mousse, while still lifting, has settled to a large degree. A bolder, more overt Dom characteristic of the vintage. In a really good place right now and I worry the flavors may dull some with too much more time.
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The recent review is mixed mostly because of provenance. The two bottle I had tonight are the freshest among the 4 btls I had. Nut fruit, mineral, brioche and almond on the nose. Palate has good acidity. It is still young and vibrant, but the depth and intenisty are not as good as the 85 dom I had recently. I dont agree that the champagne is ripe. In perfect condition, the 90 need 2-3 more years to reach its perfect drinking window. 92-93
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The table was sort of split on whether this was corked. I was firmly in the "no" camp, and actually enjoyed it quite a bit. Certainly on the mushroomy, funky side of things, and at first a bit disjointed, but rounded out really nicely with air. Mature fruit tending more towards orange flavors, and a good linearity throughout. Ripe, with a fine-grained mousse, though a bit of a sacharrine-type somewhat confected sweetness on the finish. A solid bottle; pay no attention to what acyso says.
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While it wasn't the greatest or most memorable wine of the night, this was still an incredible champagne that has great life ahead of it. Rich notes of honey, brioche, almond. Loved how it coated the tongue with a lingering finish. While it tasted just magical, it wasn't as complex as I would have expected. However, it's still a bottle that's clearly in leagues above others. What a lovely treat!
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Light to mid gold. Fresher than last couple of bottles (not from this stock). Persistent bubbles. Ripe apple with hints of caramel, rich pastry, a clear toasty edge and also a clear and freshening streak of citrus that I haven't noticed in other bottles. This was not as fresh and pure as a bottle 4 years ago (a liquid tarte tatin beauty) and in some ways felt like it was in an awkward phase - indeed it seemed to close down by open up. I think this has plenty of time in hand and needs at least 5 more years. For now **** only
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The only let down of the evening. Quite an advanced, amber colour. Still a vigorous mousse initially but a very one note, sweet palate rather than offering extra complexity from the age.
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DP @ Medlar (Medlar, London): Full old gold. Significantly darker than the other wines. More amontillado to the eye than champagne. Very evolved. Not exactly faulty but its best years are a fading memory. Too evolved and a touch volatile on the finish. This is the second overly evolved bottle of this I've had, with six gloriously fresh ones, so fingers crossed for next time. Bare ***
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Very interesting how this evolved over a two hour period. At first, lean, tight, austere. Good but challenging and young. Rather suddenly at about the 2 hour mark, it softened, broadened and unclenched. Spicy and full of flavor, a hint of what will come in another 5 - 10 years. Dom P. fascinates again.
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Glowing amber color in the glass. Some oxidative notes come into the picture at first, but dissipate after a while in the glass. This is the first time I contemplated decanting a Champagne, but would probably contemplate suicide with a rope after that act as well, so I skipped the nonsense all together. Back to the nose. Notes of caramel, dried apricot, toffee, crushed chalk and lime zest, all backed up by a frisky wave of toasted nuts. In the mouth, the wine's dry with very good balance of acidity and alcohol. Stimulating minerality, medium (+) finish, but the whole time I just had a feeling that this Dom could've given more in terms of strength and depth. Yes, classic elegance of Champagne is there without a doubt, but this vintage just reached its peak and is starting to tumble down slowly.
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En magnum. Youthful and delicious, bread, slight yeast, grapefruit, flower, full palate feel, long finish. Just a great way to celebrate a bday weekend.
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Compared to the Oeno last week much more evolved but perfectly riped and at hits peak, nut, toast, dried fruits, figs, apricot and some creme brulee, great fine perlage and long refreshing finish, 97
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Rousseau 2007 Dinner (RPM Steak - Chicago IL): Rich and forward with plenty of mature orchard fruit and toasted rye bread. Big and forward to start, but even better after open an hour+. I recall enjoying this more when younger, but the power and density tonight is noteworthy. Note, I bought these bottles shortly after release.
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Golden color. Very fine nose, vinuous, complex. Bread dough, citrus, honey, later goes over to oxidative notes like curry. Very balanced and with fine perlage. Very long finish. Great champagne indeed.
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In perfect shape today, drank last week the oenotheque same vintage. Not comparable. You would never guess the same wine and vintage. Much more evolved, but in a great way, nuts, toast, dried fruits as fig and apricot, some creme brulee, a perfect acidity and great fine perlage, for me 97 and at his peak. If you like young champagnes go for the oenotheque, the others will prefer the regular degorgement. Even the oeno may be the better and longer living wine I rate it two points higher than the more expensive one. In 10 years I'm sure the points will change
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Gold to deep gold colour. Savoury biscuit nose, decent sparkle still. Rich tasting, good freshness quite full and long, one of the best vintage champagnes I've tasted, cracking stuff
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Opened for our 44th Wedding Anniversary, medium amount of tiny bubbles, nice mousse, nose of honey, beeswax, spring flowers, and slate, same on the palate, big body, elegant, delicious, rich tasting, mouth filling fruit, long, long finish.
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The freshest bottle out of the three I had. Toasted nut, stone fruit, brioche and minerals. Palate is so lively and fresh with high minerality and deep yellow fruit. Very good. 93+
Classic toasty and doughy nose consistent with past bottles, but this bottle was more oxidized and generally more tired than prior examples. Palate had lost more effervescence than good bottles have and showed deep toasty cereal grains and oxidization. Even when the bottle isn't perfect this is still a pretty enjoyable wine. '96 served next smoked this tonight though. Bottle from the same source as Nov 2016 which was excellent.
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Ditto other reviews regarding oxidization and lack of fizz. Amber color with minimal pop on cork release. Nose still shows a ramped DP toasty note and more caramel and burnt sugar and toast most likely due to ox. Palate is heavy and chenin like yet with fizz. There is still some good things to be found like a super toasty note, some nutty notes, more honeyed nuance and molasses. Again clearly not meant to be this way but not doa either.
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Old and New Red Burgundy Dinner (Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.): Derrald also brought from his cellar this Champagne, served second, with a nose of minerals, lemon zest, lime zest, candied fruit, sliced apple, allspice, and spring flowers, more of the same on the palate, crisp, sweet mineral driven fruit on the palate, mouth filling, showing its age but not tired at all, sweet honey taste, big body, very elegant, and long, long mineral finish.
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Medium to light bubbles. Earthy overall with apricot, pistachio; great NYE bubble. While I have little experience w champagnes if this age, I imagine this is I the heart of its window w 5+ years for ideal drinking. Everyone founded this to be an outstanding wine.
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Medium expressive nose displaying sweet yellow fruit, candied lemon zest, lemon curd, apple pie, brioche, smoke, mineral and sweet spices. Sweet palate, round and warm, medium mousse, good acidity and mineral expression and slightly bitter medium finish.
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Light fruity to light floral; touch of gold color; slightly lingers on palette; still bubbles when poured; perfect with broiled shrimp and lobster; so very happy to enjoy this bottle as it was a retirement gift that I saved to celebrate New Years Eve.
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From a pristine bottle; perfect fill and the cork was sound. Medium gold color, with notes of freshly baked bread, almonds, and very ripe white fruits. Impressive depth of flavor, with a creamy mouthfeel, vibrant acdidity, and an incredibly focused finish. A perfectly mature champagne!
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DP, some nice white burgs, DRC GE, and 05 Dujac reds.: 1990 DP is quite variable in 750's, but this magnum was picture perfect. Pure, clean, intense, simply brilliant, and likely the best bottle of 90 I've ever tasted.
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Crisp golden earthy honey. When I opened it, there was not a lot of gas but it did did let out a small pop. I was excited to see the golden color and trailing lines of bubbles in my first glass. The nose at first was mild, rich, dry, and a bit of iodine or earthiness. The taste was also just the same rich, dry, and earthy - good amount of bubbles to fill out the mouth. It lasts quite long on the pallete and really great to just enjoy slowly. My last one so now I have to look for more!
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Hawaiian Escape; 11/19/2016-11/26/2016 (Kuki'o): Beautiful nose that includes warm brioche, vanilla extract, honeycomb, coconut shavings, white flowers, and a squeeze of lemon citrus. This is both young with great effervescence and citrus, and developed with yeasty tones. On the palate this is rich and immensely flavourful. Traces of smoke. Developed and mature but this bottle is still young in all the right places.
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This wine must have been stored in 42F cause it's still so primary and youthful, not giving up any of the caramel toast I would be expecting from a 90 Dom. Even has a little of the saline flavor of the 2002. So easy to drink. The freshness of the wine was surprising.
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Truffle Dinner at the Papies (The Papies, Elizabeth St, London): After a few worrying bottles it was good to come across (our last) a good bottle, albeit still the oxidation is there in the back ground. But we could not fault this wine. Honeysuckle, ripe apricots, yeasty. Light on the bubbles and generally on low on the vitality side. A good wine but definitely one to drink sooner than later. 93-94
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Drank alongside the 1985. Nice developed nose of baked apple, brioche and mushrooms. Compared to the ’85 this a bit more masculine and rich on the palate. Great concentration with lively acidity. Starting to drink really well now but no rush.
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Annual Chicago winos visit - Pearl Clutcher, coche, drc, rousseau, D'Yquem and etc. (The Grill Room at Rosewood DC): Pulled from my last case. As I pour, still generous mousse. Medium expressive nose displaying sweet yellow fruit, candied lemon zest, lemon curd, apple pie, brioche, smoke, mineral and sweet spices. Sweet palate, round and warm, medium mousse, good acidity and mineral expression and slightly bitter medium finish. This particular bottle seems fully mature. Lacking the freshness and energy of the best bottles.
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Wine Dinner Extravaganza (Rosewood Hotel Dining Room - Washington DC): I haven't had this wine in a few years, and it is certainly starting to show some age, although taking longer than most 1990s. Great concentration and length, nicely mature apple with plenty of brioche. Still has its wonderfully textured, minerally finish.
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Epic Champagne dinner (Taberna, Bukit Merah): From a magnum - very nice indeed. This had a lovely nose of light toasted brioche, warm caramel, a bit of minerality, and some slightly oxidative white meat and white mushroom notes floating alongside glowing apple fruit aromas. In the mouth, it was round and fleshy, with mature notes of ripe apples, caramel, and a touch of strawberry, but this still backed against a lovely backbone of acid and mineral all the way into long, mouthwatering, mineral finish. Plenty of sinewy strength and power here, but lots of purity too, all draped under graceful robe. A complete showing, drinking beautifully too. Superb.
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Gold with a watery rim and ultra fine mousse. Distinct bread notes, developed aroma of ripe melon, baked apple, lemon, baking spices, caramel, and maybe a very slight chalky minerality. Flavors follow the nose, adding honey, with balanced fruit and acid. The bubbles quickly left this elder champagne, but, even at this age, beautifully elegant.
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This is a sound bottle! Rich golden hue with fine beady bubbles. Smoky, shellfish and kept evolving in the glass. Lots of caramel and roasted almonds. More than redeemed its reputation after the subpar bottle I had from last time.
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absolutely stunning! beautiful golden yellow color. nose of honey and citron, lots of fruits, nuts, apple, hints of yeast on palate, with smooth and elegant bubbles, a wonderful champagne at its peak.
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The more champagne I drink, the more I am impressed with the genius that is Dom Pérignon. When young, it often seems disappointingly thin and weak, only to fill out over time to something like this one, medium weight, fragrant, gingery and complex. While many 1990 champagnes are blowsy or fading, the DP is still on the way up and will become even more interesting in the years to come.
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Mainly PYCM & Fourrier (Spring, London): Mid straw. Subdued, gentle stream of bubbles, but transient at best. Rich nose, oaty, mellow, a touch oxidative but mainly mature burgundy with a slight spritz. Really lovely. Relaxes and develops a bit with air. Really lovely, possibly just lacking a little energy for top flight. Still... ****1/2
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Drank from two bottles with consistent notes. These are at the grand finale and begun their descent. Still quite fleshy with lovely note of stewed fruits, nuts, butter and minerals. Drink relatively quickly though because the oxidation process impacts it in 30-60 min meanigfully.
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Champagne - 100 Vintage and NV Champagne; 12/15/2015-12/15/2020: During a tasting dinner. From Magnum. Golden color. Nose of dried fruit, bakery flowers. This has a lot of mature aromas. Nice and complex with a long finish on dried fruit aromas. Perlage is a bit too tame for my taste. Drink up.
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Some Tempranillo at Cooking School (ICASI): Its been a while since I have had this vintage. Medium deep golden with a tinge of green in color. Still some nice effervescence though in an open glass the bubble expire quickly. Great nose. Mature. Slight lemon, bit of ginger and minerals and a slight mushroom note. Very nice. On the palate, very deep. Complex. Not a lot of fruit, more about minerality. A bit of ginger and lemon. Seemed to improve for a short time with air though. Held up for a glass later in the evening just fine. A nice treat.
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At the Square. PnP. Initially a little more restrained than the last bottle but showing more exotic elements and richness as it opened up. Ripe baked apple, pastry, caramel, ginger with still notably present bubbles. Impressive and plenty of time left. ****1/2
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Began with a musty, moldy smell although not full-on TCA. Palate lacked the mustiness, but wasn't fresh, with a baked caramel note that suggested heat damage along the way. A note of coconut oil popcorn is evident once past the caramel, which R says is typical of the 90 Dom. With R.
Was still good even thought it would of been better quite a few years back. Stayed around 59°F and didn't change over 2°F while stored . still have 3 left. Still very bubbly for being so old. Shot the cork to see if it would fly and it flew extremely far and was very bubbly still to my surprise. Still contained the same atmosphereic pressure of a new bottle of just say veuve .It was very dry which i like very much.Typical Dom perignon. A good season .
Sushi at Aoki. Bright gold, extremely young. Lightly toasted brioche, salted butter, lemon, chinese pear and sweet corn. Very yeasty and lots of bubbles. This has barely aged. Good structure on the palate, with minerals, acidity, wet stone, yuzu, Japanese melon, salted butter and milk curd. On the basis of this amazingly fresh bottle, a long way to go. 91 for now, but potentially 94-95 in 10-15 years.
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Sadly, my lost bottle of this, but it was fittingly cherished on a special occasion: house-warming for good friends. Our previous bottle was consumed on their wedding day 19 months ago!
From 750ml, we PnP'd into goblets. Medium-gold color. This bottle had quite a bit more energy than our previous. The nose was intoxicating: floral, crispy baked pear tart, and warm butterscotch. The palate had barely any of that charming, subtle oxidation that I love in older champagnes. Still so fresh! Crisp, candied apple, warm brioche on the palate. Medium-long finish. I'm glad this stood tall for the sentiment and occasion, it was really special!
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One of the guests brought to our friends' Boxing Day lunch. Wow, good to have such friends!!! Light, brown-amber gold on the eye. Her flowing, amber robes enchanted the entire room within seconds...stunning! Aromas of burnt caramel candy, caramlized apples and pears, honey and peach nectar. The gown was enticing, the nose was intoxicating. Palate os silky, smooth, elegant honey and caramel nectar. If the gown and nose were more than sufficient to compel us to be better people, then her taste sealed the deal. Privileged, pleased and thankful everyday for that which we sip and snack. The feeling will linger for, well, ever!
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Opened almost one hours before, the cork was quite good and this started to make me happy , poured in a glass and happy to see the bubbles starting to go up. Yellow gold color, nose of toasted aromas , honey, zest , balanced and creamy bubbles , long lasting finish. Great bottle
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This has been in my cellar for 20 years awaiting my daughters 21st. Opened with a slight pop initially making me wonder if we were going to get fizz. I need not have worried as the finest bubbles started to pour up from the base of each glass. The nose was exquisite with brioche, lemon and layers of toasty type aromas. So complex that I can't go into a load of different details. The palate was smooth and complex and several people who did not normally drink champagne commented along the lines that this is awesome. The finish was powerful and long and a bottle of Veuve Clicquot opened in a restaurant later was a poor relation in comparison.
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Magnum. Distinctive nose of baking pretzel dough, sulphur, and lemon citrus. Approachable and not too sharp. More of the same and tremendously enjoyable on the palate. Something green hanging around, asparagus, and nut oils. Could definitely pick this out as aged Dom Perignon and some at dinner even remarked that it was too "Dommy" for them. Classic example of the house although less of a finish than recalled. Still great.
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Light golden in color, lovely mature champagne nose with loads of citrus fruit, yeasty and bready. Great place to drink now with fine and persistent bubbles, long finish with minerals, wonderful and no rush.
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Gaja Charity Dinner & Tasting for HealthServe (Taberna, Bukit Merah): En Magnum. This was absolutely superb, putting another really quite good magnum of 1990 VC Cave Privee completely in the shade. It had a lovely nose, with whiffs of burnt corn and butter, bread and yeast, all floating around subtle strawberry notes. Really attractive, but it was actually on the palate that the wine really wowed me. One sip, and this just whacks you with wonder, with layer after layer of flavours fanning out like a peacock's tail in the mouth - toast and butter, white fruit and red apple, and an edge of strawberry notes, all riding on a juicy, lemony spine. Fabulous stuff, and in a magnum, this was really beginning to hit its stride. On one hand, it was just on the cusp of a full, gorgeous maturity, with a lovely sense of integration and roundness to it; yet on the other, it still had a fine, gentle mousse and beautiful acidity that lent it a youthful, energetic edge as it blossomed through the midpalate and into a long finish littered with juicy fruit and nuances of flowers and spice. Wonderful. It constantly amazes me how Dom Perignon can produce hundreds of thousands of bottles each year and yet still create real gems like these. This was as good Champagne as I had all year.
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A very pleasant surprise, did not expect '90 DP to be this great but everyone agreed. Medium effervescence and gold in the glass. Toasty notes of brioche, baking dough, egg whites, and crystallizing orange gouda. Really solid en Mag.
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Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze event; 9/11/2015-9/12/2015 (Capella Hotel Georgetown): This seems a bit more advance than my recent bottles. Lemond curt, candied orange, tarte tatin and burnt sugar. Good concentration, shy mousse, burnt sugar driven palate impression and medium finish. For my palate, not a good example of the great 90 Dom. My score would be around 90 pts.
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Similar to my bottle on 01/10/15 (the good) and dissimilar (the bad) as well. This was exquisite and exactly what I enjoy in an aged vintage Champagne. Rich and deep with honeyed and toasty flavors and light with good acidity and a fine mousse. The last sip after warmed to room temperature had an exotic herbal liquier flavor. Chartreuse perhaps?
Thanks to SD-Wineaux for opening this for the August Birthday Club.
Champagne - 100 Vintage and NV Champagne; 12/15/2015-12/15/2020: From Magnum. What a great start into this wine dinner. Medium yellow, aromas of apple, bakery, lemon, apricot. Excellent presence and perlage. This struck the right balance of drinkability and complexity. Everyone liked it. It also felt young and fresh from this MG bottle. Terrific!
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Hadn't had this in about a year. Nose had a bit of an exotic nuttiness to it with creamy cherry and bready notes. Palate was generous and deep. Had very nice grip and weight. Bottle showed really well...
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Tasted blind. In comparison to some other 1990s less evolved in terms of colour. Not much nose at first, slowly developing. Ripe stone fruit, slightly yeasty, but quite low key. Less complex and rich than some but round and balanced with bright acidity and good fruit. Excellent length. Getting better over time in the glass. Certainly more backward, there is no rush drinking this. 91-93
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Served at Alex's house in Bordeaux on the occasion of BWE France Tour 2015. Evolved and mature in colour, some beading but little persistence. Stewed apples aromas. I was expecting more biscuity and brioche notes, all that said, I was sated by the soft apple aromas, which persisted. An enjoyable glass with a medium finish.
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Some Champagnes: Good complexity, but not very expressive. Greenish-bitter finish, but mature fruit. Tight, less vinous that previous bottles. Still a bit young?
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Cork came out cleanly, no issues. Lovely golden color. Mushrooms, candied salmon (without the fishy smell), and a hint of cinnamon on the nose. Rich palate with brioche, mushroom and toasty notes on the palate. Very fine mousse. Really special. My first older vintage champagne and I was not disappointed.
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I must admit, I'm usually apprehensive about wines from producers with glitzy rock star like reputations, but my goodness, this one certainly delivers. Very lively. Toasty notes with maybe jasmine on the nose. Very tiny bubbles. Crisp apples, citrus and a touch of honey on the palate. At 25 years, just terrific.
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1990-themed dinner (The American Club): My 2nd DP in 2-days; The 1st being a '99 the prior day. Served in a white-wineglass, it had that signature DP toast note, but a lot less apparent; plus lemons, some smoke and perfume which all seemed to be melded together and creeping up on you gently, or almost ethereally. And wow, the palate was where it struck (a home-run) - notes of apples, lemons in a rounded but nervy package, deep & intense yet perfectly balanced with freshness, and a palate-staining finish that went on almost forever. A DP epiphany!
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Nose of Burgundy; viscous mouthfeel, fading mousse, layered flavors of lemon, chalk, perfume. This is good but not ethereal, as I was hoping. At one point I thought I might have smelled some wet cardboard so..... small fault? No score.
Pure holiday decadent treat, alongside caviar! Simply delightful. Golden color. Lovely yeast nose, hint of apricot. Light, fresh, vibrant on the palate: brioche, green apple. Gorgeous acidity. Long finish. I previously said to drink up but I'm no longer convinced there is a rush. Characteristically, I'd expect this to remain here for years.
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Birthday Dinner with Good Wine (NEXT Restaurant - Chicago IL): Magically appeared at the end of the evening. Far superior to another bottle form a few weeks ago, this was a fresh and refreshing burst of energy and acidity that was a pure thrill in a glass.
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Big Champagne Tasting of old Champagnes 2nd best CHampagne in the flight (out of 6)
unbelievable fresh, much younger than the Cristal 1989, elegant, not so much nuts than the Cristal 1989, but much finer and more delicate, I think at its best, long finish, different than Bollingers GA 1985 but equal in the fun aspect
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Chateauneuf Du Pape 1990 Horisontal (@Terkel): Just lovely and creamy texture with plenty of green apples left. As always the coffee and toasty character is present but the wine has a lovely edge to it that I simply adore. The 90 just continues to improve and impress.. I just adore this wine!
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Chablis Fest (Shaw's Crab House - Chicago, IL): Another great bottle of this. Biscuity, truffle-y, with beautiful aromas of apples/pears/slate. The palate had a nice creamy note to it with with lots of lemons, limes, mushrooms, and floral notes. Delicious wine that I want to drink more of!
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Drank at Charley's house party from magnum. Dark golden color befitting the age of this bottle. Somewhat floral nose, mixed with notes of honey and tart apple. On the palate, first I noticed lots of honey, then some citrus, and then some apple, along with brioche and a malt. Well-balanced wine, very complex & elegant. Some earthiness and minerality here too. Obviously not a young wine & certainly looks it age. Still, great freshness no doubt due to the excellent acidity level, and excellent length. A great example of a well-aged DP.
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Toasty. Musty for few minutes. Got more tropical. A touch sweet would be my knock. Very good bubbles in this bottle. Well stored. I liked it better without food.
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Mazeltov, Josh & Amy! My darling bride and I are enjoying this before the ceremony. From 750ml purchased from a private cellar and recently shipped (my acknowledgement that bottle variation is probably much wider in old champagne). Medium-gold color. Very little energy on opening the bottle itself, cork popped almost too easily with but a fizzle. Obviously, aged vintage champagne is very much in the eye of the glass holder. Certain characteristics appeal more to some folks than others. While I found this a little flat, I personally really do the love the nuance. The nose is quite nice: floral, apple, apricot, and earth. The palate is that touch of oxidized Madeira: crisp and tart apple, with a long finish. This is very good, but I can easily understand how many would find this disappointing, given the accolades and the price of '90 Dom. I agree with other TNs that this may be rapidly declining so, drink up.
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Mature Champage: Tasted blind: Wow...one can say it is love at first sight. A true beauty with enormous depth, grace and elegance. Nose showed flavors of white tea and mint notes, caramel and apples. The acidity is so nicely integrated in the wine. One feels the higher dosage but this helps this wine to stay fresh. I would have never guessed to have an almost 25 year old Champagne in the glass. As a growers Champagne fan I am still always stunned that DP can produce millions of bottles of such a superb quality. Great wine. Drink - 2025+
Note: Perfect bottle stored since release in natural cellar. So for old Champagne (even more than for reds) storage conditions are the deciding factor...
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1990 Bordeaux Dinner (Noisette, Portland, OR): The nose reminds me of an excellent tarte tatin. Baked apple blends with light pastry crust and great vanilla notes. The scent alone is a fantastic experience! On the palate, the baked apples are gorgeous, tart, with flavors of buttery pastry crust rising to work brilliantly with the tartness. Throughout the experience, tart flavors, and full rich flavors take turns in the foreground, always complimenting each other. Age shows a bit, and there's a touch of caramel flavor around the edges. The flavors and bubbles last long on the palate. This is fantastic!
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Amazing bottle of bubbles! Perfectly paired with our tuna tartare opening course. Flavors of creamy honey, strawberries. Nothing to complain about (except once the bottle was empty).
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Surprisingly oxidized - we were debating whether this was the style or if this bottle had been compromised. We don't know because we don't have a reference point. Oxidative, caramelized, floral nose. Powerful with apple and brioche. The finish turns slightly medicinal and bitter.
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Memorable Grand Champagne Tasting (St. Paul, MN): Medium-dark gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Very little energy on opening the bottle. Quite flat and the lackluster bubbles faded quickly. The nose is very nice though showing a distinct earthiness, apple, apricot, spice, quite floral, honeysuckle, lemon. The palate is oxidative, flat, earthy, almond, tart apple, full bodied, medium finish. Still good, but certainly a disappointment given the accolades for this bottle. In reading other notes it would appear that this may be rapidly declining. I think it advisable to drink now unless there proves to be significant bottle variation. 90+pts.
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Epic Champagne Tasting (St. Paul, MN): The weak link amongst this tasting. Certainly at the current price a terrible QPR. While I don't believe this was a perfect bottle there was no signs of significant flaws. Darker in color with apple, tart fruits and sweet mango. Slight oxidization. Some found this barely drinkable but I would drink it just at a price of around $35.
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Definetly one of the best bottles I had in recent past. Perfect level, wonderful golgen yellow colour, very very lively bubbles, splendid nose with buttery, honeyed bouquet. Good weight, very good acidity, full flavoured with a long and very elegant finish. Glad I still have a few, they will last quite a while longer.
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Adore this wine. Sick, sick bottle. Toffee, caramel and coffee notes that are so pronounced. Mousse has fallen into the background and these tertiary notes have taken over. Just an absolutely gorgeous bottle of wine. Still has life but this is on its third phase of life. Just an incredible vintage and an incredible bottle of wine. I adore this.
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Christmas Day 2013 (Walnut Creek, Ca.): Nose of slate, shale, apple, grapefruit, citrus, and brioche, same on the palate, big body, very tasty, at it's peak, very rich fruit, mouth filling fruit, elegant and subtle, and a long, long, long, flavorful finish.
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1990 DP and a Bit of Burgundy!: Quite mature and in a perfect place now. Caramel and hazelnut notes with a round feel. Nice yeasty brioche character coming through as well. Still very elegant and truly delicious!
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Opened at Fleming's Steak House with Kathy and Joe. Fabulous floral bouquet of citrus, rose petals, applesauce and allspice, more of the same on the palate, sweet honey taste, big body, very elegant, and long, long mineral finish.
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Leiden December tasting 2013: Nose with a bit of yeast, butter, soft flower tones. Taste mature, sweet, some mushroom, really lovely softened acidity, slight bitterness. Elegant wine. Finish appears a bit short at first, but soft tones linger on.
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Chambolle & Gevrey @ Trompette (La Trompette, London): Lovely vanilla and gentle spice nose. Fresh, elegant, lovely depth. Richness, impeccable balance and poise through the mid-palate and a long finish. Effortless. Lovely. *****
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Drunk at the Georges V in Paris before dinner for my wife's 30th. Bottle was in excellent condition (one owner since release). Surprisingly young overall, with a light but steady stream of bubbles. The palate started with quite primary fruit, but quickly developed richness with air to leave a profile of candied apple, honey and pastry; on the palate it was simply like liquid tarte tatin - but with perfect freshness to offset the richness. Great champagne and I hope all bottles are in a shape like this (or better - this one had done the Eurostar trip a few hours before...). ****1/2
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MNF Dinner at Tommy's (Vancouver, BC): Medium straw colour. Quite developed on the nose with baked yellow fruits, mushrooms and some nutty/yeasty aromas as well. Rich in the mouth with excellent length and solid acidity. Not the best bottle of this Ive had but still very enjoyable. Excellent.
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Opened too cold. Improved after 30 minutes of air and heat. Deep golden color as expected at this maturity. Nose was a bit restrained (served in Zalto white glasses not flutes). Palate was a bit oxidative when cold, but with some heat it turned plump and long, complicated by some remaining acid. Tiny, tiny bubbles alive and well and piquant. And a little bitterness hidden in the finish of the last glass.
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We are starting to worry if this once great Champagne is past and gone? We had 2 bottles on the evening and although one was much better than the other none of them had the energy and spirit of a 1990 Dom. To add to our concerns a friend of ours had a similar realisation the other day from an unrelated case to ours. We would urge caution on this wine and only buy from OWC. Please let us know if u have similar issues. For the record levels and cork and labels were super good.
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I've had the good opportunity to have had this wine several times recently, and this bottle was the best. Several have been advanced. This one showed beautiful apple, mineral , lemon notes. Quite fresh. Excellent.
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Beautiful. Full body, butterscotch, apricot nose. Butterscotch , vanilla, dried apricots, dates, almond flavors. Still very bubbly with much life left in it.
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Opened at Fleming's Steak House for my birthday. Fabulous bouquet of citrus, rose petals, applesauce and allspice, more of the same on the palate, at it's peak, gorgeous mouth filling wine, big body, very tasty, and long, long mineral finish.
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1982 Bordeaux dinner (The Grill Room at Capella Hotel Georgetown): Absolutely gorgeous. Brioche, yellow fruits, smoke, baked apple and a hint of baking spices. Quite delicate palate with fine mousse but also intense sweet yellow fruits. Perfectly matured Dom. Once again, I highly recommend to buy the 02 Dom and start consume in ten to fifteen years.
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Açık altın sarısı renkli. Katmanlı burnunda narenciye, olgun sarı elma ve kızarmış ekmek aromaları, yoğun kireç tonları ile birlikte algılanıyor. Şarabı farklı kılan; damağındaki canlılık, gövdesinin gücü, son derece diri asidi, mineral zenginliği ve olağanüstü tazeliği. Bitişi uzun, bıraktığı izler kolay kolay unutulmayacak türden
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Açık altın sarısı renkli. Katmanlı burnunda narenciye, olgun sarı elma ve kızarmış ekmek aromaları, yoğun kireç tonları ile birlikte algılanıyor. Şarabı farklı kılan; damağındaki canlılık, gövdesinin gücü, son derece diri asidi, mineral zenginliği ve olağanüstü tazeliği. Bitişi uzun, bıraktığı izler kolay kolay unutulmayacak türden
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What a fabulous champagne! From magnum. Golden straw color. Seducing, overwhelming nose with full range of citrus and tropical fruits but within a framework of freshness and pleasant acidity. Rich, full bodied, almost creamy on the palate with peach, apricot and pure honey and still light, almost ethereal. Long finish. In magnum still easily 10+ years of life left.
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Usually it is awesome. Opened for my husband's 65th birthday - completely shot. very disappointing. rated a 50 only because CT wouldn't let me rate it lower.
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Brilliant showing for this fabulously mature DP. Superb balance. Seems almost delicate on the attack but fans out in the mouth and finishes clean and strong. Very complex, very DP.
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Underbar doft av äpple, mandel, rostat bröd, kola, kaffe och nästen lite creme brulee. Krämig och mogen smak men ändå frisk syra. Aldrig druckit 1990 tidigare men tycker att den har mycket likheter med 1996 som jag drack för ett tag sedan.
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Deep and rich, luxurious nose, with yellow apples, toast, coffee, toffee/caramel. Fantastic balance between sweetness and acidity, with minerals and yellow apples. Perhaps a bit oxidative, but still fresh. Long, quite creamy finish. About to enter next level of maturity, leaving its teenage behind, becoming a grown up. This might be a monumental wine in 20 years. A great, lovely, almost mature DP!
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Well, my first older champagne. In this case, there is hardly any bubbles left. Pear, brioche, almond, hazelnut and candy ginger. Probably a bit oxidized but very vinous balanced by nice acidity. At or possibly past peak.
Beautiful aromas of brioche, with some tertiary notes. Very elegant, with fantastic acidity and a light body, extremely long and balanced. A fantastic wine, on a very sweet spot, drinking at peak.
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Chicago Berserkerfest Dinner #2 (Sun Wah): Rich and ripe start with lots of apple and pear, some nut hints as well. Lots of ripe fruit also on palate, more toast hints than I recall from last time but still a very fresh, very powerful 1990.
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Chicago Berserkerfest; 5/18/2013-5/19/2013 (Chicago, IL): Just a touch better than the bottle I had last fall. Flavors were rich and layered with beautiful brioche, hazelnuts, and cream. Totally has the Dom Perignon house style of luxurious flavors, great acidity and nice texture.
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We debated this the entire night but I thought this was very lightly corked while the others thought it was just advanced. Besides the slight hint of TCA, it seemed about 10 years older than my previous bottle and didn't have the energy, acidity or liveliness. Either way, it was an off bottle.
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Quite mature and in a perfect place now. To me, this is how aged champagne should taste. Just a slight flow of bubbles but with enough spine and acidity to match the wonderful nutty aged flavors with notes of caramel and oxidation but in a good way. Full in the mouth and quite intense with a slight creaminess to the texture especially on the finish which is complex and minerally. Superb!
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Dried mangoes. Good clean acidity. I was very happy. My bottle was still lively but I am not sure how much it would gain from further aging. Pop the cork.
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Yellow color with a rather muted bouquet and flavor of dilute balsamic vinegar, but with little nuance or intensity. It's bubbles were very transient. In all, it was not very memorable. This may have been a bottle problem. I have other bottles yet to taste.
Delicious. A 97. Good cork pop on a 750cc bottle. Fine fizz and fine bead. Color straw. Austere but creamy and smooth to the tongue. Dry. Doughy. Brioche. Tasted better in narro flute than wider one, less aggressive. Nose and taste of poached peach, a hint of honey and an earthy taste. Delicate sophisticated. Lovely.
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Mature bubbly with a rich golden hue. Very small and lazy bubbles. Needed some time to open and improved considerably after about an hour with notes of caramel, mineral, and truffle.
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Medium gold color, with notes of brioche, white flowers, apple, and roasted almonds. Great depth of flavor, with a creamy mouthfeel, still vibrant acdidity, and an incredibly focused finish. A privilige to drink!
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Beyond a Birthday dinner! (The Papies, Elizabeth St, London): This was not up to the level of other bottles we had and hence it lacked the vitality usually exhibited by this amazing wine. Very rich and full if nose and flavor still, mineral and this as we said before is more of a Burgundy wine than a champagne. Shame it was not at par as the last bottle we had ( we rated that 96 a year ago.) Will reserve judgement for the next time.
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White Truffle Dinner at Yann's. (Yann's Place, New York, NY): Medium gold. Wow, what a beautiful nose. Brioche, sweet, intense, soft spices, egg-bread/french toast, creme brulee. Soft and plush. Intoxicating. Enters bright and lively but again, plush with brioche. Creamy but assertive mousse. Ethereal - well structured, like a elegant dance. Creamy finish of cocoa, minerals and brioche. Nose - 6/6, Palate - 6/6, Finish - 5/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 18.5/20.
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Brought by a friend for a birthday dinner. Remarkably rich and almost unctuous for a Champagne, similar in body to Krug Grand Cuvee , but much less complex and with fewer older notes. Quite consistent with the 90 vintage marked by excellent ripeness and perhaps borderline low acidity in both Burgundy and Bordeaux. Very enjoyable at age 22.
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Harmonius, developed, creamy nose, yet also very fresh. Ripe apple combines with refreshing citrus aromas, and then some spices and a note of dark chocolate. Very pure. Fullish, perfectly mature palate. A lot of fruit left. Yellow apple, citrus and dark chocolate combines with a refreshing minerality. Harmonius. Good finish a little hampered by slight bitterness. Creamy mousse. Surprised all the tasters with the hight quality! Splendid vintage.
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Appearance: bright to golden yellow, good mousse with fine bubbles. Nose: slightly nutty notes with some fudge, yellow apples, some mineral, slightly aromatic, very nuanced and elegant. Palate: rather full-bodied, good fruit and aroma concentration, ripe yellow and red apples, some peach, citrus, rather high acidity, mineral. Aftertaste with grapefruit. Summary: elegant, good development, but can take more. 94 p We were surprised how young this one seemed to be. Those with previous experience of DP 90 claimed this bottle was better than they usually are.
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Probably over chilled this-doh- started to drink best at the very end. Nice flint, roasted nuts, citrus. Lingering finish. Take your time with this one.
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PDX Offline (Le Pigeon - Portland, OR): Thought this was a somewhat quiet Dom. Its aromatics seemed tuned down a bit, somewhat like listening to music underwater. The scent of fig and mousse were quite nice and inviting with nice accents of flint and pear too. The palate gained complexity with air showing nicely developed hazelnut, apple, and crushed stone notes. This did have nice acid on the finish that kept it feeling fresh and lively.
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Opened and had a 3/4 glass, basically pop and pour. Some oxidized notes for me on the nose. Brighter in the mouth, though still quite rich. I have a hard time seeing past oxidation, so little else of note for me here. Came back to a couple ounce pour at the end of the evening, seemed to have really bloomed into a nice wine. If I were to drink another of these in the near future, I'd even consider decanting it?
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Old Burg and Bordeaux at the Capital Grille Tysons (Capital Grille Tysons): This seems a bit more advance than the last bottle both from my stash. Lemon, honey, a hint of light caramel, tarte tatin, smoke and mineral. Medium mousse, sweet and nice length. IMO, the 90 Dom can vary from very good to great and this is the former.
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Simply brilliant. Majestic DP at its perfectly mature height. Very elegant yet powerful palate impact. Force without weight. No overt coffee or roasted flavors. To contemplate alone or pair with food.
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This is one of the best bottles of Dom I've ever had. Probably didn't hurt that it was a 1.5L. It had knockout aromatics right out of the gate, with some of the flintiness and metal shavings I tend to find in any Dom but more prominently featuring some of the stuff that only comes out with serious age (I remember a '69 that was reminiscent of this in some respects): melting white chocolate and something unidentifiably savory -- not exactly in the game or broth category but not far off. The fruit itself is still bright, fresh, and youthful, and brightness is really the key word because the main function it seems to serve is shining a light on all the other stuff going on here, and there's really too much of that to even begin cataloguing.
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It's hard to rate it because whether one likes it will depend on how much one is open to what this mature champagne has to offer. I thought it marvelously complex, with predominant apples and ripe peaches on the nose, and many secondary notes as well. Every swirl was different, and the finish was very long indeed, and of a great quality. Quite delicious!
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Incredible, such a different style from Bollinger R.D. Very full of life at this stage. Fruit of lemon, brioche and ginger a bit darker than the RD, but still very light yellow. The presence of golden delicious apple skins as well as the fruit show in the front of the mouth. Big mineral backbone, good acidity and long pleasant finish. This could also go well for another 10 years. A total pleasure.
Warm baked apple pie,cinnamon and pear on the nose. Color was honey gold. Very slow tight bubbles. Bottle was a little flat, light mid palate finish was very long and toasty. Ready to drink now, very unique. Unreal, my first 20+ yr champagne. Ive seen the light.
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À Sacacomie. Effervescence moyenne car il était ouvert depuis un moment quand j'y ai goûté. Un verre qui m'a beaucoup impressionné. Nez de truffe, de mie de pain, de champignons. Une bouche d'une finesse renversante. Des arômes de citron, rancio, une grande minéralité. C'est fin et très long, d'une élégance souveraine. Grand vin. 95 pts
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Tight out of this magnum - wheat bread and lemon zest nose - light straw color - opened in 20 mins of glass time to citrus, light stone and mellon all layerd with honey ribbon - smooth, long, and sophisticated. An extraordinary bottle.
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Pale gold in the glass with barely visible carbonation. Highly complex aroma - with honey, figs and vanilla. The taste is also layered - ripe pears, caramel and hazelnuts. The touch of sweetness from the pinot noir is clearly present. I didn't find any citrus in the flavor. The finish is long - it starts with the bubbles exploding in the warmth of the mouth. I bet there is minerality in the finish - it gets lost for me in the bubbles. But once the fizz has subsided there is a delicate dissipation of the flavors. I am not a regular drinker of vintage Champagne so this was a new experience for me and quite a treat.
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Bubbles stil medium racy and remain for the entire 5 minutes it took to finish the bottle. Seriously a truly great champagne with rich honeyed color and light bisquits in nose. Likewise sweet, honeyed flavors on the palate but this is just the beginning. The complex layered flavors don't take long to wow you. Everything in there you want, powerful and nutty on palate. It has been called Montrachet-like before and that is very accurate. Long finish that continues to build. Simply great.
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Dinner at Home (Vancouver, BC): Light to medium straw colour looking very young. On the nose this was very young and tight with aromas of citrus and yellow fruits and once it opened up a tad giving some toasty and nutty notes along with yeast too. In the mouth this had fantastic verve along with bright acidity and a fresh citrus finish. Mouthfeel is deep and precise with a fine mousse and beautifully minerality. This beauty is just starting to reveal its potential. Based on this bottle I’ll open my next bottle in 3-5 years. Outstanding. 93+
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Dinner at Devin and Emily's (Vancouver, BC): Fantastic nose showing aromas of rich caramel, saline, lots of roasted almonds, and some yeast. Still quite intense and forward on the nose. The nuttiness carries through to the palate displaying fresh ground almonds, caramel, salty sea spray, some fresh lemon juice, lavender, and a hint of candied ginger. A great bite of acidity is complimented by a fine aggressive mousse. Long length finish ending on notes of tart lemon juice and caramel. This is drinking great right now, but is still very youthful and fresh, with great depth on the palate. No rush to drink these up. Fantastic.
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nose; buttered toast, apples, lemon zest, and chalk. palate; cream, red currants, pickled ginger, and almonds. full bodied. medium plus acidity. very fine ample bubbles, for a 22 year old champagne. 75 plus second finish. nice to have another great bottle of Dom Perignon after a few very iffy bottles. opened this to celebrate my dad getting a hole in one. a very extraordinary bottle of wine to follow a very extraordinary day of golf.
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Bordeaux Sřskenparsmaking (Moss, Norway): Noe lukket rett etter åpning, men kommer seg veldig etter litt tid. Mild nese av sitrus og autolyse, med svakt hint av nøtter og honning langt bak. Stram og elegangt frukt med en nydelig spisset syre som følger inn i avslutningen. Lang, flott ettersmak med hint av honning. Fremdeles fersk. Superelegant!
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Bordeaux Siblings (Moss, Norway): Freshly baked bread, a hint of citrus; wonderfully citrusy and fresh taste, tight, very long and elegant. Surprisingly young. Must get hold of some bottles.
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Quite nice showing, and way better than the Grande Dame. Nice notes of freshly baked bread on the nose, and the structure was as one expects from DP. Creamy texture, nice bubbles, and it felt perhaps younger than 22 years. I got a touch of bitterness on the finish that nocked this down a notch. Anyhow, a pleasant wine!
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Followed over the course of 2 hours. Medium golden colour in the glass, still showing lively bubbles. The nose was rather creamy, showing notes of citrus, apple, mineral, caramel, burnt sugar, light nuttiness and yeast. On the palate, the nose is mirrored, showing a good cut of acidity, and mild grip of tannin on the slightly longer than moderate finish. A decent showing, but this continues to not meet expectations, given the price tag and praise.
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A fantastic wine... but way to young. Still a little closed on the aromatic front, but such length and power. Needs a lot of patience to be enjoyed at its peak.
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Brunello 1990 Horisontal Tasting (@ Canan): Impressively aged nose; butter, coffee, hazelnut, creamy caramel with a fruit of red crap apples. Extremely creamy and delicious palate filled with butter and hazelnut but also with an intense expression of red crap apples. Also some browned butter. Great and impressive acidity pulls everything together nicely!
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Knightsbridge El Bulli Buyout at Next Restaurant (Next Restaurant, Chicago IL): From Magnum. Powerful and very youthful. A mix of fresh and baked citrus with vibrant acidity on the palate and finish. Nice yeasty brioche character coming through as well. Perhaps the best showing I've seen yet of 90 Dom Perignon. Gotta love magnums...
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Knightsbridge Night at Next, El Bulli Menu (Next - Chicago IL): At a perfect place now, still vibrant with lots of citrus, but also showing some hints of brioche. Long and powerful, a great 1990 that is remaining more fresh than most other great Champagnes from the vintage.
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94+. Wow. Quite a youthful bottle that is pushing 20+ years. Fine bubbles. Orchard fruits, sweet dough, candied dried fruits. A lot going on here. Complexity is very impressive. This still has limitless potential and you would be wise to hold on to at least a few of these bottles for the next 20-30 years.
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It was good to come back to this bottle. Previous bottle I could not pay enough attention to. Intense nose with notes of honey, buttered toast, caramelized apples. Intense flavors of honey hazelnuts, apples and citrus. Very nice full body with fine and complex structure. Incredible backbone of acidity. Frisky and lively bubbles add to the freshness of this wine. Long finish, perfect balance!
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Outstanding. A bottle a couple of weeks back was way off, with virtually no bubbles and ragged edges. This was alive with bread, apples, tart lemon and all sorts of other flavors vying for attention. Incredibly complex for the couple of hours it lasted, and only got better. Excellent with a potato/mushroom appetizer. At Chapter One.
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Portland let's drink some damn Burgundy! (Tabla): Shows some oaky aromas, but this one's very smooth and elegant on the nose. Quite decedent palate, with nice mouse, mild acid, and a ginger flavor. Pretty creamy flavor notion on the finish, which is deep and lush. It does still show that typical Dom Pérignon oakiness throughout that I'm not much of a fan of, but this is still the best one I've had (by a long stretch).
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This champagne was still very lively with enough mature ntes to send me back for another sip without the fulll mature oxidized, nuttiness from really old champagne. We had two bottles and one was a bit more youthful with some lemon curd and brioche dominating. Ended with a nice toastiness.
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DoktaP, JoeG and Basecadet Visit KW (Dave's House): Popped and poured. On the nose, caramel, roasted hazelnuts, burnt sugar, crushed apple skin, bruised apple, yeast and minerality. On the palate, bruised apples, wet stones, nuts, caramel. In the mouth this feels quite structured; some tannin gripping on the moderate length finish, and some big acidity. This bottle was a touch more advanced than the last one that I had, and was lacking a bit of the zip that I enjoy in champagne.
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Aromas of toast, yeast, honey, lemon, with a touch of baking spice and nuts. Medium-full bodied and round with plenty of elegance and a silky texture. Not quite as powerful as 1993 Pol Roger Winston Churchill tasted the day before, but with more finesse and still quite rich. Wonderful balance. Long finish.
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Bara ett litet smakprov, En inte helt perfekt flaska men inte så annorlunda än andra DP90 jag druckit. 90 fortsätter att leverera besvikelser. Skulle dock tiippa att den här flaskan varit lite för varmt lagrad, den lite lätta övermogna tonen hos en flaska som en period i sitt liv legat för varmt. Annars de typiska dompatonerna, rostat, brödig doft med lite choklad och kaffe iunder de övermogna tonerna. Bra 90-syra. Smaken något bättre än doften.
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The '90 DP is in a beautiful place right now, fully mature but still very vigorous. Much more powerful mousse than the '90 Cristal we compared it to a and all four of us preferred the serious complex and dry style of the DP. A little gingery, not too bready or acidic. Deep in its secondary phase with just a touch of the classic DP austerity. Great balance.
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Dark golden colour, fine bubbles Nose of yeast, toasted bread, almonds, marzipan, caramel, nutmeg Very complex and evolved wine, more Montrachet like than Champagne, needs food
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Christmas Season Dinner: Popped and poured, light golden yellow in colour. Nose of creme brûlée, lemon zest, mineral, ginger, dough, yeast, hazelnut, with a hints of truffle and mushroom. Very lively tropical flavours on the palate with strong acidity, tartness and moderate finish. Exceptional balance, with significant bubbles remaining.
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Intensely fragrant nose of cinnamon toast and apples. Concentrated honey, apple and spice in the mouth. This is still bubbly and youthful, but graceful
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More of a fine Burgandy wine than a champagne (true to Richard Geoffroy's mentality) to the point that we served this in wine glasses. Very rich, round, lush and with a creamy lemon core on the palate. Toasy and yeasty very long and complex on the nose. Less of the sharpness that the younger Dom's have. We love the roundness on the palate. A truly special wine and memorable. Will last another 10 maybe 20yrs. 95-96
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This memorable DP was tasted together with Taittinger Comtes de Champagne '95 and '96, and DP Oenotheque '93. In my opinion this gained in elegance and finess compared to this other fantastic Champagnes. I'd say this is perfectly ready to be drunk. Perfect strucutre and balance of acidity, bubbles, fruit content, and developed notes. An amazing Champagne.
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Tasted non blind at a wine dinner. Opened and served immediately.
Yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout with tiny, light beading. Nose was a bit musty up front for quite a little while until that finally blew off revealing aromas of sea breeze, lychee, wet stones and a bit of mushroom. Flavors of pear, lemon and minerals. Medium to bright acidity, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold.
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Had this again. A winner. Took a while to open up. Drank in a white glass as opposed to a champagne glass. Good call. Enjoyed this again. Will be tough to keep. Felt the nose toastier and plenty of length. Huge fan.
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Notes of toasted bread on the nose. Coffee, hazelnuts and honey with notes of lemon cream pie on the palate. This has a creamy texture and a long finish with citrus flavors taking over.
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21 years after vintage this wine was bright and clear golden color. The mousse was fine with beautiful strings of fine bubbles.
The nose was clean, very intense and developed, with nutty, biscuity aromas. Prominent walnut character with red apple, dried fruit and lime with notes of clove and cardamom.
Dry and crisp on the palate, with a wonderfully creamy, very fine mousse. Full body and seamless alcohol (medium). Very intense, creamy flavours that mirrored the nose.
Long, complex, beautiful and creamy. Sets a very high benchmark for premium Champagne.
Overall this wine was exceptional, as was the company. Ready to drink now, hard for me to believe it can improve any further, but hey....
Gave it 98 points at the time, but now 4 days later, I think I would be willing to give it the full 100.
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Absolutely beautiful. The wine has Krug pwoer, lots of citrus orange, powerful finish that lasts for a minute and more. This is my last bottle from the cellar and it will be a benchmark of future spectacular champagne.
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Relatively pale. Fantastically fresh aromatics-citrus, brioche, and a hard to characterize, unusual minty quality (was this some sort of off note?). Medium weight, tremendous acidity. Delicious and it gives the impression of effortlessly lasting another 10-20 years.
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Outstanding DP which is right in the heart of its secondary phase of maturity. Slightly gold now, modest but correct mousse. Very distinct aroma and flavor - is it the famous DP coffee I smell? Combined with a full flavored nuttiness and marvelous texture, this is a undeniably great Dom to drink with food as you would a fine mature Meursault Charmes.
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Tasted side by side with the 1983. Much deeper and complex with a strong body and a long lasting finish. I am huge fan of this champagne. It gets better in the glass as time goes. Notes of vanilla and honey. You can keep this champagne in the cellar a bit longer if you can resist...
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Light yellow color. Initially toast and brioche in the nose. Then opening more and more. Toffee, citrus, marzipan hazelnut and oysters. Still nice and gentle mousse. Lacks a little fruit, when I have to say something negative. Still got some years left.
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Deep tone of brass in colour. Rich and toasty with chalky minerality and citrus notes. Powerful on the palate with vibrant acidity and a fresh, refined finish. Amazingly precise with a long life ahead.
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Stunning honey gold colour, very fine perlage. On the nose an outstanding creamy buttery bouquet. Lovely crisp flavour, hint of sweetnes and nuts, very elegant, still crisp yet complex and very very long! A wonderful wine with a long life ahead.
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Started out on the simple side but came around nicely although seemed older than it was. Caramel and hazelnut notes with a round feel. Could have used a bit more acidity.
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I really have no experience with aged Champagne. Deep gold color Not sweet but sauterne-like consistency. A richness not found in younger wines. Very nice
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Nice Champagne to start the night and celebrate my friend Andy's birthday. He introduced me to the 90 Dom in 1.5L, so I thought I would return the favor. Nice and crisp, plenty of bubbles left, this could last another 20 years. Tastes wonderful now.
golden color, the wine is in the sweet spot and was perfect opening for 1992 Napa Cabs Bacchanalia. I hadn't had it since 1998 and 12 years did wonders for this beauty. Delicious!
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Drinks with Irene and Alicia, almost had forgotten how delicious this wine is, it's in a good place now having fattened up with bottling time, but at the same time feels very young, vibrant and refreshing. Nice mousse, plenty of white pear and brioche married with underlying minerality. Hope the 2002's will have the same evolution...
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Beautiful wine and still could probably hang on a few more years. Toasted brioche and honey on the nose, beautiful near-amber color, rich layered pallete yet still refreshing. The best Champagne I have ever had. Drank after proposal to fiance..so that probably helped!
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rich amber color. nose that displayed coffee, mocha. on the palate the oak was still in force, with the coffee being reinforced. tiny bubbles that faded as the bottle was opened. drank at our wedding reception, a unique champagne and well worth the wait
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Outstanding fully developed DP in it's secondary stage. Lots of foam, even when poured carefully, yet few bubbles in the impeccably clean flute. Faint resemblance to Krug in it's caramel and hazelnut notes but more citrus in the finish shows the difference. Really classy juice.
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As always, this was a true joy to experience. Aromas of brioche, ripe white fruits and nuts. Medium-bodied, with crisp acidity, impressive depth, and a long finish.
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One of the most amazing bubblies I've ever tasted. Light apple & pear on the nose with sourdough toast abound in the mouth. Paired with a strawberry buttercream with almond crust. An epic drink from start to finish. (1764 with Halls & Pastricks)
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This was a gift from a friend who had purchased it on release, stored it ever since in its original box in the cabinet above her stove (yikes!) and just never found the occasion to drink it. She figured it was probably ruined but gave it to me figuring if it happened to be any good, I would appreciate it. It was delicious! Only slightly compromised by the less-than-ideal storage conditions -- mostly it just tasted a little more mature than the many other examples of this I have had. A lovely surprise...it reminded me just how much I love this wine. (Oh yeah, the actual review? read AllRed's review from 6/19/10. Other than the initial simple note, that description captures what I typically find in this wine.)
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Mugnier Musigny and Amoureuses 1985-2001 (Boka - Chicago IL): Sensational rich aromatics with great intensity. Very sharp and precise with great citrus throughout. Lots of power and finesse at same time. Better than when I tried last, probably a year r ago.
An Evening of Bordeaux (The Anvil Club, East Dundee, IL): Pale color. Initially this was a bit simple, displaying brioche and citrus notes and flavors of citrus peel, minerals and dough. It had a nice texture with a fine bead. Half an hour later this had opened nicely, adding a terrific smoky/toasted aroma and a Marcona almond tone on the palate.
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Still fresh and quite lively, although the mousse isn't going to get bubbles up your nose. Maturity mainly noticeable as a little added depth as it slips towards the finish - almost like adding a twist of complexity. Good length with a nice bready flourish. Excellent mature champagne. Now-whenever you fancy really. 1 of only about 47 trillion bottles made as well I would imagine...
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may have lost some mousse on this. Very little vibrance for a champagne I would expect to be kicking hard. However, had massive amounts of caramel, toffee, and hazelnut. More like a 35 year old champagne, but truly delicious
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This bottle may have been slightly affected. It was still very delicious and we drained it in short order, but there was certainly nothing extraordinary about it.
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Monstervin! Masse pinot noir og et utrolig trøkk i denne vinen. Igjen aroma av modnet kjøtt, men i tillegg masse krydder og mer kompleksitet enn 1999. Men vinen virker som den kan ha vært på fat og har begynnende honningaroma, så jeg tviler på at den vil utvikle seg særlig positivt ved videre lagring.
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Dark straw color, with orange tint at the edges, almost like a Gewurtraminer. Still a good amount of fine bubbles. Nose of dried hay, mushroom, candied citrus. Surprisingly fresh lemon flavor, and a strong finish of coffee candy (reminds me of the little coffee liqueur hard candies) This could age another 5+ years. Marvelous. I wish I had more.
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Fairly low pressure with just a little pop of the cork and a moderate mousse. My penultimate bottle 0f 1990 DP, this has gained a darker hue of hay with time. Fuller flavored with plenty of autolysis rather than lighter brioche favors. Very elegant and supple with integrated acids. Lovely Champagne but approaching the limits of my stylitsic preference for low autolysis and oxidation. Lovers of Krug will continue to enjoy for several years.
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Surprisingly advanced colour, but, overall I'd say this was at that in between stage of its development. SLightly mushroomy, muffled nose. Vibrant fruit on the palate - lots of orange peel with a slightly bitter, black olive finish. With some air some honey started to come through. I'd try these again in another 5 years for my taste.
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Gorgeous stuff. Initially citric with an almost chablis-like nose. As it warmed, i broadened and deepened in to a rich, complex wine. Will only get better.
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This is truly a monumental Chamapgne, and is drinking perfectly at present. A pretty color of yellow straw, with complex aromas of brioche, apple, and white flowers. Exhibits true joie de vivre on the palate, with stunning vibrancy, incredibly pure flavors, impressive focus and length, and a complex finish. I see that we've had the '90 Dom Perignon 4 times so far this year, and each and every bottle has been stunning!
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Chambolle Musigny "Southside" 1er Cru Dinner (Custom House - Chicago IL): At a great place right now, still showing very crisp and clean lemon on the nose and palate, but starting to show rich charm of toasted brioche. I really like where it is today, but my preference for Champagne that is young and fresh makes me think I should be drinking the bottles I have left in the cellar.
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A light to medium yellow-gold color. Aromas of freshly baked bread, cut apples, citrus fruits and vanilla. Medium-bodied, with a ripe and creamy character. Good structure and focus, with an impressive lift on the finish.
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Tuesday night dinner with friends (my place): The nose is very intense, freshly ground coffee, sweet yellow apples and macaroons. Amazingly explosive in the mouth (mousse) with great fresh flavours. Some brioche and coffe with a full fruit. Very impressive acidity with also some sea-water flavours. Still filled with green apples and has a nice "toastyness". Some nice minerals but also lemons.. Very complex and impressive wine.. I was VERY impressed. Still very young!!
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Tuesday dinner with friends (Canan's place): Straw yellow color. Inviting nose with aromas of yellow plums, yellow apples, lemons, roasted oak, freshly grinded coffee beans and sea salt. Very youthful, tight taste, dominated by mineral notes of wet stones and sea salt, together with tight acidic lemon, lemon soda and green apple fruit. Intense in the flavours, very well-balanced and super fresh. Very long delicious taste. Drinking very well, but give it some time as it is painfully young and tight.
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Boquet: Biscuity, caramel, some lemon zest essence, wonderfully complex with many secondary aromas of yeast, minerals and some oak influence
Palate: Bready and yeasty biscuit and brioche. Some mellow citrus with slatey mineral flavors, great acidity and a supe long finish. This is a seriously complex champagne.
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Lovely golden straw color; fine mouse. Bottle was a bit too cold at first, but it really started to sing once it warmed up a bit. Aromas of baked bread, apple, citrus fruits and a touch of honey. Great structure, perfect delineation, but it is the lush and creamy texture on the mid-palate that I truly adore. Not quite as grand as the bottle we had last month, but still a true treasure.
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This was the "house" champagne served at the Acker auction at Cru. This was an interesting wine. I got cream of wheat on the nose. My wife said plain yogurt, and I have to admit she hit it dead on. The nose belied the palate which was very lush with vanilla and honey - a little too sweet for my palate. It was a great 1 glass wine, but I could not drink more. I would gladly serve this at the end of meal with either cheese or fruit.
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My first experience with Champagne this old. Beautiful golden color and nice persistent bubbles. Caramel apples and vanilla on the nose. On the palate the wine is vibrant, with plenty of acidity, but no hard edges. Minerals and apples give way to a yeasty finish that manages to cleanse and linger at the same time. Beautiful wine.
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Drank this for our 11-year anniversary; we had it at our wedding reception back in '98, so it was fun to revisit! Beautiful color of golden straw; very fine mouse. Heavenly aromas of freshly baked bread, vanilla, caramel, and apple. Even more stunning on the palate, with a lush and creamy character, perfect delineation, incredible depth, and a long finish. Easily the best Champagne I have ever tasted.
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Dinner at Schwa (Schwa): Another great bottle of this wine. This one, if anything, showed more youthfully than the last. Nice bright acidity with green apple and some toasty notes. Very nice. 94-95 pts.
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Vintage Champagne at Jay Selman's Office (The Board Room): Creamy nose with some vanilla and a bit of toffee. Caramel rich palate still with bright citrus. This seems to be just turning the corner to maturity. Very good now and I think its best days are ahead of it.
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A beautiful bubbly. Plenty of fizz and a long life ahead. Soft and smooth. Yeast and biscuit on the palate with a hint of sweetness. Fine earthy nose with a hint of perfume. Won raves from 9 other hard to please experienced imbibers at our annual byob xmas bash.
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After nervously wondering if I had kept this bottle too long (should Champagne be kept 18 years?), with trepidation I uncorked it. A heathy pop was heard despite my effort to release the sigh of the lady, telling me at least there was gas. The pour reavled a clear lemon color, none of the dark amber I was dreading. Then the bubbles rose to the surface, releasing themselves into my nose after 18 years of confinement. And finally, the taste. A flush of pure flavor, subtle at first, subdued even, tamed fruit that slowly blossoms on the palate with the dance of microbubbles only found in the finest Champagne. None of the aged flavors of an old white wine, but neither naive youth, more the traits of a gifted junior statesman than a wise old sage. At first taste, expensive. After the third or fourth taste, they did not charge nearly enough.
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Overall, a great Champagne. The color is off-golden and the bubbles small. The wine comes across as perhaps older than the vintage date but that is a good thing if one prefers mature Champagne. The nose has a sweet, carmelized, toffee quality which is a real turn-on. The palate is ripe and candied and gives great pleasure. Drink up.
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Drank this with my wife on Saturday night for our 5th wedding anniversary. Absolutely stunning and spectacular. My experience with high end champagne is fairly limited (had never really had the chance to venture above the Duval Leroy, Veuve, Taittenger), so this was an unadulterated pleasure. The color was a gorgeous honey, straw yelllow just beckoning to be gulped down. The flavors did not disappoint. Dry, toasty, biscuit-y, malty built upon your tongue and then finished with a powerful cascading downpour of apple, pear, and dry fruits. The intense and long finish led me to believe that I need move into a higher income bracket. The only disappointment was the glass or so I left in the bottle for our server! 96+pts.
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This used to be one of the greatest young Champagnes of my life and with almost 20 years on it, its not dissapointing. The color si certainly starting to turn from a slate yellow to more a mauture straw yellow. The wine is still very buscuity on the nose with aromas of elder flowers and hibiscus. The palate is rich and decadent. Superb flavors.
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Golden yellow color. Stunning nose with toasted bread, newly baked baguettes, apples, hazelnuts and freshly grinded coffee and cocoa beans. Similarly nuances on the palate, with apples and newly baked bread first, and more toasty and caramel notes on the finish. Great balance and superb acidity. The bubbles are smooth and very nice, and hangs in the mouth for a good long while. This is a great example of a perfectly build champagne - but the best thing is how well it feels. I just kept wanting another glass, and finishing the bottles kind of hurt. What a pleasure!
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Chris K. dinner (Boka): A very nice bottle, in good shape. Typical mature Dom character with the citrus and mineral giving way to some early notes of more toast, nut, and caramel. Still lively and rich.
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Vosne-Romanee Showdown: Brulees vs. Beaux Monts (Sepia - Chicago IL): Still showing very young and vibrant for a 1990. Buttered toast on the nose. Apple flavors to start but very quickly this takes on a rich lemon and lemon oil character. Very enjoyable today, I expect this will stay fresh for a good number of years.
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It is hard to imagine a better Champagne. Aromas of ripe pears, yeast and butterscotch...rich, intense, focused fruit in the mouth. Surprisingly youthful and lively mousse. Very complex fruit with great depth and structure. Almost painfully long, lingering finish.
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Pre dinner bottle in Verbier, wonderful gold colour with little fizz. Lovely in the mouth, texture like an oily meursult, fine flavours of citrus and pear with a good dose of minerality. Gorgeous! Doubt the 1996 will be as good.
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Lost a bit of it fizz over the years, but overall just outstanding. It made me remember why I keep buying vintage champagne and keeping it for all of these years.
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out of magnum at independence day luncheon. sweet dough and lovely tropical fruits of pineapple and lemon. great acid backbone with a nice long finish. wonderdul champagne.
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A wine of great finesse, light and stylish, full of very subtle dimensions, fresh as mountain spring water, not as rich and creamy as the 1985, stylistically closer to the supremely elegant 1988, perfectly at one with itself, will last.
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This is probably a great champagne in the making. Very youthful indeed; light, almost pale, yellow, frothy on the pour but not in the glass. Faint nose of citrus and sea breeze. Medium weight, crystal clean finish. Doesn't sound like much, but somehow it seemed to have hidden layers of complexity waiting to burst forth in, say 3 -5 years. Since the '85 DP is glorious now, I am confident this too be be a wonderful and long-lived champagne. As tight as it was, it was still more advanced that an inpenetrable bottle I had two years ago.
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Domathon: Slow, very fine bead. Light golden colour. Toasty nose, as well as caramel, raspberry, a bit of oak and a touch of ground coffee. The palate is mature, with a touch of honeyed sweetness along the length of the wine. Excellent, but this bottle was looking very developed for its vintage and it really needed to be drunk now.
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Someone brought this to Charlie Palmer Steak for the BWE convention. I have never been impressed with it - until now. Really classy and complex; a terrific middleweight. Is it bottle variation or does DP need at least a few years in bottle to settle down?
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Nose was smoky but restrained. Tasted quite yeasty with good minerality and low acidity. Decent length and quite dry and refreshing. This bottle seemed a bit tired rather than closed and might have suffered from less than ideal storage conditions.
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This particular bottle was very, very nice but not stupendous, and the last one I had was stupendous...so I guess there is some bottle variation to worry about here. That said, this one was hardly disappointing -- it was delicious! -- it just wasn't the transcendant experience that the earlier one was (by earlier I mean drank maybe 3-5 months ago). I'd still go out of my way to buy more.
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Nice nose of yeast, lemony fruit and caramel nuttyness. A classic, full-bodied Dom that's about in mid-age with lots of vibrant bubbles combined with some secondary flavor development. Yeasty lemon fruit with an intense finish of bisquits, hazelnuts and minerals. Has a steely intensity that I could almost mistake for Krug. Delicious with sushi on a rainy Sunday in front of the fire watching football.
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Beautiful Champagne. This is drinking very well right now. Strong vanilla, nice yeastiness- though not overwhelming. Nice balance of acidity and fruit. Long finish..at least 30-45 seconds
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Seattle Tasting Group 'End of Year Dinner' #4 (Sammamish, WA): This started out with a slightly fishy smell that morphed into a briny note of seawater. There was minerality as well, and the longer this sat in the glass the more it seems like a white Burg with a crackling mineral intensity. Mmm, I love the palate, powerful, with lots of citrus oil and mineral. Tremendous grip. Even tasting blind, this was unmistakable Dom and an easy guess. Also clearly much more civilized and lighter in scale than the intense 1996. Still lots of life ahead in this bottle.
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I am not big on premium vintage champagne, since I don't think it's worth the extra cost. Not even sure how this found its way into my collection. That said, I really enjoyed this aged bottle which was in perfect condition. Pale straw yellow, fine bead throughout, all biscuits, butter and hazlenuts. Not acidic, but balanced and smooth. Had this side by side with a 96 vintage of the same wine brought by a friend to our annual xmas BYOB dinner event, and enjoyed that as well, although it was a very different style. Slightly sweet and all flowers on the nose and palate. Both very fine.
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We opened this bottle that I had been saving since it's purchase back in 1999 to celebrate our 25th wedding aniversay. With no real food to accompanythe wine and using plastic hotel water glasses. The wine blew us away with it's delicate yet building tastes. One sip would last over 60 seconds . I rate this win a 96.
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Two provisos: I have no experience with aged champagne at all and I cannot vouch for the storage conditions of this bottle. That said, I was pretty unimpressed with this. Dark gold to copper, fine mousse, biscuity but reticent nose. It seemed a bit thin on the palate, but the finish was very long and yeasty. Not an experience that will convert me to the wonders of champagne.
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TWITS tasting at Mike's (Mike's place): Tasted blind, alongside a cold melon soup with lots of mint and a bit of jalapeno. I was really thrown for a loop here - definitely the soup had something to do with it, but still - I wouldn't take too much out of my tasting note. Possibly a flawed bottle - or just some other thing - I really can't say.
Tough to pin down the nose. Eventually, some serious nuts - chestnuts, hazelnuts. On the palate, I'm overwhelmed by the bubbles - ok not bubbles in the sense you normally get - I couldn't even see these! But somehow they were just overpowering to the wine. Really thick and biting. Everynow and then I get a nice taste of the juice - so dense and flavorful, but most of the time it's just those darn bubbles! Would give this in the mid-80's.
An hour later I came back to a bit that was left in my glass. Figured if it's just the soup, I'm well past that at this point. In the champagne, the bubbles are still there, but there's much more flavor - yeasty, bready, and much nicer. But still somewhat overpowered by those bubbles. Maybe a 88 or 89 this go around but I hope this bottle was not representative.
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(From magnum) The color is a beautiful golden hue with tiny bubbles. The nose has lots of yeast, citruss, and white flowers. It's leesy and you can smell the acid. Great bubbles. The mouthfeel is beautifully balanced medium to full bodied and great. This has it all. Very complex and yet no weight (a theme to be seen again many times tonight). Some toast, lemon, yeast, and a clean fabulous finish that lingers and makes you scream for more. Not quite the 96 but really close. Delicious. 96 pts.
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such interesting and complex flavors send the mind reeling to near ecstasy. dates, raisins and prunes mix with sweet citrus, hazelnuts and minerals. a delight to behold.
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First growth Bordeaux at Michael Gordon's (Bellevue, WA): Lovely champagne. Fine bead. Very precise, loaded with citrus and mineral. Surprising vigor and power on the palate. This bottle at least seems years away from maturity.
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Leve does 1989 Bordeaux at Mélisse (Los Angeles, CA): This greets you with a smoky nose. Precise and powerful, a huge mouthful of minerals and a lovely way to start any meal. This was our only non-1989 wine of the evening.
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In comparison with the '96 DP served along with 15 other champagnes at Hugh's NYE party, the '90 is one dimensional and unimpressive, though certainly still an excellent, borderline outstanding, champagne. It has changed very little if at all since the first time I tasted it on release about 5 years ago and maintains its classic middleweight profile. In fact, it was fairly similar to the MV Krug, but perhaps the Krug had the edge on intensity. Yet this may be one of those champagnes that needs 20 years before it develops its interesting nuances so I'd be happy to own some and watch it grow up.
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Magic...Everything that I want in a champ...Toasty, buttery rich and silk like this is always a winner, too bad I was so tired and too bad that this was my last bottle
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Lovely straw amber color with microscopic bubbles; on the nose, assertive notes of dried figs, dried dates and honey along with a pervasive nutty background perfume reminiscent of sherry; delightfully lively on the attack, exploding into a pervasive mousse with a rich creaminess that melts into a long, elegant, yeasty finish. It's like a long, tantalizingly unconsumated flirtation with very worldly woman.
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Perfection, and drinking beautifully. Pineapple, quince, buttered toast, vibrant acidity and a long long finish. Golden straw colour. Very fine mousse and endless bubbles. At its apex, but will go for a long long time.
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Seattle Tasting Group 'End of Year Dinner' #3 (Sammamish, WA): Not rated. The first 5 times I smelled this, I kept noticing a faint moldy smell, and to me it seemed corked. Only one other taster agreed, although pretty much everyone thought this was off or at least a bit over the hill. I dared to give this one taste, and yuck, it seemed stripped, bitter and moldy. Yuck! Once this was unveiled, it was clear that we had a dud bottle.
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Nutty, yeasty nose with hints of pears. Very elegant wine with a fine mousse; most nuts (almonds and hazelnuts), pear, quince and old apples on the palate. Very healthy acidity, but a powerful and elegant wine with a lovely balance of fruit and acidity, though it seemed a bit muted somehow. Will only improve (A-).
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Yeasty, deep and (not sure this sounds right but) dark. Full bodied if that's possible for a Champagne. Easily the best Champagne I've ever had, although my experience with vintage Champagnes is admittedly limited.
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Tasted after the 1996, and while there was a bit more on the nose, again I struggled to detect much on the palate and, again, everyone else, drinking it blind, loved it.
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Seattle Tasting Group does 1994 California Cabernet (Bellevue, WA): Darker color than the 1996 Dom tasted alongside. Reticent aromatics with hints of yeast. The palate greets you with a rich wave of mineral. Somewhat clipped on the finish, again relative to the gargantuan 1996. Still, this is a gorgeous Champagne.
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Big and robust start with lots of ripe fruit showing citrus leanness as well as emerging yeasty maturity. Still fresh and crisp, with overall great textures, finesse and length.
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Berlin offline. Pale straw. Crisp, fresh and clean, with fine bubbles (but not many.) So light, like alcoholic air. Fine buiscuit and lemon taste. Plenty of acidity. Not long initially, but it opens out with length and flavour in the glass. Still very young. dg
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(from magnum) Not only this is the WOTN, but also of the day, of the month, and maybe of the year, although I will try hard and find something better! And this coming from somebody who allegedly "doesn't like Champagne". It's sharp and crisp, and at the same time delicate and subtle. It combines the usual young DP style with an incredible richness of aromas coming from more than 10 years in the bottle. This bottle is 200% pleasure and as far as I'm concerned, I could be drinking this forever and be a very happy man. Apart from the little issue of availability and price, that's what I would do It's really time for me to find some huge bubbly like this in magnum.
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Portfolio Ref # SPARK B2 Setting: Offline Appearance: straw-gold colour, fine persistant bubbles Nose: of yeast, lemon and delicate florals, toasty oak, slightly mealy Palate: med-full bodied, long finish, dry with lemon notes, prickly on the start with explosive flavours, very gentle/delicate bubbles
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Consumed with dinner at the Brasserie. Bright disc, with light-to-medium straw robe. Excellent, brisk bead of tiny bubbles. Clean nose, showing intense citrus, honeysuckle, pear and bread dough. Medium-bodied on the palate, with crisp acidity and similar flavors as for the nose. Long, smooth finish. Outstanding with yellowfin tuna tartare.
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Light yellow, no gold. Explosive mousse of relatively large bubbles. Simple but pleasant aroma of fresh baked bread. Light to medium weight. Nice acidity. Is it too light or will it develop DP power?
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Too young, but what a wine - the absolute pinnacle of the moet style - absoultley refined, very dry, nothing out of place - for me as sculpted a champagne as there is - not a bubble out of place. 93pnts
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2000 new years party at Pat O'Brians in New Orleans; I smuggled it in under my suit jacket! Even more powerful than I remember from our wedding reception, with great focus, impressive depth, and lovely texture. What a way to kick in the new millineum!
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Smooth yeasty classic nose. Very fine and persistant mousse. Subtle and complex palatte of mixed fruit with hints of warm brioche. Very smooth palatte, long refined and elegant.
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enjoyed this bottle for a new year's eve celebration. i bought this based upon parker review. he is the only professional reviewer to have gotten it right. wonderful combination of yeast, cream and vanilla. and, since no one else has mentioned it, plenty of fruit flavor as well. the flavors, aroma and those famous tiny bubbles go on and on, seemingly forever. we were fortunate to have enjoyed this champagne at what may have been its peak. it is encouraging to read current reviews (6/06) indicating that some bottles are showing even greater complexity. nevertheless, will have to drink the remaining bottle for new year's day 2007.
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1 bottle, at our wedding reception, 12/98. Gift from Tony, Chuck, Angie, Brett and Pat. Wonderful nose of toast and vanilla, with lively white fruit on the pallate.
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High End Champagne Tasting (Lafayette, Ca.): Lots of very tiny bubbles formed a wonderful mousse, lovely Champagne perfume on the nose, lots of acid, medium/big body, lovely fruit, improved during the tasting, medium/long finish. My #3 of 6.
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BIRTHDAY 10/23/1997 (Walnut Creek, Ca.): Nose of apple, citrus, shale, slate, and brioche, same on the palate, big body, elegant, at it's peak, good acid, wonderful taste on the mid-palate, very rich fruit, mouth filling fruit, flavorful finish and aftertaste.
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5/3/2024 - tcarter Likes this wine: 97 Points
WOW!!!
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4/30/2024 - Beeck10 wrote: 97 Points
very aromatic noise and mouth , also very sweet , I had mandarins and brioche in the noise , it was really delicious just to smell, after a while the brioche went like smoky wood or burnt wood ! it is more a champagne to have with food then to drink as aperitif ! but it was such a pleasure just to smell this bottle !
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2/23/2024 - BradE wrote:
Jon's 50th Friday Night Dinner: For me a variable vintage of DP. This bottle was in the very good camp.
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2/16/2024 - shifter Likes this wine: 93 Points
Jon's 50th Birthday Dinner: PnP. Good color for the age. Honeyed nose and full palate. Very little bubbles remaining.
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2/2/2024 - jgreco Does not like this wine: 86 Points
DM Wine Dinner (Canary Club, New York, NY): Well past its prime. Very oxidized.
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1/18/2024 - aquacongas wrote: 96 Points
not blind
Great to drink at the moment. Lush, not too aged but with deepness giving aging signs. 96
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12/4/2023 - breadSheeran wrote: 97 Points
Quite possibly the best wine I’ve ever had. Balance of flavors was dead-on. Light cream and richness but the acidity and clarity still rings through. Bubbles are nice and tight still.
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11/26/2023 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 95 Points
Two terrific bottles this trip. Open knit, warm, round, toasty, but still crisp and clean. Developed spice, light caramel and butterscotch, but mostly youthful and bright. Good bottles like these are still drinking with plenty of energy and verve. Tension and good bubbles. Light gold in the glass. Reference 1990 champagne. This has everything. Classic DP.
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11/24/2023 - PourMeSomeMore Likes this wine: 97 Points
From a magnum stored forever in a friends parents veggie crisper in a fridge not opened for 6 months each year. We had no idea what to expect.
Super tight straight cork that still had a bit of bounce to it. Light golden color, fresh and bright with a fantastic subtle richness & complexity. Incredible 5 inches of fine mousse in the first flute so had to pour the others very slowly followed by lots of long-lasting super fine bubbles. An absolute joy to drink with friends at Thanksgiving! This bottle was still a youngster at 33 years!
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10/22/2023 - jviz wrote: 97 Points
Houston Northern Rhone Blowout: This bottle is showing fabulously. Very fresh, with aromas, suggestive of birthday cake and cream cheese icing, however, not at all fatigued on the palate. This was an especially rich vintage it seems. Thanks to JHNGO!
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10/22/2023 - jhngo Likes this wine: 95 Points
fresh with brioche sweet cream
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10/18/2023 - lepetitchateau wrote: 93 Points
There was surprising amount of yeast here, with insistent acidity. A good wine with lovely deep fruit and pleasant oxidation.
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10/11/2023 - hprphf wrote: 93 Points
Mini 90 horizontal of DP/Cristal/CdC. Youngest here, white fruit, fine mousse, barely any hint of age. 93-94
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10/11/2023 - mpalestini Likes this wine: 91 Points
If you like mature champagne then this was a success. Dried apple/pears, good acidity up front, hints of lime and minerality. Very little mousse, small bubble faded fast, golden hew. Was a delight to enjoy but i think 5-10yrs off it's prime. Drink up!
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8/10/2023 - toppcats@aol.com Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was the best of the bottles, so far, of the 1990 vintage of DP from my cellar (still one to go). I was met with a good strong 'pop' with cork removal (which was not the case with earlier bottles. Pale yellow to golden color with a slight orangish tint. Lots of small bubbles which faded after about 5 minutes (carbonation though, was still present in mouth), along with a nice mousse noted on each pour. Limited nose (mild apple). On palate - Definite note of apple, hint of honey, butter, and toast, and with presence of mild oxidation note. NOT getting oyster shell or yeastiness notes. Mature DP, a bit past its prime, but still excellent. After several hours, very enjoyable additional notes of caramel and butterscotch on the nose.
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7/4/2023 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 90 Points
Not the best of btls. Minimal bubbles, most tasters took a pass. I liked the age and the development of the wine. Drink
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5/17/2023 - rocknroller wrote:
Chef's Night (Craig & Nita's Place): Medium gold color. Drank a glass over 45 minutes. Mature, deep, baked apricot, honey, oxidative, lemon confit, orange peel, spiced, white pepper. This was mature and showing more oxidation than I care for, but fans of old Champagne may really go for this. Unfortunately, I've never had the pleasure of a '90 Dom that has rocked me But I keep hoping. No official score, gut feeling 88-89pts.
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5/17/2023 - chablis28 wrote: flawed
Shared cooking duties with 5 close buddies each doing a course at our place. Thankfully, Nita helped keep me on track. CV,DM,LI,KB,LS & BB. Super relaxing fun night! Well surely was looking forward to this and it started out semi ok but the oxidation had almost fully blossomed within 45 minutes. I'll admit I'm really sensitive to any sherry notes on my champagnes. Another note will follow from my buddy Kevin and he may have enjoyed this more. That said about 5" remained in a btl at the end of the night that usually would have been drained rather quickly :). Lonny, was excited to share it as he had another btl from the same source recently that was outstanding. So a huge thanks to Lonny for sharing what could have been, WOTN! Dang it!
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3/23/2023 - kastrom Likes this wine: 95 Points
A Magnum bottle at it´s peak, a truely great wine. celerbrating my birthday
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3/22/2023 - aquacongas wrote: 93 Points
blind
Not a perfect bottle. I had it a few month ago lushier and more voluptous. Still some toasted toast, no oyster shell. 93
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3/21/2023 - Rob Kelly wrote:
Drank 80-90 flight. Oldest tasting of them
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3/18/2023 - Cailles wrote: flawed
Dom Perignon 1959-2012: Ten wines, eight DPs plus a 2002 P2 vs Moet Collection match-up. A superb tasting. All five 40+ years old DPs showed lively, complex, balanced and intellectually as well as hedonistically appealing. Best wine was the 1976 (97pts) which needed air to blow of some faulty/oxidation notes and reveal all its glorious complexity and freshness. Just a step behind (all 96pts) the hyper complex 1959, an almost young-ish 1975, and the still tight but incredibly fine and promising P2. An odd-ball 1980 (95pts), likely a special bottling with higher dosage, showed like a Piper Heidsieck Rare on steroids. The only disappointments were the very slightly corked 2003 (but showed superb substance underneath) and a badly corked 1990.
TN: Too bad, this was badly corked.
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3/12/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: flawed
Dom Pérignon through Decades: Matter of Taste Masterclass “Dom Pérignon through Decades”. Impressive demonstration of the longevity of Dom Pérignon 1959-2012 with most still decent if not great shape. However, I did prefer the linearity of more recent vintages (2012, 2003) and consequently the wine of the tasting was also the straightest of them all which was the 2002 P2. Of the older vintages 1980 and 1975 were drinking best in my view. More snippets on history, fun facts and wine list included in the tasting story.
Tasting note:
Unfortunately corked and hard to discern details. Probably a nicely aged nose and seemed like there was a plentiful structure behind the palate.
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2/4/2023 - ash_then_chase Likes this wine: 94 Points
Much more advanced than the last Dom 1990. That was purely bruised apple. This kicks off with butterscotch, hints of burnt caramel as well (BQ note, on point). Transitioning after 60 mins in the glass to cold butter. Dare I mention the Land O’ Lakes note… finish of bruised apple, just a hint, totally in balance. @ Chambers
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2/3/2023 - NoTrollingerPlease wrote: 91 Points
1990 Bordeaux plus X (Restaurant Brunnenstube, Beinstein): Medium amber color, fine Mousseux. At first seemed to be completely past peak, but with time and air it developed fine, dense mineral notes and a nice creaminess. Noticeable sweetness. Medium finish. Yes, it is past its prime, but still drinks nicely. 90-91
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1/26/2023 - Crom06032 wrote: 85 Points
Faded evervesense but still holding its shape well. Hints of nuts with a toasty overtone. Stone fruit still evident. A fine wine no matter the age.
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1/23/2023 - Denny the Drinker wrote: 97 Points
While it has been a while since I have had 1990, so I can not give a flavor profile or a nose, I can tell you my wife and I adored this champagne so much, we bought a case of it when the vintage was released, and drank all of it within 5 years. We have never found another champagne or sparkling wine that we have liked better than 1990 Dom Perignon!
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1/20/2023 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 98 Points
blind, side by side 1990 P3
The first one was the regular disgorged bottle, which I preferred. You get all the elements which I like with an aged DP. Oyster shell, toasted toast and a rounded sweetness in the finish. The P3 is at the beginning of his journey but I think the autolytic lees aroma will always cover the typical DP notes. Anyway the P3 is a great champagne. In 5 years I think I will change my mind. 98
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12/31/2022 - Pitkin_CT Likes this wine: 98 Points
Really fantastic
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12/26/2022 - Gail H Likes this wine: 95 Points
Absolutely exquisite! Tiny, numerous bubbles were still very present with good acidity and balance. It expressed good harmony with hints of dried fruit and a hint of citrous, rounded out with notes of slightly toasted brioche. Wasn’t sure what to expect after cellaring it in less than ideal environments for almost 20 years. What an absolute treat to experience and proof that a good Champagne can age well over decades.
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12/16/2022 - olioli wrote: 95 Points
Magnifique équilibre et complexité.
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12/5/2022 - swissyman wrote:
SHIPPED TO GEOFFREY TROY
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12/4/2022 - eschaefer Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drank at Mila in Miami. Golden straw color with initial bubbles and decent bead. Bubbles faded fairly quickly but the wine was delicious. Carmel apple, green Granny Smith apple, some brioche and honeycomb, and a persistent mineral driven finish. I am not a dom lover necessarily, although I have had some good ones for sure. This bottle was one of the best. Highly recommended.
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11/29/2022 - jhngo Likes this wine: 95 Points
fully resolved and super gentle bubbles.
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11/19/2022 - Volleyball Likes this wine: 93 Points
Americana + James Bond Dinners and Ang and Adrians; 11/18/2022-11/19/2022 (Byron Bay): Excellent opener to the evening (alongside the Vesper martinis) but suffered a bit in comparison with the fantastic Selosse the night before. Fresh, long and fairly complex but not super memorable.
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11/2/2022 - joshabramson Likes this wine: 95 Points
Toasty and complex, bright and fresh, and only tiny bit of oxidative notes coming through, still going strong.
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10/22/2022 - mtarrant003 Likes this wine:
This was our one and only bottle of this wine bought a couple of years ago from a private cellar which of course is not without risk. I have no point of comparison and have never had a champagne this old but we loved it. The cork came out in one with a slight ‘phst’, the wine had a nice golden colour and a fine mousse with lovely cooked apple and secondary flavours and the finish was very long.
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8/27/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Really stunning right out of the gate. Have had very mixed experience with these wines where some bottles have been very so-so and some have been clearly off but this was a good one. Fresh and happy and bright and when you open a really good champagne on a hot day you do find that the bottle doesn't last too long.
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7/16/2022 - GuanYu Likes this wine: 96 Points
Light orange color, refined bubbles. Candied sherry nose with apricot and mushroom. Refreshing and enticing despite the bottle age. Plenty of acidity but not sure how much further cellaring potential. Very long finish. We drank a magnum.
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7/4/2022 - AWBryce wrote:
stunning ; apricot, apples, advanced but still quite creamy and alive. a great bottle.
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7/1/2022 - jag323 Likes this wine: 99 Points
Delicious. Shows age very well, darker color and great depth. Yeast flavors (in a good way).
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6/30/2022 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drinking extremely well at 32 years.
No signs of oxidation. Fairly good carbonation still.
great evolved characters, good freshness.
Impressive!
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6/11/2022 - shifter Likes this wine: 93 Points
Pre-2002 Rousseau Dinner (WS NYC): Has everything you want in a well-aged champers. Precision and depth with a fresh and bright finish.
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6/4/2022 - uncorkwashington Likes this wine: 95 Points
Golden in color. Grilled pineapple, honey, toffee, and brioche. Just the lightest of bubbles still present. Exceptionally balanced, with the crispness of a youthful wine. It a good time to drink them up.
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5/7/2022 - jhngo wrote: flawed
Corked DP!
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3/27/2022 - sevo Likes this wine: 92 Points
Last bottle in the cellar. Still some bubbles while pouring into glass. Slight honey color. Very slight oxidative notes , although there is still some bready yeast on the nose.
Nice mouthfeel with some nuttiness on the palate. I ‘ll finish this tonight and wait a few years before starting work on my 2002 stash.
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2/13/2022 - Two Winos wrote:
Bummed that this one was flat. Flavor was there but no bubbles. Must not have been stored properly by who I bought it from.
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2/5/2022 - GonzaloManzaneda Likes this wine: 93 Points
Notas de evolución, complejidad, fino, conserva burbuja. Mejora con el tiempo y no debe tomarse muy frío.
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12/25/2021 - RBoomer wrote:
12/25/2021. Deeply honeyed, straw colored with a lovely, fine mousse. Honeysuck and caramelized applesauce.
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12/25/2021 - Bob H wrote:
Brioche with oxidative notes on the nose. Lightly effervescent on the nose, with decent acidity. My oldest daughter's birth year, and this is mature but still quite enjoyable. My last bottle from a case bought on release.
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12/21/2021 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nose of butterscotch, honey, caramel, and yeast, same on the palate, a few tiny bubbles formed a tiny mousse, dark gold color in the flute, taste like a Puligny Montrachet today, medium body, delicious, elegant, showing its age so time to drink up is now, long finish, showed better after one hour.
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12/10/2021 - AValdes wrote:
Dom Perignon P2/P3 Dinner (New York City): [No real notes here] The 90 felt like a tick up in brightness and playfulness. Up to now, age has equaled more depth but the 90 bucks that trend. I was looking for something more substantial but didn't get it here. Might have enjoyed more without food.
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12/10/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
DP Extravaganza! (Friend's place): Lovely and bright and fresh. Lighter in flavor than some other ones although I do get orange peel. Well structured. Surprisingly young.
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11/30/2021 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great btl but I Have had better.
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11/24/2021 - soyhead wrote:
nose - oxidative, almond skin, quince.mature nose
mouth - in spite of that the wine is zippy and fresh with delicious verve, concentrated and slightly bitter quince flavored, long with great fruit. possibly my WOTN
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11/6/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Charleston VI; 11/3/2021-11/7/2021 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): Lovely to get to drink this side by side with the '80 and see how the family resemblance is there. This also has some caramel but it's less pronounced. More bubbles. A bit more nutty. Also just delicious. One of the better bottles of this wine that I've had.
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10/2/2021 - Cooky474 wrote: 93 Points
Liverpool title celebrations (London): Initial glass was too cold and we should probably have decanted as the final glass from the bottle was the best.
Very soft bubbles upon pouring which ceased within minutes of sitting in the glass. Definite hint of sherry on both the nose and palate. Toasted almonds. Not the longest length. Overall a lovely champagne, but I recall this being far better 20 years ago when I last had it.
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9/26/2021 - Hugo Hilde Likes this wine: 92 Points
4 pairs of top notch wines; 9/26/2021-9/27/2021 (Tøyen, Oslo): Disclaimer; I have little experience with aged Champagne, so very difficult to rate this one.
Caramel, butter, toast, slight hint of sherry.
On the palate, charcoal, bitter character. Firm mouthfeel, quite short finish.
Bubbles faded quite quickly, probably over ambitious choice of glassware for such an old Dom, Riedel Veritas Cab/Merlot.
Im not able to determine wether this was a representative bottle, maybe slightly over the hill..?
Interesting either way.
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9/14/2021 - Corgi wrote:
Ordered at Robuchon, this was totally in the zone.
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9/6/2021 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 93 Points
Freshest bottle of 90 I had. Youthful and vibrant for its age with marzipan, nut fruit and toasted almonds. Provenance clearly matters. 93+
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9/5/2021 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Epic Bordeaux for an Epic Birthday!; 9/1/2021-9/12/2021 (Paris & Bordeaux): Very different than the bottles we've had before of this wine. It opened tight and restrained and took quite some time to come around. Still quite enjoyable but this is the more reticent and quiet one next to the bright and bubbly 1996.
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9/3/2021 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 96 Points
1990 Champagne / Bordeaux / N Rhone (London): Great fresh example of this superb champagne. Side by side Krug 90 and Krug GC 146eme, all three on the same level. Difference in style with the oxidative oak style of Krug lending so much depth and richness where the Dom on the reductive side with so much freshness and zip but all with this great common lush 1990 fruit. Great now and will hold for many years.
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7/10/2021 - Satoshi Nakamoto Likes this wine: 94 Points
Deep notes of toffee, butterscotch, apple pie, toasted brioche, lemon curd, and creamy hazelnut. Didn't have the freshness and structure to really take it over the top, and though it also lacks the complexity as old Krug, it's still pretty solid.
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6/22/2021 - jhngo wrote: flawed
Corked sadly!
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6/4/2021 - Popi1224 wrote:
Too old
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5/16/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
COVID-19 in the Rear-View Mirror...with Lots of Dom Perignon (Park Ridge Country Club): Second of two bottles opened tonight, this 2nd bottle was more mature, less bright or powerful, and overall less interesting, even if still good enough to finish the small glass I poured.
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5/16/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
COVID-19 in the Rear-View Mirror...with Lots of Dom Perignon (Park Ridge Country Club): First of two bottles I opened tonight. Very rich and butterscotchy with lots of mature apple aromas and flavors. Aging very gracefully with lots of power, tonight's bottle was better than another bottle from the same case opened later tonight.
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5/14/2021 - asparagus Likes this wine: 96 Points
this was absolutely singing. freshness, acidity, length and tension. green apples, some nuts and maybe a touch of marzipan this wasy WoTN, besting an 81 Krug and a 01 Biondi Santi Riserva. my best bottle of 1990 dom so far
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4/30/2021 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
Good richness here, and yet still well bounded certainly by the current standards of 750s.
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4/13/2021 - Tony Ling Likes this wine: 94 Points
PNP into Krosno white wine glass (“Fruit” day): medium orange golden to the eyes.
Stone fruits like apricots, caramel, brioche and emerging mushroom notes.
Medium dry. Quite a high dosage it seems. Very nicely fruit forward.
94 points.
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4/12/2021 - Oenovice Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep yellow. Clear. Much richer in hue than the Pol 90 alongside.
Full on nose. Voluptuous. Rich. Hit me in the face straightaway. Much more forward than the other bottles I've had. Certainly far more expressive than the Pol.
Palate was delicious. Rich, intense, long. Rather fruit forward initially, but settled down over lunch to reveal more tertiary flavours. Full mouthfeel. Long finish. Compared to the Pol, this was sweeter and rounder. But for the meal, I preferred the Pol.
Very good. One of my favourite Doms.
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3/31/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Echezeaux Dinner (State Street Manor - Chicago IL): Still vastly rich and concentrated with a broad and complex array of fruit. A bit more butterscotch than I’d prefer, but it is 30+ yo. Still great now, but better 5 years ago.
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2/24/2021 - Cailles wrote: 97 Points
This Dom Perignon seems to be at its absolute peak: It’s full of the most wonderful tertiary aromas, still intense and fresh fruit to balance it out, good but not excellent tension and freshness and fine bubbles. Compared to the 1996 a few weeks ago it’s a bit less precise and with less tension and overall less depth. Nevertheless, this is just absolutely stunning and a crowd pleaser that will certainly drink well for a few more years but I’m not sure it will have enough tension to become one of those 40 or 50 year old legends.
TN: Intense, expressive nose full of caramel, brioche, bakery, citrus and orange zest. Superbly precise. Same aroma profile on the palate with more nutty notes, almonds, as well as baked apple. Very precise and expressive and all packed in a very fresh and fine structure with a fine mousse. Good length. All in all an elegant yet sexy wine.
Decanting: Not decanted, no decanting needed.
Glass: Lehmann Grand Champagne
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2/20/2021 - sirpat00 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Popped and poured from an auction bottle. A nice amber colour. Initially a bit musty, but after only a few minutes this started to dissipate and it took about an hour to shake it off entirely. Caramel, burned sugar and a nutty notes cover a lemon juice and candid peach fruit profile. A sufficiently fresh, and surprisingly bubbly, palate adding mineral complexity of cold stone and a fine layer of smoke. After a slow start, this gained in in intensity in the glass, becoming more commanding and cleaner, but not quite reaching the timeless build of the 1996.
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2/9/2021 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 90 Points
Holding together well, but no standout elements. Better recent experiences have all been from magnum.
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1/12/2021 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 91 Points
@ Papi's Oyster
Caramelized onion colored.
Incredible nose of brioche, toasted almonds,
Bubbles have largely dissipated. Wine is in retraction now. Fruit is fading and structure is breaking down. Such a lovely bottle nevertheless. Drink up now!!!!! 50th Birthday bubble!
Britt approved!
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1/1/2021 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 97 Points
For New Years and what a belter unleashed itself! Fresh and poised but rich and buttery, roasted macadamia nuts, deep and leesy. Boah, this one really seemed to have it all. Carries so long on the palate and you reach for the next sip as it is so irresistible. Slight golden colour but still quite a bit of pressure when the cork was releases and when recorked also on day 2. Second day as delicious as the first. Probably at present together with the 82 and 85 this is my absolute favourite Dom from standard bottle. Just behind sit the great 95 and 96. Great bottle to say goodbye to 2020 and greet 2021. If this wine based on perfect bottles gets possibly any better over the next 5-15 years it could become a perfect wine? This bottle was a 97-98 in my book.
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12/31/2020 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 94 Points
Nose of butterscotch, caramel, honey, sliced apple, and brioche, same on the palate, small amount of tiny bubbles, dark gold color in the flute, medium/big body, delicious, elegant, great vintage, lovely at the 30 year mark, good acid, long finish.
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12/24/2020 - MPB54 wrote:
Seemed corked. Disappointing as family celebration. Was I wrong and it needed to breathe? Oh well. Tastingbook says it oxidized earlier than expeted so maybe that's what we encountered. I'll get the last bottle tasted soon.
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12/24/2020 - MPB54 wrote:
Seemed corked. Disappointing as family celebration. Was I wrong and it needed to breathe? Oh well.
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11/8/2020 - vinopunk Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bubbles were reduced, but opened with a bit of a pop. Perhaps slightly darkened color. Had a mildly odd smell upon opening, but dissipated with air and time. Flavorful in a way I can't quite describe.
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11/7/2020 - djarcara Likes this wine: 95 Points
Deep golden color. Butterscotch and ginger nose. Flavors of butterscotch, quince, pineapple, ginger, and flour biscuits. The bubbles are still very lively for such and old champagne. There is a depth and complexity to this wine that is truly special. Great stuff with at least another 5+ years ahead of it.
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10/21/2020 - ggj wrote: 90 Points
A bit tired and fading.
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9/30/2020 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 98 Points
Degustateurs Penfolds Grange (My home with social distancing): Out of magnum, lemon curd, bright color, delicious way to start a tasting.
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9/22/2020 - Berkeleywinelover Likes this wine: 100 Points
Best ever.
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9/9/2020 - dcwino wrote: 93 Points
A fun gathering at L'Auberge Chez Francois (L'Auberge Chez Francois, Great Falls, VA): Very ripe mature nose displaying ripe yellow fruit, peach, apple pie, caramel, sweet spice and earth. There is a strong oxidized apple peel note that is bothersome. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of very ripe yellow fruit, medium generous fine mousse, rich and sweet, good acidity, medium mineral, and a medium long sweet yellow fruit driven finish with oxidized apple peel at the end. Came from my cellar, a bit advanced lacking freshness and complexity of the best examples.
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9/5/2020 - jhngo Likes this wine: 94 Points
very good has toffee notes
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8/31/2020 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 95 Points
This was another great showing for the 90 Dom. Possibly a bit more of a "flamboyant" bottle compared to the last - saturated yellow / golden in the glass, fine mousse, fat and expansive on nose and palate. Delicious. I think in general the 90s DomPs are drinking really well right now (based on showing of 90, 95 and 96 lately and it would be really difficult to pick a favourite out of those 3 vintages).
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8/24/2020 - sirpat00 wrote: 95 Points
Only a brief note here as only had a quick glass as a warm-up for a 1990 Bordeaux tasting. Lots of burned sugar, almonds, citrus fruit underneath, some smoky elements and brioche. Fine bubbles - lots of them - and youthful freshness. A great Dom Pérignon having reached a great drinking spot.
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8/11/2020 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 90 Points
30. year old Dom for 30th Anniversary....Wife loved it, I simply thought it was good and interesting...probably better because of the company and occasion. a little oxidized, but still had plenty of small beads and some fruit and minerality. I think it is amazing that a Champagne can still have decent flavor after 30 years! I don't know if my bottle was representative, but if so, I would recommend drinking now....will definitely not improve. Palate shows citrus and sea shell, some brioche, and a hint of caramelization (sweetness).Also present was some limestone and sea shell. Very good, especially for its age! 90+ points (conservatively). This would have likely been a better 20 year Anniversary Champagne.
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8/7/2020 - wardamnwine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Still rocking but drink up!
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8/7/2020 - MAOC wrote:
A good bottle of this - ripe, caramel tinged green apple, hints of more exotic fruit, pastry, ginger notes, quite a vibrant mousse and overall still very fresh. Excellent ****1-2+
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8/3/2020 - fclarity wrote: 92 Points
Tasted blind, this bottle had a medium gold center and a light mousse. The medium- intensity nose conveyed apples, citrus, minerals, and some oxidation.
In the mouth, this wine seemed quite aged and I guessed it was an 82. However, it did have a long subtle, but gorgeous, citrus-oriented finish.
This bottle was on its last legs. Maybe not stored that well? Based on this datapoint, I would be testing other bottles in the cellar.
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7/24/2020 - Hanibal Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wow...time has been great for this champagne to complexify and still has nice fine bubbles
...an experience....1990
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6/27/2020 - _water.into.wine_ Likes this wine: 96 Points
A very well stored bottle. This was much fresher than a 1996 DP had the week before. Despite subtle and faint bubbles, there was a real freshness to the nose and palate. Still some citrus fruits and not just secondary. Quite a golden amber colour though. I see no need to age further, drink up. Drank with ST for his 40th
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6/20/2020 - sdr Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice but much better when first poured, after which it gradually lost altitude, energy and complexity. This bottle from an OWC purchased not long after release, excellent color, very good foam. Dom retains its strong citrus signature for decades with none of the yeasty notes of Krug or Bollinger for example. I doubt this vintage has anything to gain with further aging.
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6/4/2020 - Rieslingfan wrote:
From magnum, and showing very well, especially my second pour, which came about two hours after the first. Initially a bit too chilly, it was dense and a bit impenetrable. The second pour was more revealing, toasty, still quite dense/powerful, but with layers of background complexity covering apple, citrus, baking spices, warm hay and lightly toasted almonds. Quite delicious.
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5/21/2020 - Weinberg Falls wrote:
Amber in the glass. Nose of hazelnut, amontillado sherry and toasted grains. Still effervescent with fine perlage that survived about 30 mins in the glass. Fruit is almost completely absent here, leaving a yeasty and honey mead palate. Very long toasted brioche finish. Not completely past-it, but was sadly "interesting" rather than delicious, a victim of poor storage I'm sure.
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5/10/2020 - matage Likes this wine: 93 Points
Started out a tad shy with undeniable elegance and finesse but evolved in to a bold wine over our hours together with notes of caramelized almonds/marzipan with some lovely bitter almond notes lingering. Felt young and vital still.
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3/3/2020 - La Flama Blanca Likes this wine: 96 Points
This bottle of ‘90 DP is all about poise and precision. A sensational creamy mousse of small, compact bubbles produces a sophisticated and elegant mouthfeel in spite of its flavor intensity. It’s vibrancy elevated by the bright acidity.
Intriguingly youthful aromas of lemon zest, oyster shell and honeysuckle interplay harmoniously with the subtle brioche notes. Possesses amazing depth of citrus and tart Granny Smith Apple finishing extraordinarily long with spicy ginger undertones.
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2/21/2020 - Krugalex wrote: flawed
Completely oxidized… Very sad. The cork was dry as a bone. Deep gold colour with tiny bubbles that vanished quickly. The nose was absolutely wonderful, it evolved like an old Sauternes. But then on the palate, almost everything was dead, just the alcohol aftertaste was left in the mouth. Quite disappointing but at the same time, the provenance wasn't 100% right and the price was fairly low for such a gem. Just by the nose though, I can see why this is rated as one of the greatest champagnes.
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1/18/2020 - SimonG wrote: 95 Points
Wraysbury dinner (Home): Mid straw, still with a good stream of bubbles. Rich with a gently spicy nose, a touch of vanilla and warm brioche. That classic DP something on the nose. Vigorous (the guesses of the distinguished panel were something far younger). Nothing even slightly oxidative here. Beautiful poise and a long finish. A wonderful bottle of this. *****
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1/11/2020 - theportguy wrote: flawed
The Los Angeles Tasting (Los Angeles, CA): N/R - Corked
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1/10/2020 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine:
Tasting with some crazy geeks (@Private location, Solingen): *** Brief notes for my own memory, no CT rating. Points expressed are only rough guidelines ***
Wonderful Dompi. For me at its peak. 93-94
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1/9/2020 - aquacongas wrote: flawed
blind
defective
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1/9/2020 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points
blind
nailed it, Typical DP nose after oyster Shell and toast. Opulent, nice Balance, still fine acidty and great length. 95
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1/7/2020 - sdr Likes this wine: 94 Points
DP, DPR, DPO, DPP2 (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida): Finally a Dom Pérignon which is fully mature without a doubt. I have found the ‘90 perhaps the most inconsistent vintage for the usually reliable Dom Pérignon but we were blessed with a perfect specimen. No longer pale, there’s a nice tawny shade and plenty of bubbles. More intricate than any of the younger vintages, both delicious and challenging to the intellect. Deeply satisfying for my palate. What Dom Pérignon at its apogee is all about.
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12/21/2019 - Aravind Asok wrote:
I hear there is a lot of variation in these bottles, but ~30 yo champagne is always a crapshoot. Definitely showed advanced, with loads of caramel and toast. A bit flat on the palate, this bottle was probably better a few years ago.
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12/14/2019 - Paul S wrote: 94 Points
DRC vs Leroy Dinner (Kheam Hock Road): En magnum, this was beautiful. The nose was really something, with wafts of biscuity, buttery brioche; a touch of white meat and button mushrooms; some honeyed tones, and then ripe notes of yellow fruit and cooked strawberries - all traced with a little lick of earth and minerality. Very nice. It slipped down really easily on the palate, with gentle mousse and still a good bit of lip-smackingly fresh, lemony acidity wrapped around a rather youthful flavours of ripe yellow fruit and red berry flesh - this infused on the midpalate and finish with a good bit of spice and earthy mineral. It had such depth and effortless power to it, great finish too. There was a nice oily richness on the midpalate and a honeyed maturity on the finish - otherwise it could well have been something a lot younger with its freshness and energy. Superb, if slightly less developed than my last bottle.
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11/26/2019 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 96 Points
From a very well kept and immaculate bottle. Side by side the P3 1990. The standard release was great - approachable fresh succulent 1990 fruit. It was actually quite young taken on its own (the P3 however was even fresher and younger) and based on this bottle I would say it hadn't peaked and can go deeper. However it is of course already in a great sweet spot.
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11/23/2019 - the player Likes this wine: 92 Points
Golden yellow color. Cork didn't pop with a bang so I got worried the bottle would be flat. None of that. Tiny vivacious bubbles moving up from bottom of the glass. Nose of butterscotch, yellow apple, pineapple and marzipan fully reflected on the palate. Decent acidity but from this bottle it seemed this DP is ready to be drunk. Nice long burgundian finish. Very nice indeed.
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11/9/2019 - Redfish wrote: 93 Points
Deep golden color. Fine bubbles. Deep toasted caramel with apples. Nice acidity. A joy to drink for my sister's 50th birthday.
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9/13/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
This reminds me of some bottles we had of this last year that came from JJB. There's a definite oxidation to the wine. Bubbles are more muted. Comes across almost as still. And much more age than I would expect in a 90. And still I love really old champagne so I found it very enjoyable.
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7/29/2019 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 96 Points
Beautiful deep gold color. Nose of honeysuckle, citus fruits, apricot, pop corn, caramel, some marzipan and sweet spices. Mid weight on palate, sharp acidity and a bit frizzy adding freshness into this fully matured champagne. Very Long. A delight to drink now.
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7/27/2019 - Robert Pavlovich Likes this wine:
Shows excellent fresh fruit flavors with plenty of acidic freshness. Still young, with very nice secondary complexities of light brioche, yeast, and hints of complex sweetness. Carries well through the mid palate before finishing gracefully with good resonance. Excellent showing, and an eye opener for me.
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7/27/2019 - asparagus wrote:
Light gold colour. Very muted and didn’t get much better with air. Not consistent with previous bottles.
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7/21/2019 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 93 Points
Much fresher than the last bottle - this also a magnum. Bready, yeasty, some lemon, some lees. Good energy out of the bottle that dissipates in a few minutes of glass time. Medium yellow color with medium acid. This is definitely at its peak and should be consumed in the near future.
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7/20/2019 - Som-Geo Likes this wine: 97 Points
Bottle was gorgeous still in original box and well cared for, obviously (thank you previous owner!) Cork "popped" normally despite the thought we would saber it off. Bubbles less intense but strong, incredible nose and flavors of tastiness, brioche, maybe some citrus and loads of minerality (crushed rocks, forrest notes). Super fun, a real treat! Color was stunning as well, golden and vibrant!
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7/15/2019 - Paul S wrote: 95 Points
Biondi-Santi Riserva wine dinner (Taberna, Bukit Merah): From a particularly good magnum, this was firing on all cylinders. It had such a lovely moreish nose, with white mushrooms and warm bread aromas, all savoury umami, and then white fruit opening up into sweeter accents ofstrawberries and flowers and cream. Wow. The palate was creamy and delicious - with an attack of sweet cherry pip and strawberry flesh, leading into a melon midpalate, and then a long rather buttery backplate with a slight toasted almond skin nuttiness to it, before a long, long mineral finish of bittersweet steel and stone set in - all this carried on a spine of lipsmacking acidity. Delicious stuff. Plenty of 1990 power wed to noble poise, with a superb sense of finesse, delineation throughout. This is DP in top form. Absolutely delicious.
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7/6/2019 - sdr Likes this wine: 90 Points
I had to check the label again to verify the vintage. Although the mousse was age appropriate, the pale color, delicate aroma and citrus dominated palate was all wrong, the signature of a Dom Pérignon at least 10 years younger, maybe twenty. While I appreciated the freshness, the simplicity and lack of yeast was not particularly pleasing. A very odd bottle, sourced from Sokolin several years after release. Other bottles from the same case have been typical for age and sound.
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7/4/2019 - DangerMouse81 wrote: flawed
From magnum. Corked. Devastating.
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6/29/2019 - dchain Likes this wine: 95 Points
With Richard, Y, Nat and my mob plus Bernadette at Herringbone. Birthday kicked off nicely with this superb bottle. Very fresh still, minimal but uplifting pinprick bubbles, lots of Dom richness still, apples, citrus but with some delicate caramel notes. Still fresh and vigorous, great balance no signs of overripeness or lack of acidity. A landmark Dom. Plenty of life in this one, enjoy for years to come.
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6/22/2019 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:
This was the 4th or 5th bottle from the case and this showed really fresh. Nose had brioche (from the age), citrus peel, baked apple. On the palate it had a younger profile, vibrant, more towards lemon, custard, and fairly balanced. I like these better than the 1996 at the moment.
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5/29/2019 - Nothung Likes this wine: 95 Points
It has mellowed and developed beautifully with age. A great wine.
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5/23/2019 - tzelmer wrote: 95 Points
Those wine was sublime. If you have had the pleasure and luck to drink older Dom, this one delivered all the expected beautiful old Champagne hopes and dreams. Still fresh with apple, lemon custard, bitter fruit notes like citrus peel. This had just the right balance of caramel and butterscotch coming up in the finish where the mineral intensity still shows through.
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5/14/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Savory and musty but in a really good way. Tensions.
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4/23/2019 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 96 Points
Dom Perignon and 3 bottles of 1996 Red Burgundy (Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.): With the Wine Group, Nose of earth, apple, grapefruit, citrus, shale, slate, and brioche, same on the palate, big body, elegant, at it's peak, much younger than the last bottle from this cellar, creamy texture evolved during the tasting, very rich fruit, mouth filling fruit, and a long, long, long, flavorful finish, I would enjoy now rather than hold longer. Uploaded photo.
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4/23/2019 - DSo wrote: 93 Points
not as good as my last bottle, probably bottle variation, less energetic and bubbles, tastes like an old meursault.
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3/12/2019 - dchain Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bronze gold almost a touch of rosé look about it. Salty creme caramel, toffee pear notes but still fresh and just about enough acidity holding it all together. Very light fizz only. Very complex on the palate, so delicious and uplifting. Time to drink these on a more frequent basis but should hold steady for next 3-5 years. Thought provoking stuff!
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2/22/2019 - lepetitchateau wrote: 94 Points
My past notes talk about how long this wine took to come out of its shell - finally it has arrived, and yet only just now and it will cruise on for quite some time. This is fresh and mature, lovely grip and complexity. From magnum, which accentuates the youthfulness.
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2/18/2019 - Kemo Sabe wrote: 90 Points
From magnum. Darker yellow color. While this retained good energy and still plenty of tiny bubbles this was definitely more advanced than I was expecting particularly from a mag. Lemon, zest, coffee, some toast and brioche. It drank better than it looked. If the color is a precursor its time to drink up.
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2/16/2019 - Baron Slick wrote: 96 Points
One of the greatest vintages of DP, this bottle merits all the superlatives a blockbuster champagne deserves. The bouquet is mature, floral, and honeyed and leads to ripe apple, ginger, caramel, cream soda, and buttered toast notes that show the slightest lick of salt. The perlage is crisp and delineated if a bit short, but tremendous depth, structure, and length make up for this insignificant slight. Creamy, almost sappy, with a finish that is broad, spicy, complex, and goes on forever. A masterpiece.
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2/1/2019 - the player Likes this wine: 92 Points
Golden yellow color, very fine bubbles. Nose very buttery, marzipan, pineapple and flowery citrus, golden apple. Long finish, lush in the mouth, fizz still ok but losing a bit of freshness. Ideal for food pairing as it went very well with grilled octopus.
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1/12/2019 - jdhannah Likes this wine:
From magnum. Lovely, youthful. Tart apple, creamy mousse. With 11 bottles opened -- 1995 Dom, 1990 Y'quem, and six 1968 cabs and Rioja -- this was for most the wine of the night.
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12/28/2018 - canan wrote: 97 Points
Champagne Brunch (@Terkel): Packed with freshly ground coffee and butter. Huge depth.
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12/22/2018 - Nanda wrote: 93 Points
I prefer my Champagne younger (in the 10-20 year window) but this was really quite good and still fresh. Some maturing apple and earth notes, but mostly lots of bread and fresh orchard fruit. Good energy.
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12/19/2018 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 91 Points
Chateau Palmer Dinner (Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.): Nose of nuts, earth, and oxidized apple, same on the palate, medium/big body, tired but tasty and nutty, very rich fruit, almost mouth filling, definitely time to drink up, and a long finish.
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11/22/2018 - dachesler wrote: 97 Points
Pale yellow. Mild bubbles. Honey on the nose and the palate. Outstanding bottle
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11/12/2018 - englishman's claret wrote: 96 Points
Even better than last year; big nose, full of mellow, mature, complex yellow fruit, brioche, mineral, salt butter. So fat and round in the mouth. Could drink this all day.
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11/11/2018 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Rar visiting...
Deep golden hue. Few bubbles.
Apples, apricot, gooseberry, brioche, french toast, marmalade.
Tastes much like the nose, but somewhat subdued. Dryness has waned, as has the acidity. Medium (minus) finish.
A great bottle if one likes aged bubble. (amazingly some people prefer only young bubble)
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10/25/2018 - sdr Likes this wine: 93 Points
An excellent bottle, more developed and more interesting than some previous examples. By no means fading or oxidizing, it displayed plenty of mature Dom Pérignon yeast and bread. Very, very similar to the ‘85 tonight, which is a good thing.
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10/20/2018 - Satoshi Nakamoto wrote: 92 Points
Fried Chicken and Champagne Event: Fairly oxidized honeyed and nutty notes. It was a bit tired on the palate, but still had that creamy and hazelnut flair that I love in aged Champagne. Wish we could have let this get some more air and come alive more. It was gone within minutes, if that.
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10/6/2018 - Adventr.us wrote: 93 Points
Deee-licious!!
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9/29/2018 - hajoha wrote: flawed
Ikke optimal flaske - relativt sliten.
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9/28/2018 - jrh82 wrote: flawed
Off bottle. Sadly.
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9/28/2018 - Redrunners Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was part of the Champagne flight for the Charleston off-line.
Served with low country shrimp boil with white shrimp, artisanal sausage and corn on the cob - wonderful pairing with some great aged champagnes.
This was a very nice champagne with some nice savory apple, vanilla, nut, brioche and biscuit flavors and possibly some slight oxidation. Worked great as a pairing with the food.
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9/28/2018 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine: 93 Points
Charleston Offlineorama IV; 9/27/2018-10/1/2018 (Charleston, NC (various locations)): 1st/6 champagnes tasted. What a way to kick off the next event! My first time with the '90 Dom and it is really nice. I tend to like Dom young or old, but this was quite a treat. The rich brioche notes of younger Dom are still evident but it is softer with milder bubbles - more vinous. The nose is quite pretty, with bread dough and citrus. On the palate brioche, honey, some nuttiness and vanilla. Mature and well integrated.
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9/28/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine: 94 Points
Charleston IV - Return of the Collectible; 9/27/2018-9/30/2018 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): Birthday bubbles! The wine was more aged than I expected it to be, but these were bought on secondary market and I get the feeling prob not stored exactly right. The bubbles had pretty much faded down. Hint of oxidation, but not too intense. Lots of vanilla and caramel flavors. It's a very good champagne.
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9/22/2018 - ericindc Likes this wine: 94 Points
Marc's 70th Birthday Dinner in DC (Oval Room in DC): Great mature nose, but still relatively light for a mature champagne. Autolytics, brown apple, etc. with a hint of mint. Lighter body, strong acid, solidly complex. Drink now or hold. Probably some upside for a well stored bottle.
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9/10/2018 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nose had marzipan, nut, brioche and egg custard. Palate was ripe and powerful but not tremendously complex. Drinking it at its peak. Consistent with previous note.
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8/31/2018 - dsteeves Likes this wine:
Deep gold colour with lots of fizz upon pouring that quickly died in the glass. Lots going on aroma wise with fresh mushroom, peanut brittle, cellar funk, dried fruits (apricot and pineapple), caramel, and a finish reminiscent of Sauternes. Soft bubbles still present on the tongue and enough acidity to keep it from being flabby. I’m sure it was a few years past it’s prime but was still a fantastic wine experience to enjoy!
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8/5/2018 - MC wrote:
popped and poured from my last 750. What a great set of memories with '90 Dom over the years. Unfortunately, I did not think this one was singing like previous bottles - but no one else noticed and everyone loved it. One Mag left, and expect it will be better. gA-?
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7/31/2018 - the player Likes this wine: 94 Points
Delicious mature Dom. Golden yellow color, still quite a bit of fizz on it. Nose of brioche, marzipan, crushed stones, almonds, apple and pink grapefruit. On the palate lucious, great balance, long finish and great finesse. Beautiful champagne.
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7/24/2018 - Aleks Che wrote: flawed
Behind the peak
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7/13/2018 - jmoore431 wrote: 94 Points
Having had this several times, my expectations were not high, but what a surprise! Very calm beading; golden colored; spiced apple nose and palate with a slight skunkiness like a muscat dessert wine; very complex; just hints of toffee maturity. EXCELENT
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6/23/2018 - ricknat1 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Intensely fragrant nose of cinnamon toast and apples. Concentrated honey, apple and spice in the mouth. This is still bubbly and youthful, but had a slightly caramel start that blew off and made for a lovely drink. Look forward to trying it side by side with the Oeno
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5/27/2018 - tinycellar Likes this wine: 95 Points
Beautiful now, like a classic fine wine. Not much bubbles. Extraordinary nose with nuts and fruit. Taste matches nose perfectly.
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5/22/2018 - dream Likes this wine: 94 Points
Good zip of acidity to balance out the rich, mature flavors of caramel, buttered toast and stewed apples. Plenty of fresh bubbles but the flavor profile is quite mature. Finishes very complex with notes of yeast and madeira. Very ready now.
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5/11/2018 - canan wrote: 96 Points
Started out really weirdly being overripe with very brown flavors and not a lot of depth. Initially, we thought that it was defective but after being open for about an hour it surprisingly really opened up.
Lots of red and baked apples but also showing hazelnuts and brown bread. As it opened up it really impressed with its depth, balance and impressive aftertaste. 96-97p.
Amazing wine when you get a "good" bottle like this!
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5/7/2018 - psmith wrote: 93 Points
This has a bit of a mushroomy, aged Champagne character accompanying more classic orange peel and mineral notes. I found it well in balance and pure, with good detail, but certainly not at the level of my bottle from December.
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5/7/2018 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Tempier at Margeaux Brasserie (Chicago, IL): Funny. The first time I had this wine, I was convinced it was corked, but psmith didn't think so. I stuck my nose into the glass here and was almost immediately convinced this bottle was corked too. But I think at the end of the day it's just some sort of weird bottle funk. It's a relatively rich and broad DP, with a relatively creamy mousse and some softer, yellow fruit flavours. Layered and tasty, but starting to tire.
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4/13/2018 - tomoem Likes this wine: 95 Points
WOTN. Nose of apricot nut. Flavors are immediately waxed yellow apple, honey and apricot nut. Impeccable in flavor for its fully resolved acidity. Simply marmalade like creaminess and layer upon layer of various fruits.
Just wonderful !
Lineup included. 1990 Dom Perignon, Kenward Tor 2014 Hyde vineyard Chardonnay, Jordan Chardonnay 2014, Plumpjack Cabernet 2012, Plumpjack Syrah 2015 and Denner The Ditch Digger 2015.
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4/12/2018 - JohnnyBark wrote: flawed
Corked
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4/11/2018 - Ramberg wrote: 95 Points
Small and simple dinner gathering with some special friends, no formal notes.
A perfect start of the evening.
A great Champagne, indeed, that I have had the pleasure of drinking a few times before.
Classical aged DP nose, toasty, coffee, nutty, with yellow apples and notes of toffee.
Fresh and lively mousse, apples, creamy and round, toasted coffee and bread with honey and toffee.
Very fine and lots of life left in it.
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3/15/2018 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
French WTDS at Bellecour (Bellecour, Mpls, MN): Medium gold plus color. Drank 1 glass over an hour plus. Maybe I've just never hit the perfect bottle of '90 Dom, but I have never been fully enamoured of it. This bottle was bought on release and well stored, and it was in very good shape for almost 28 years. The requisite aged notes are there, and I like some of the previous comments about bruised red apple fruit. I think that is fairly accurate. There is a nice floral character in the nose along with some almond. On the palate this has a honeyed quality to it with a stronger nutty quality probably more akin to hazelnut or walnut. Apple, baked apple, lively still, and has weight, brioche, chalk and apple skin carry through on the finish. There is still has a fairly nice bead. Mild oxidative character. Certainly a cerebral bottle. Steve O's bottle and a bonus bottle at that - a truly fun treat to have this again - thanks so much for sharing this.
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2/10/2018 - ehodin Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fading - has seen better days
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1/27/2018 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Shin. Fresh, energetic.
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1/1/2018 - mclanew Likes this wine: 95 Points
In a great place right now. Lovely notes of truffle, nuts, earth and minerals. Beautiful balance and integration with a great finish with secondary and tertiary notes. Holding on well throughout a couple hours during a dinner and continuing to evolve. A great companion to a number of food dishes we had that night. I suspect this has at least five to ten more good years ahead of it.
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12/25/2017 - wynlvr wrote: 89 Points
Just okay, fairly one dimensional. I look at the bottle drunk earlier and other reviews tells me there is a lot of bottle variation.
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12/25/2017 - rlove wrote: flawed
Pegged cork, oxidative, bruised apple.
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12/25/2017 - victorpb Likes this wine: 98 Points
Throughout 2017 I've had the pleasure of enjoying three different bottles of 1990 Dom. This is my absolute favourite of the younger vintages and one of my all time favourite champagnes and is drinking perfectly now. Layers upon layers of honey and sweet pastry without ever going overboard the 1990 is best enjoyed over several hours.
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12/16/2017 - winebargainchaser wrote: 86 Points
tried ours quite a while ago. guess that was too early, looking at the latest ratings ! the bottle we've tasted was about like an ordinary, good brut champagne without vintage, as we know so many. it was no fake however, bought at a retailer with renommé . . . . .
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12/5/2017 - RayOB Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drank at 67
What is not to like about this. Absolutely singing.
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12/3/2017 - KVM wrote:
Yellow gold. Lightly effervescent and nose of caramel and fino sherry. Medium body, off dry and well balanced with acidity. Apples and fino sherry. Long and lovely.
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11/28/2017 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 91 Points
Darker in color. Loads of butterscotch and toffee. This was good but totally over shadowed by the 89 Krug in the next glass. In a good spot and probably not getting better but not in decline.
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11/10/2017 - godx wrote: 94 Points
D and M's Birthday Dinner (Bauhaus Restaurant): Fresher colour and nose then the '90 Krug. Nose was youthful with fresh dough and citrus. Palate was perfectly balanced with a creamy mousse. This was the freshest bottle of 90 DP I've had.
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11/9/2017 - psmith wrote: 96 Points
Best bottle of this I've had. This has an aged richness, with an impression of sweetness to complement orange liqueur and slightly smokey flavors. There's a completeness and depth to the palate, and the mousse, while still lifting, has settled to a large degree. A bolder, more overt Dom characteristic of the vintage. In a really good place right now and I worry the flavors may dull some with too much more time.
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10/14/2017 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Jasper CC. Consistently youthful. From magnum.
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10/13/2017 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Rarely fails to deliver. How at this volume?
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10/6/2017 - Burgnick wrote: 92 Points
The recent review is mixed mostly because of provenance. The two bottle I had tonight are the freshest among the 4 btls I had. Nut fruit, mineral, brioche and almond on the nose. Palate has good acidity. It is still young and vibrant, but the depth and intenisty are not as good as the 85 dom I had recently. I dont agree that the champagne is ripe. In perfect condition, the 90 need 2-3 more years to reach its perfect drinking window. 92-93
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9/27/2017 - Rupert wrote: 91 Points
Low fizz, bruised apple fruit, some toast, fine, but sedate
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9/14/2017 - psmith wrote: 92 Points
The table was sort of split on whether this was corked. I was firmly in the "no" camp, and actually enjoyed it quite a bit. Certainly on the mushroomy, funky side of things, and at first a bit disjointed, but rounded out really nicely with air. Mature fruit tending more towards orange flavors, and a good linearity throughout. Ripe, with a fine-grained mousse, though a bit of a sacharrine-type somewhat confected sweetness on the finish. A solid bottle; pay no attention to what acyso says.
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9/14/2017 - acyso wrote: flawed
HDH auction tasting at Tru; 9/14/2017-9/16/2017 (Chicago, IL): That touch of wet cardboard killed it. Which is a shame because this was actually pretty good.
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9/9/2017 - wineordeath Likes this wine: 94 Points
Out of magnum. Perfect now. Classic DP, but biased slightly on the ripe side.
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8/26/2017 - Satoshi Nakamoto Likes this wine: 95 Points
While it wasn't the greatest or most memorable wine of the night, this was still an incredible champagne that has great life ahead of it. Rich notes of honey, brioche, almond. Loved how it coated the tongue with a lingering finish. While it tasted just magical, it wasn't as complex as I would have expected. However, it's still a bottle that's clearly in leagues above others. What a lovely treat!
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8/22/2017 - MAOC wrote:
Light to mid gold. Fresher than last couple of bottles (not from this stock). Persistent bubbles. Ripe apple with hints of caramel, rich pastry, a clear toasty edge and also a clear and freshening streak of citrus that I haven't noticed in other bottles. This was not as fresh and pure as a bottle 4 years ago (a liquid tarte tatin beauty) and in some ways felt like it was in an awkward phase - indeed it seemed to close down by open up. I think this has plenty of time in hand and needs at least 5 more years. For now **** only
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7/17/2017 - DAN BAILEY wrote:
The only let down of the evening. Quite an advanced, amber colour. Still a vigorous mousse initially but a very one note, sweet palate rather than offering extra complexity from the age.
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7/17/2017 - SimonG wrote: 87 Points
DP @ Medlar (Medlar, London): Full old gold. Significantly darker than the other wines. More amontillado to the eye than champagne. Very evolved. Not exactly faulty but its best years are a fading memory. Too evolved and a touch volatile on the finish. This is the second overly evolved bottle of this I've had, with six gloriously fresh ones, so fingers crossed for next time. Bare ***
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6/14/2017 - sdr Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very interesting how this evolved over a two hour period. At first, lean, tight, austere. Good but challenging and young. Rather suddenly at about the 2 hour mark, it softened, broadened and unclenched. Spicy and full of flavor, a hint of what will come in another 5 - 10 years. Dom P. fascinates again.
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6/7/2017 - grapenomad wrote: 91 Points
Glowing amber color in the glass. Some oxidative notes come into the picture at first, but dissipate after a while in the glass. This is the first time I contemplated decanting a Champagne, but would probably contemplate suicide with a rope after that act as well, so I skipped the nonsense all together. Back to the nose. Notes of caramel, dried apricot, toffee, crushed chalk and lime zest, all backed up by a frisky wave of toasted nuts. In the mouth, the wine's dry with very good balance of acidity and alcohol. Stimulating minerality, medium (+) finish, but the whole time I just had a feeling that this Dom could've given more in terms of strength and depth. Yes, classic elegance of Champagne is there without a doubt, but this vintage just reached its peak and is starting to tumble down slowly.
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5/27/2017 - dkwins Likes this wine: 97 Points
This has mellowed over the years, bubbles little less lively, but exceptional nonetheless. Nutty, carmel and beautifully balanced.
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5/27/2017 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 96 Points
En magnum. Youthful and delicious, bread, slight yeast, grapefruit, flower, full palate feel, long finish. Just a great way to celebrate a bday weekend.
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5/7/2017 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 97 Points
Compared to the Oeno last week much more evolved but perfectly riped and at hits peak, nut, toast, dried fruits, figs, apricot and some creme brulee, great fine perlage and long refreshing finish, 97
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4/27/2017 - lepetitchateau wrote: 92 Points
Took some time from magnum, but the fruit eventually emerged from its shell.
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3/30/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Rousseau 2007 Dinner (RPM Steak - Chicago IL): Rich and forward with plenty of mature orchard fruit and toasted rye bread. Big and forward to start, but even better after open an hour+. I recall enjoying this more when younger, but the power and density tonight is noteworthy. Note, I bought these bottles shortly after release.
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3/28/2017 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points
S/JR dinner. Cracking bottle. Citrus, yeast. Effervescent, balanced. Slight bitterness.
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3/28/2017 - humagne wrote: 98 Points
Golden color. Very fine nose, vinuous, complex. Bread dough, citrus, honey, later goes over to oxidative notes like curry. Very balanced and with fine perlage. Very long finish. Great champagne indeed.
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3/21/2017 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 97 Points
In perfect shape today, drank last week the oenotheque same vintage. Not comparable. You would never guess the same wine and vintage. Much more evolved, but in a great way, nuts, toast, dried fruits as fig and apricot, some creme brulee, a perfect acidity and great fine perlage, for me 97 and at his peak. If you like young champagnes go for the oenotheque, the others will prefer the regular degorgement. Even the oeno may be the better and longer living wine I rate it two points higher than the more expensive one. In 10 years I'm sure the points will change
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3/6/2017 - kingkanu wrote: 93 Points
Gold to deep gold colour. Savoury biscuit nose, decent sparkle still. Rich tasting, good freshness quite full and long, one of the best vintage champagnes I've tasted, cracking stuff
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3/3/2017 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 96 Points
Opened for our 44th Wedding Anniversary, medium amount of tiny bubbles, nice mousse, nose of honey, beeswax, spring flowers, and slate, same on the palate, big body, elegant, delicious, rich tasting, mouth filling fruit, long, long finish.
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3/1/2017 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 93 Points
The freshest bottle out of the three I had. Toasted nut, stone fruit, brioche and minerals. Palate is so lively and fresh with high minerality and deep yellow fruit. Very good. 93+
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2/26/2017 - jhngo Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fresh alive. Really delicious.
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2/18/2017 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 91 Points
Classic toasty and doughy nose consistent with past bottles, but this bottle was more oxidized and generally more tired than prior examples. Palate had lost more effervescence than good bottles have and showed deep toasty cereal grains and oxidization. Even when the bottle isn't perfect this is still a pretty enjoyable wine. '96 served next smoked this tonight though. Bottle from the same source as Nov 2016 which was excellent.
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2/18/2017 - T.E.D. wrote: 88 Points
Ditto other reviews regarding oxidization and lack of fizz. Amber color with minimal pop on cork release. Nose still shows a ramped DP toasty note and more caramel and burnt sugar and toast most likely due to ox. Palate is heavy and chenin like yet with fizz. There is still some good things to be found like a super toasty note, some nutty notes, more honeyed nuance and molasses. Again clearly not meant to be this way but not doa either.
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2/8/2017 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 95 Points
Old and New Red Burgundy Dinner (Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.): Derrald also brought from his cellar this Champagne, served second, with a nose of minerals, lemon zest, lime zest, candied fruit, sliced apple, allspice, and spring flowers, more of the same on the palate, crisp, sweet mineral driven fruit on the palate, mouth filling, showing its age but not tired at all, sweet honey taste, big body, very elegant, and long, long mineral finish.
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1/2/2017 - englishman's claret wrote: 94 Points
Delicious; needed a few minutes to open out. Lots of brioche, citrus, saline, parchment. Liked it a lot. Went very well with the Ossetra caviar.
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12/31/2016 - davidandrose Likes this wine:
Medium to light bubbles. Earthy overall with apricot, pistachio; great NYE bubble. While I have little experience w champagnes if this age, I imagine this is I the heart of its window w 5+ years for ideal drinking. Everyone founded this to be an outstanding wine.
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12/31/2016 - SeaSmoke wrote: 94 Points
Medium expressive nose displaying sweet yellow fruit, candied lemon zest, lemon curd, apple pie, brioche, smoke, mineral and sweet spices. Sweet palate, round and warm, medium mousse, good acidity and mineral expression and slightly bitter medium finish.
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12/31/2016 - SOFO Wine Diva Likes this wine: 95 Points
Light fruity to light floral; touch of gold color; slightly lingers on palette; still bubbles when poured; perfect with broiled shrimp and lobster; so very happy to enjoy this bottle as it was a retirement gift that I saved to celebrate New Years Eve.
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12/28/2016 - tbabes wrote: 99 Points
From a pristine bottle; perfect fill and the cork was sound. Medium gold color, with notes of freshly baked bread, almonds, and very ripe white fruits. Impressive depth of flavor, with a creamy mouthfeel, vibrant acdidity, and an incredibly focused finish. A perfectly mature champagne!
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12/20/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: flawed
Dom Perignon Dinner (Cherry Circle Room - Chicago IL): Corked.
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12/15/2016 - BradE wrote:
DP, some nice white burgs, DRC GE, and 05 Dujac reds.: 1990 DP is quite variable in 750's, but this magnum was picture perfect. Pure, clean, intense, simply brilliant, and likely the best bottle of 90 I've ever tasted.
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12/1/2016 - The Vines That Bind wrote: flawed
Dom Pérignon Dinner (Atara): Corked.
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11/26/2016 - canan wrote: 98 Points
BYO @ Mathias: It is just a stunning wine with huge depth and intensity. IMHO, it is simply amazing and one of the best DPs since the 76.
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11/26/2016 - dqL wrote:
Crisp golden earthy honey. When I opened it, there was not a lot of gas but it did did let out a small pop. I was excited to see the golden color and trailing lines of bubbles in my first glass. The nose at first was mild, rich, dry, and a bit of iodine or earthiness. The taste was also just the same rich, dry, and earthy - good amount of bubbles to fill out the mouth. It lasts quite long on the pallete and really great to just enjoy slowly. My last one so now I have to look for more!
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11/26/2016 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 93 Points
Prestige Cuvees Zurich 2016 (Carlton Restaurant Zurich): Very elegant, toast, seabreeze, iodine, richness, this is a typical DP, maybe not the perfect bottle but still very pleasant
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11/24/2016 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 93 Points
Hawaiian Escape; 11/19/2016-11/26/2016 (Kuki'o): Beautiful nose that includes warm brioche, vanilla extract, honeycomb, coconut shavings, white flowers, and a squeeze of lemon citrus. This is both young with great effervescence and citrus, and developed with yeasty tones. On the palate this is rich and immensely flavourful. Traces of smoke. Developed and mature but this bottle is still young in all the right places.
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11/17/2016 - clayfu wrote:
This wine must have been stored in 42F cause it's still so primary and youthful, not giving up any of the caramel toast I would be expecting from a 90 Dom. Even has a little of the saline flavor of the 2002. So easy to drink. The freshness of the wine was surprising.
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10/28/2016 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
Truffle Dinner at the Papies (The Papies, Elizabeth St, London): After a few worrying bottles it was good to come across (our last) a good bottle, albeit still the oxidation is there in the back ground. But we could not fault this wine. Honeysuckle, ripe apricots, yeasty. Light on the bubbles and generally on low on the vitality side. A good wine but definitely one to drink sooner than later. 93-94
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10/27/2016 - asparagus wrote: 94 Points
Had this with dinner at Imperial Treasure. Early maturity and still has years to run. Apricot, candy and so many other things on the nose. Beautiful.
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10/24/2016 - godx wrote: 93 Points
Drank alongside the 1985. Nice developed nose of baked apple, brioche and mushrooms. Compared to the ’85 this a bit more masculine and rich on the palate. Great concentration with lively acidity. Starting to drink really well now but no rush.
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10/5/2016 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 94 Points
Lots of toasted nut, popcorn and minerals. Very fresh. Long finish. This is sensational!
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10/4/2016 - SimonG wrote: 93 Points
Hermitage La Chapelle & Grange (10 Greek Street, London): Mid to full straw. Nicely rich on the nose without any oxidative notes. Nicely mellow with a touch of ginger. Decent length. Lovely. ****
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9/30/2016 - dcwino wrote: 93 Points
Annual Chicago winos visit - Pearl Clutcher, coche, drc, rousseau, D'Yquem and etc. (The Grill Room at Rosewood DC): Pulled from my last case. As I pour, still generous mousse. Medium expressive nose displaying sweet yellow fruit, candied lemon zest, lemon curd, apple pie, brioche, smoke, mineral and sweet spices. Sweet palate, round and warm, medium mousse, good acidity and mineral expression and slightly bitter medium finish. This particular bottle seems fully mature. Lacking the freshness and energy of the best bottles.
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9/30/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Wine Dinner Extravaganza (Rosewood Hotel Dining Room - Washington DC): I haven't had this wine in a few years, and it is certainly starting to show some age, although taking longer than most 1990s. Great concentration and length, nicely mature apple with plenty of brioche. Still has its wonderfully textured, minerally finish.
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8/25/2016 - Paul S wrote: 94 Points
Epic Champagne dinner (Taberna, Bukit Merah): From a magnum - very nice indeed. This had a lovely nose of light toasted brioche, warm caramel, a bit of minerality, and some slightly oxidative white meat and white mushroom notes floating alongside glowing apple fruit aromas. In the mouth, it was round and fleshy, with mature notes of ripe apples, caramel, and a touch of strawberry, but this still backed against a lovely backbone of acid and mineral all the way into long, mouthwatering, mineral finish. Plenty of sinewy strength and power here, but lots of purity too, all draped under graceful robe. A complete showing, drinking beautifully too. Superb.
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8/25/2016 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Cusp of transitioning into oxidative phase. Lightly effervescent, relatively sweet and still retaining decent acidity.
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8/23/2016 - Vino Monkeys Likes this wine: 97 Points
Gold with a watery rim and ultra fine mousse. Distinct bread notes, developed aroma of ripe melon, baked apple, lemon, baking spices, caramel, and maybe a very slight chalky minerality. Flavors follow the nose, adding honey, with balanced fruit and acid. The bubbles quickly left this elder champagne, but, even at this age, beautifully elegant.
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8/16/2016 - acheng wrote: 94 Points
This is a sound bottle! Rich golden hue with fine beady bubbles. Smoky, shellfish and kept evolving in the glass. Lots of caramel and roasted almonds. More than redeemed its reputation after the subpar bottle I had from last time.
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7/29/2016 - franinnyc Likes this wine: 90 Points
I was disappointed in this. Would never have guessed this was 25 year old champagne. Good but not great.
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7/25/2016 - DSo wrote: 97 Points
absolutely stunning! beautiful golden yellow color. nose of honey and citron, lots of fruits, nuts, apple, hints of yeast on palate, with smooth and elegant bubbles, a wonderful champagne at its peak.
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7/16/2016 - sdr Likes this wine: 93 Points
The more champagne I drink, the more I am impressed with the genius that is Dom Pérignon. When young, it often seems disappointingly thin and weak, only to fill out over time to something like this one, medium weight, fragrant, gingery and complex. While many 1990 champagnes are blowsy or fading, the DP is still on the way up and will become even more interesting in the years to come.
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6/1/2016 - jhngo Likes this wine: 93 Points
Freshest 90 I've had. Round creamy with good acid.
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5/17/2016 - SimonG wrote: 94 Points
Mainly PYCM & Fourrier (Spring, London): Mid straw. Subdued, gentle stream of bubbles, but transient at best. Rich nose, oaty, mellow, a touch oxidative but mainly mature burgundy with a slight spritz. Really lovely. Relaxes and develops a bit with air. Really lovely, possibly just lacking a little energy for top flight. Still... ****1/2
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5/14/2016 - mclanew wrote: 95 Points
Drank from two bottles with consistent notes. These are at the grand finale and begun their descent. Still quite fleshy with lovely note of stewed fruits, nuts, butter and minerals. Drink relatively quickly though because the oxidation process impacts it in 30-60 min meanigfully.
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5/14/2016 - dlduchon wrote:
This bottle tasted like it had more aged notes, a hint of oxidation. Still it was a complex wine with nice aged nuances
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3/25/2016 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points
Champagne - 100 Vintage and NV Champagne; 12/15/2015-12/15/2020: During a tasting dinner. From Magnum. Golden color. Nose of dried fruit, bakery flowers. This has a lot of mature aromas. Nice and complex with a long finish on dried fruit aromas. Perlage is a bit too tame for my taste. Drink up.
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2/28/2016 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 94 Points
Some Tempranillo at Cooking School (ICASI): Its been a while since I have had this vintage. Medium deep golden with a tinge of green in color. Still some nice effervescence though in an open glass the bubble expire quickly. Great nose. Mature. Slight lemon, bit of ginger and minerals and a slight mushroom note. Very nice. On the palate, very deep. Complex. Not a lot of fruit, more about minerality. A bit of ginger and lemon. Seemed to improve for a short time with air though. Held up for a glass later in the evening just fine. A nice treat.
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2/14/2016 - jhngo Likes this wine: 90 Points
Sweet brioche lots of deeper secondary notes.
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2/11/2016 - MAOC wrote:
At the Square. PnP. Initially a little more restrained than the last bottle but showing more exotic elements and richness as it opened up. Ripe baked apple, pastry, caramel, ginger with still notably present bubbles. Impressive and plenty of time left. ****1/2
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2/5/2016 - Pknut wrote: flawed
Began with a musty, moldy smell although not full-on TCA. Palate lacked the mustiness, but wasn't fresh, with a baked caramel note that suggested heat damage along the way. A note of coconut oil popcorn is evident once past the caramel, which R says is typical of the 90 Dom. With R.
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1/30/2016 - Harrison1236 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Was still good even thought it would of been better quite a few years back. Stayed around 59°F and didn't change over 2°F while stored . still have 3 left. Still very bubbly for being so old. Shot the cork to see if it would fly and it flew extremely far and was very bubbly still to my surprise. Still contained the same atmosphereic pressure of a new bottle of just say veuve .It was very dry which i like very much.Typical Dom perignon. A good season .
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1/30/2016 - justburg wrote: 91 Points
Sushi at Aoki. Bright gold, extremely young. Lightly toasted brioche, salted butter, lemon, chinese pear and sweet corn. Very yeasty and lots of bubbles. This has barely aged. Good structure on the palate, with minerals, acidity, wet stone, yuzu, Japanese melon, salted butter and milk curd. On the basis of this amazingly fresh bottle, a long way to go. 91 for now, but potentially 94-95 in 10-15 years.
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1/17/2016 - hajoha wrote: flawed
Overmoden og sliten.
Faen!
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1/13/2016 - ubercuvee wrote:
a *very* advanced sample, tasted more like a 79 or 82
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12/29/2015 - nortonnose wrote: 95 Points
Sadly, my lost bottle of this, but it was fittingly cherished on a special occasion: house-warming for good friends. Our previous bottle was consumed on their wedding day 19 months ago!
From 750ml, we PnP'd into goblets. Medium-gold color. This bottle had quite a bit more energy than our previous. The nose was intoxicating: floral, crispy baked pear tart, and warm butterscotch. The palate had barely any of that charming, subtle oxidation that I love in older champagnes. Still so fresh! Crisp, candied apple, warm brioche on the palate. Medium-long finish. I'm glad this stood tall for the sentiment and occasion, it was really special!
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12/26/2015 - BuzzzzOff Likes this wine: 96 Points
One of the guests brought to our friends' Boxing Day lunch. Wow, good to have such friends!!! Light, brown-amber gold on the eye. Her flowing, amber robes enchanted the entire room within seconds...stunning! Aromas of burnt caramel candy, caramlized apples and pears, honey and peach nectar. The gown was enticing, the nose was intoxicating. Palate os silky, smooth, elegant honey and caramel nectar. If the gown and nose were more than sufficient to compel us to be better people, then her taste sealed the deal. Privileged, pleased and thankful everyday for that which we sip and snack. The feeling will linger for, well, ever!
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12/25/2015 - Gian wrote: 95 Points
Opened almost one hours before, the cork was quite good and this started to make me happy , poured in a glass and happy to see the bubbles starting to go up. Yellow gold color, nose of toasted aromas , honey, zest , balanced and creamy bubbles , long lasting finish. Great bottle
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12/21/2015 - ggj wrote: 95 Points
ShinBay with Joanne and Carisa
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12/5/2015 - Brentw1 Likes this wine: 95 Points
This has been in my cellar for 20 years awaiting my daughters 21st. Opened with a slight pop initially making me wonder if we were going to get fizz. I need not have worried as the finest bubbles started to pour up from the base of each glass. The nose was exquisite with brioche, lemon and layers of toasty type aromas. So complex that I can't go into a load of different details. The palate was smooth and complex and several people who did not normally drink champagne commented along the lines that this is awesome. The finish was powerful and long and a bottle of Veuve Clicquot opened in a restaurant later was a poor relation in comparison.
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12/1/2015 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 93 Points
Magnum. Distinctive nose of baking pretzel dough, sulphur, and lemon citrus. Approachable and not too sharp. More of the same and tremendously enjoyable on the palate. Something green hanging around, asparagus, and nut oils. Could definitely pick this out as aged Dom Perignon and some at dinner even remarked that it was too "Dommy" for them. Classic example of the house although less of a finish than recalled. Still great.
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11/24/2015 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 95 Points
En magnum, great light color for its age, lemon, citrus, great finish.
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10/16/2015 - Pacalet Likes this wine: 94 Points
Light golden in color, lovely mature champagne nose with loads of citrus fruit, yeasty and bready. Great place to drink now with fine and persistent bubbles, long finish with minerals, wonderful and no rush.
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10/4/2015 - Paul S wrote: 95 Points
Gaja Charity Dinner & Tasting for HealthServe (Taberna, Bukit Merah): En Magnum. This was absolutely superb, putting another really quite good magnum of 1990 VC Cave Privee completely in the shade. It had a lovely nose, with whiffs of burnt corn and butter, bread and yeast, all floating around subtle strawberry notes. Really attractive, but it was actually on the palate that the wine really wowed me. One sip, and this just whacks you with wonder, with layer after layer of flavours fanning out like a peacock's tail in the mouth - toast and butter, white fruit and red apple, and an edge of strawberry notes, all riding on a juicy, lemony spine. Fabulous stuff, and in a magnum, this was really beginning to hit its stride. On one hand, it was just on the cusp of a full, gorgeous maturity, with a lovely sense of integration and roundness to it; yet on the other, it still had a fine, gentle mousse and beautiful acidity that lent it a youthful, energetic edge as it blossomed through the midpalate and into a long finish littered with juicy fruit and nuances of flowers and spice. Wonderful. It constantly amazes me how Dom Perignon can produce hundreds of thousands of bottles each year and yet still create real gems like these. This was as good Champagne as I had all year.
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9/12/2015 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 93 Points
A very pleasant surprise, did not expect '90 DP to be this great but everyone agreed. Medium effervescence and gold in the glass. Toasty notes of brioche, baking dough, egg whites, and crystallizing orange gouda. Really solid en Mag.
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9/11/2015 - dcwino wrote: flawed
Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze event; 9/11/2015-9/12/2015 (Capella Hotel Georgetown): This seems a bit more advance than my recent bottles. Lemond curt, candied orange, tarte tatin and burnt sugar. Good concentration, shy mousse, burnt sugar driven palate impression and medium finish. For my palate, not a good example of the great 90 Dom. My score would be around 90 pts.
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8/21/2015 - Racer117 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Similar to my bottle on 01/10/15 (the good) and dissimilar (the bad) as well. This was exquisite and exactly what I enjoy in an aged vintage Champagne. Rich and deep with honeyed and toasty flavors and light with good acidity and a fine mousse. The last sip after warmed to room temperature had an exotic herbal liquier flavor. Chartreuse perhaps?
Thanks to SD-Wineaux for opening this for the August Birthday Club.
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8/17/2015 - RolfT Likes this wine: 96 Points
I hate to admit it, but I enjoyed this a lot. Gun powder smoke. Rich and powerful, dark flavours.
A few years past its best (for me), but still at a very good place.
Not everyone enjoyed this as much as I.
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8/9/2015 - Collector1855 wrote: 96 Points
Champagne - 100 Vintage and NV Champagne; 12/15/2015-12/15/2020: From Magnum. What a great start into this wine dinner. Medium yellow, aromas of apple, bakery, lemon, apricot. Excellent presence and perlage. This struck the right balance of drinkability and complexity. Everyone liked it. It also felt young and fresh from this MG bottle. Terrific!
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8/8/2015 - tooch wrote: 94 Points
Hadn't had this in about a year. Nose had a bit of an exotic nuttiness to it with creamy cherry and bready notes. Palate was generous and deep. Had very nice grip and weight. Bottle showed really well...
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7/3/2015 - jhngo Likes this wine: 94 Points
rich yeasty creamy goodness. much more supple acids toffee and slight sweetness.
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6/26/2015 - Alex H wrote: 91 Points
Rich toffee on the nose. Slightly saline but hugely sweet corn brioche and baked lemon notes.
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6/25/2015 - rossi.wine wrote: 92 Points
Tasted blind. In comparison to some other 1990s less evolved in terms of colour. Not much nose at first, slowly developing. Ripe stone fruit, slightly yeasty, but quite low key. Less complex and rich than some but round and balanced with bright acidity and good fruit. Excellent length. Getting better over time in the glass. Certainly more backward, there is no rush drinking this. 91-93
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6/9/2015 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 Points
Big Comtes de Champagne Tasting with 12 vintages and 9 other big bottles in the 1 star Restaurant "Zum Bären" Balduinstein, Germany.
CdC 1976, 83, 85, 86, 90, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00 and 05
CdC Rose 2005
Dom Perignon 83, 85, 90 and 05
Bollinger Grande Annee 1990
Nicolas Feuillatte 1996 Palmes d'Or and Millesime 2002
Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque 1998
Not that graceful as last time, missing the refreshing acidity
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5/17/2015 - nphase Likes this wine: 93 Points
Toasty and quite mature. Apple, nut, golden flavors. medium finish. Fine bubbles, still has balance in its acidity.Really enjoying 1990 these days!
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5/16/2015 - MEKWINE Likes this wine: 92 Points
Served at Alex's house in Bordeaux on the occasion of BWE France Tour 2015. Evolved and mature in colour, some beading but little persistence. Stewed apples aromas. I was expecting more biscuity and brioche notes, all that said, I was sated by the soft apple aromas, which persisted. An enjoyable glass with a medium finish.
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5/10/2015 - jhngo Likes this wine: 95 Points
golden mature notes. fine bubbles and toasty mature notes.
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5/2/2015 - jhngo Likes this wine: 94 Points
more advanced than others. deeper coffee notes
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4/23/2015 - jhngo Likes this wine: 96 Points
super fresh best bottle in awhile.
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4/23/2015 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 95 Points
Dom Perignon at Les Nomades (Les Nomades Chicago): Great deep straw color, yeast scent, burnt away, lovely spices, delicious on the finish savory
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4/19/2015 - LWI wrote: 93 Points
Some Champagnes: Good complexity, but not very expressive. Greenish-bitter finish, but mature fruit. Tight, less vinous that previous bottles. Still a bit young?
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3/27/2015 - hkbob Likes this wine: 94 Points
Cork came out cleanly, no issues. Lovely golden color. Mushrooms, candied salmon (without the fishy smell), and a hint of cinnamon on the nose. Rich palate with brioche, mushroom and toasty notes on the palate. Very fine mousse. Really special. My first older vintage champagne and I was not disappointed.
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3/21/2015 - ggj wrote: 95 Points
Marea in NYC
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3/18/2015 - MC wrote:
Two bottles, with one slighty fresher than the other - but both just great. Wish I had a lot more of this. A
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3/12/2015 - ricknat1 wrote: flawed
off
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3/10/2015 - mhudes Likes this wine: 97 Points
I must admit, I'm usually apprehensive about wines from producers with glitzy rock star like reputations, but my goodness, this one certainly delivers. Very lively. Toasty notes with maybe jasmine on the nose. Very tiny bubbles. Crisp apples, citrus and a touch of honey on the palate. At 25 years, just terrific.
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2/27/2015 - etyc Likes this wine:
1990-themed dinner (The American Club): My 2nd DP in 2-days; The 1st being a '99 the prior day. Served in a white-wineglass, it had that signature DP toast note, but a lot less apparent; plus lemons, some smoke and perfume which all seemed to be melded together and creeping up on you gently, or almost ethereally. And wow, the palate was where it struck (a home-run) - notes of apples, lemons in a rounded but nervy package, deep & intense yet perfectly balanced with freshness, and a palate-staining finish that went on almost forever. A DP epiphany!
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2/25/2015 - muchomaas wrote: 90 Points
Still some of the toffee and almond notes from previous bottles, but overall, a bit disappointing with a medium-short finish and without roundness.
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2/12/2015 - JAKurek wrote: flawed
Corked...what a bummer
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2/1/2015 - jhngo Likes this wine: 97 Points
super fresh alive. has the toffee notes typical of the vintage. very good out of mag
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1/10/2015 - Racer117 wrote:
Nose of Burgundy; viscous mouthfeel, fading mousse, layered flavors of lemon, chalk, perfume. This is good but not ethereal, as I was hoping. At one point I thought I might have smelled some wet cardboard so..... small fault? No score.
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12/31/2014 - jhngo Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fresh alive notes of sweet toffee.
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12/31/2014 - jkuanl wrote:
Light gold color, single stream of bubbles. Ripe, medium weight; baked apples, honey, and a hint of minerals; mild acidity; ready to drink.
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12/27/2014 - nortonnose wrote: 94 Points
Pure holiday decadent treat, alongside caviar! Simply delightful. Golden color. Lovely yeast nose, hint of apricot. Light, fresh, vibrant on the palate: brioche, green apple. Gorgeous acidity. Long finish. I previously said to drink up but I'm no longer convinced there is a rush. Characteristically, I'd expect this to remain here for years.
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10/23/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Birthday Dinner with Good Wine (NEXT Restaurant - Chicago IL): Magically appeared at the end of the evening. Far superior to another bottle form a few weeks ago, this was a fresh and refreshing burst of energy and acidity that was a pure thrill in a glass.
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10/18/2014 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points
From magnum. Lively with vibrant acidity, white stone fruits and citrus, emerging toasty notes. In better form than some recent 750s.
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10/9/2014 - dlduchon Likes this wine: 98 Points
Fresh and young good for many years. Very impressive vintage.
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9/21/2014 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 97 Points
Big Champagne Tasting of old Champagnes
2nd best CHampagne in the flight (out of 6)
unbelievable fresh, much younger than the Cristal 1989, elegant, not so much nuts than the Cristal 1989, but much finer and more delicate, I think at its best, long finish, different than Bollingers GA 1985 but equal in the fun aspect
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9/20/2014 - canan wrote: 95 Points
Chateauneuf Du Pape 1990 Horisontal (@Terkel): Just lovely and creamy texture with plenty of green apples left.
As always the coffee and toasty character is present but the wine has a lovely edge to it that I simply adore.
The 90 just continues to improve and impress.. I just adore this wine!
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9/4/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: flawed
Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande / Pichon-Longueville Baron Dinner (RPM Steak - Chicago IL): Far more advanced vs any other time I've tried this wine. It was not very interesting tonight, but I don't think it representative given other bottles tasted over the past few years.
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8/27/2014 - tooch wrote: 94 Points
Chablis Fest (Shaw's Crab House - Chicago, IL): Another great bottle of this. Biscuity, truffle-y, with beautiful aromas of apples/pears/slate. The palate had a nice creamy note to it with with lots of lemons, limes, mushrooms, and floral notes. Delicious wine that I want to drink more of!
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8/24/2014 - jhngo Likes this wine: 95 Points
Very good bottle fresh lots of acid still and slight toffee finish. Beautiful.
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7/6/2014 - cephomer Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drank at Charley's house party from magnum. Dark golden color befitting the age of this bottle. Somewhat floral nose, mixed with notes of honey and tart apple. On the palate, first I noticed lots of honey, then some citrus, and then some apple, along with brioche and a malt. Well-balanced wine, very complex & elegant. Some earthiness and minerality here too. Obviously not a young wine & certainly looks it age. Still, great freshness no doubt due to the excellent acidity level, and excellent length. A great example of a well-aged DP.
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6/29/2014 - AtoZ wrote: 92 Points
Toasty. Musty for few minutes. Got more tropical. A touch sweet would be my knock. Very good bubbles in this bottle. Well stored. I liked it better without food.
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6/13/2014 - 14frimaire wrote:
A pristine bottle with a great cork. Wow. Fresh, beautiful, prime time.
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5/25/2014 - nortonnose wrote: 93 Points
Mazeltov, Josh & Amy! My darling bride and I are enjoying this before the ceremony. From 750ml purchased from a private cellar and recently shipped (my acknowledgement that bottle variation is probably much wider in old champagne). Medium-gold color. Very little energy on opening the bottle itself, cork popped almost too easily with but a fizzle. Obviously, aged vintage champagne is very much in the eye of the glass holder. Certain characteristics appeal more to some folks than others. While I found this a little flat, I personally really do the love the nuance. The nose is quite nice: floral, apple, apricot, and earth. The palate is that touch of oxidized Madeira: crisp and tart apple, with a long finish. This is very good, but I can easily understand how many would find this disappointing, given the accolades and the price of '90 Dom. I agree with other TNs that this may be rapidly declining so, drink up.
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5/20/2014 - MC wrote:
From magnum. This was fantastic. Still young in color, great nose, incredible balance and a nice, long finish. Has years to go. A
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5/4/2014 - jhngo wrote: 97 Points
killer bottle.
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4/25/2014 - asparagus Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow. Still lively, still amazing. This is what aged champagne is all about. Has the stuffing to last for another 10 years, easily, I think. Yum!
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4/4/2014 - Wine_lvr Likes this wine: 96 Points
Mature Champage: Tasted blind: Wow...one can say it is love at first sight. A true beauty with enormous depth, grace and elegance. Nose showed flavors of white tea and mint notes, caramel and apples. The acidity is so nicely integrated in the wine. One feels the higher dosage but this helps this wine to stay fresh. I would have never guessed to have an almost 25 year old Champagne in the glass. As a growers Champagne fan I am still always stunned that DP can produce millions of bottles of such a superb quality. Great wine. Drink - 2025+
Note: Perfect bottle stored since release in natural cellar. So for old Champagne (even more than for reds) storage conditions are the deciding factor...
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4/3/2014 - jhngo Likes this wine: 95 Points
Fresh crisp apples sweet coffee notes. Finish is espresso cream with a little alcohol bite.
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4/3/2014 - Lord Rayas wrote:
MNSC - Alex (Country Club Grill): very pleasant. still youthful
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3/15/2014 - jhngo Likes this wine: 95 Points
deep rich still very much alive. just lovely.
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2/24/2014 - subtlet Likes this wine: 94 Points
1990 Bordeaux Dinner (Noisette, Portland, OR): The nose reminds me of an excellent tarte tatin. Baked apple blends with light pastry crust and great vanilla notes. The scent alone is a fantastic experience! On the palate, the baked apples are gorgeous, tart, with flavors of buttery pastry crust rising to work brilliantly with the tartness. Throughout the experience, tart flavors, and full rich flavors take turns in the foreground, always complimenting each other. Age shows a bit, and there's a touch of caramel flavor around the edges. The flavors and bubbles last long on the palate. This is fantastic!
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2/14/2014 - Two Winos Likes this wine: 97 Points
Amazing bottle of bubbles! Perfectly paired with our tuna tartare opening course. Flavors of creamy honey, strawberries. Nothing to complain about (except once the bottle was empty).
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2/11/2014 - jlgnml wrote:
Sent to Liz in LA for her dinner at Alma
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2/9/2014 - galewskj wrote: 90 Points
Surprisingly oxidized - we were debating whether this was the style or if this bottle had been compromised. We don't know because we don't have a reference point. Oxidative, caramelized, floral nose. Powerful with apple and brioche. The finish turns slightly medicinal and bitter.
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2/8/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
Memorable Grand Champagne Tasting (St. Paul, MN): Medium-dark gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Very little energy on opening the bottle. Quite flat and the lackluster bubbles faded quickly. The nose is very nice though showing a distinct earthiness, apple, apricot, spice, quite floral, honeysuckle, lemon. The palate is oxidative, flat, earthy, almond, tart apple, full bodied, medium finish. Still good, but certainly a disappointment given the accolades for this bottle. In reading other notes it would appear that this may be rapidly declining. I think it advisable to drink now unless there proves to be significant bottle variation. 90+pts.
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2/8/2014 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 90 Points
Epic Champagne Tasting (St. Paul, MN): The weak link amongst this tasting. Certainly at the current price a terrible QPR. While I don't believe this was a perfect bottle there was no signs of significant flaws. Darker in color with apple, tart fruits and sweet mango. Slight oxidization. Some found this barely drinkable but I would drink it just at a price of around $35.
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1/17/2014 - wineberg Likes this wine: 95 Points
Send-off in Style (Bourbon Steak, DC): Bottle was great to start, but went flat quicker than I would have expected.
While it was there though, the mousse was silky smooth. Notes of heavily toasted bread, red apple, hazelnut are all throughout this wine.
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12/31/2013 - chevalblanc1959 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Definetly one of the best bottles I had in recent past. Perfect level, wonderful golgen yellow colour, very very lively bubbles, splendid nose with buttery, honeyed bouquet. Good weight, very good acidity, full flavoured with a long and very elegant finish. Glad I still have a few, they will last quite a while longer.
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12/29/2013 - NNV Likes this wine: 97 Points
Adore this wine. Sick, sick bottle. Toffee, caramel and coffee notes that are so pronounced. Mousse has fallen into the background and these tertiary notes have taken over. Just an absolutely gorgeous bottle of wine. Still has life but this is on its third phase of life. Just an incredible vintage and an incredible bottle of wine. I adore this.
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12/25/2013 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 95 Points
Christmas Day 2013 (Walnut Creek, Ca.): Nose of slate, shale, apple, grapefruit, citrus, and brioche, same on the palate, big body, very tasty, at it's peak, very rich fruit, mouth filling fruit, elegant and subtle, and a long, long, long, flavorful finish.
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12/22/2013 - jhngo Likes this wine: 94 Points
Beautiful mature champ slight notes of coffee fresh toast. Golden in color with a powerful toasty nose. My goto dp
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12/21/2013 - Barry Rothof wrote: 93 Points
1990 DP and a Bit of Burgundy!: Quite mature and in a perfect place now. Caramel and hazelnut notes with a round feel. Nice yeasty brioche character coming through as well. Still very elegant and truly delicious!
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12/20/2013 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 94 Points
Opened at Fleming's Steak House with Kathy and Joe. Fabulous floral bouquet of citrus, rose petals, applesauce and allspice, more of the same on the palate, sweet honey taste, big body, very elegant, and long, long mineral finish.
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12/19/2013 - Burgaddict wrote: 92 Points
Leiden December tasting 2013: Nose with a bit of yeast, butter, soft flower tones. Taste mature, sweet, some mushroom, really lovely softened acidity, slight bitterness. Elegant wine. Finish appears a bit short at first, but soft tones linger on.
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12/12/2013 - SimonG wrote: 95 Points
Chambolle & Gevrey @ Trompette (La Trompette, London): Lovely vanilla and gentle spice nose. Fresh, elegant, lovely depth. Richness, impeccable balance and poise through the mid-palate and a long finish. Effortless. Lovely. *****
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12/10/2013 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Fully developed with some mushroom and nutty development. It tasted of baked apple and was rich and creamy with good length.
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12/7/2013 - m_arcon wrote: flawed
What a pity!
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12/2/2013 - MAOC wrote:
Drunk at the Georges V in Paris before dinner for my wife's 30th. Bottle was in excellent condition (one owner since release). Surprisingly young overall, with a light but steady stream of bubbles. The palate started with quite primary fruit, but quickly developed richness with air to leave a profile of candied apple, honey and pastry; on the palate it was simply like liquid tarte tatin - but with perfect freshness to offset the richness. Great champagne and I hope all bottles are in a shape like this (or better - this one had done the Eurostar trip a few hours before...). ****1/2
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12/2/2013 - godx wrote: 91 Points
MNF Dinner at Tommy's (Vancouver, BC): Medium straw colour. Quite developed on the nose with baked yellow fruits, mushrooms and some nutty/yeasty aromas as well. Rich in the mouth with excellent length and solid acidity. Not the best bottle of this Ive had but still very enjoyable. Excellent.
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11/28/2013 - jhngo Likes this wine: 95 Points
beautiful mature coffee notes depth
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11/28/2013 - Matsutake wrote: 94 Points
Opened too cold. Improved after 30 minutes of air and heat. Deep golden color as expected at this maturity. Nose was a bit restrained (served in Zalto white glasses not flutes). Palate was a bit oxidative when cold, but with some heat it turned plump and long, complicated by some remaining acid. Tiny, tiny bubbles alive and well and piquant. And a little bitterness hidden in the finish of the last glass.
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11/24/2013 - Lord Rayas wrote:
My MNSC (Seventh Son): quite tight to start. better after an hour. white wine glasses rather than flutes preferred.
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11/21/2013 - SimonG wrote: flawed
Dom Perignon @ Medlar: Corked.
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11/15/2013 - Papies wrote:
We are starting to worry if this once great Champagne is past and gone? We had 2 bottles on the evening and although one was much better than the other none of them had the energy and spirit of a 1990 Dom. To add to our concerns a friend of ours had a similar realisation the other day from an unrelated case to ours. We would urge caution on this wine and only buy from OWC. Please let us know if u have similar issues. For the record levels and cork and labels were super good.
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11/14/2013 - rnellans wrote: 94 Points
I've had the good opportunity to have had this wine several times recently, and this bottle was the best. Several have been advanced. This one showed beautiful apple, mineral , lemon notes. Quite fresh. Excellent.
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10/30/2013 - djarcara Likes this wine: 95 Points
Beautiful. Full body, butterscotch, apricot nose. Butterscotch , vanilla, dried apricots, dates, almond flavors. Still very bubbly with much life left in it.
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10/26/2013 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 97 Points
Opened at Fleming's Steak House for my birthday. Fabulous bouquet of citrus, rose petals, applesauce and allspice, more of the same on the palate, at it's peak, gorgeous mouth filling wine, big body, very tasty, and long, long mineral finish.
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10/20/2013 - dcwino wrote: 97 Points
1982 Bordeaux dinner (The Grill Room at Capella Hotel Georgetown): Absolutely gorgeous. Brioche, yellow fruits, smoke, baked apple and a hint of baking spices. Quite delicate palate with fine mousse but also intense sweet yellow fruits. Perfectly matured Dom. Once again, I highly recommend to buy the 02 Dom and start consume in ten to fifteen years.
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10/19/2013 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 94 Points
A bit of a corked nose, did burn off and the taste was delivered. Served in a burgundy glass and that is now the preferred serving.
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9/29/2013 - ggj wrote: 94 Points
At ShinBay for John's birthday. Young and tight but very promising
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9/13/2013 - peterk wrote:
Rich, fresh, and beautifully balanced - amazing Champagne. A perfect anniversary aperitif!
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9/2/2013 - ŞarapTutkunları wrote: 96 Points
Açık altın sarısı renkli. Katmanlı burnunda narenciye, olgun sarı elma ve kızarmış ekmek aromaları, yoğun kireç tonları ile birlikte algılanıyor. Şarabı farklı kılan; damağındaki canlılık, gövdesinin gücü, son derece diri asidi, mineral zenginliği ve olağanüstü tazeliği. Bitişi uzun, bıraktığı izler kolay kolay unutulmayacak türden
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9/2/2013 - Ilker Ozdemir wrote: 96 Points
Açık altın sarısı renkli. Katmanlı burnunda narenciye, olgun sarı elma ve kızarmış ekmek aromaları, yoğun kireç tonları ile birlikte algılanıyor. Şarabı farklı kılan; damağındaki canlılık, gövdesinin gücü, son derece diri asidi, mineral zenginliği ve olağanüstü tazeliği. Bitişi uzun, bıraktığı izler kolay kolay unutulmayacak türden
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9/1/2013 - svdheijden wrote: 97 Points
What a fabulous champagne! From magnum. Golden straw color. Seducing, overwhelming nose with full range of citrus and tropical fruits but within a framework of freshness and pleasant acidity. Rich, full bodied, almost creamy on the palate with peach, apricot and pure honey and still light, almost ethereal. Long finish. In magnum still easily 10+ years of life left.
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8/17/2013 - grosel Likes this wine: 50 Points
Usually it is awesome. Opened for my husband's 65th birthday - completely shot. very disappointing. rated a 50 only because CT wouldn't let me rate it lower.
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7/13/2013 - jhngo Likes this wine:
light maderization good bubbles coffee toffee sweetness
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6/20/2013 - sdr Likes this wine: 95 Points
Brilliant showing for this fabulously mature DP. Superb balance. Seems almost delicate on the attack but fans out in the mouth and finishes clean and strong. Very complex, very DP.
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6/17/2013 - FamilyLarsson wrote: 94 Points
Underbar doft av äpple, mandel, rostat bröd, kola, kaffe och nästen lite creme brulee. Krämig och mogen smak men ändå frisk syra.
Aldrig druckit 1990 tidigare men tycker att den har mycket likheter med 1996 som jag drack för ett tag sedan.
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6/17/2013 - Ramberg wrote: 95 Points
Deep and rich, luxurious nose, with yellow apples, toast, coffee, toffee/caramel.
Fantastic balance between sweetness and acidity, with minerals and yellow apples.
Perhaps a bit oxidative, but still fresh.
Long, quite creamy finish.
About to enter next level of maturity, leaving its teenage behind, becoming a grown up.
This might be a monumental wine in 20 years.
A great, lovely, almost mature DP!
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6/16/2013 - lesz wrote: 95 Points
Great finish , creamy still long way to go
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6/11/2013 - acheng wrote: 90 Points
Well, my first older champagne. In this case, there is hardly any bubbles left. Pear, brioche, almond, hazelnut and candy ginger. Probably a bit oxidized but very vinous balanced by nice acidity. At or possibly past peak.
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6/9/2013 - Flavito wrote: 95 Points
Beautiful aromas of brioche, with some tertiary notes. Very elegant, with fantastic acidity and a light body, extremely long and balanced. A fantastic wine, on a very sweet spot, drinking at peak.
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5/18/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
Chicago Berserkerfest Dinner #2 (Sun Wah): Rich and ripe start with lots of apple and pear, some nut hints as well. Lots of ripe fruit also on palate, more toast hints than I recall from last time but still a very fresh, very powerful 1990.
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5/18/2013 - tooch wrote: 93 Points
Chicago Berserkerfest; 5/18/2013-5/19/2013 (Chicago, IL): Just a touch better than the bottle I had last fall. Flavors were rich and layered with beautiful brioche, hazelnuts, and cream. Totally has the Dom Perignon house style of luxurious flavors, great acidity and nice texture.
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5/4/2013 - godx wrote: flawed
We debated this the entire night but I thought this was very lightly corked while the others thought it was just advanced. Besides the slight hint of TCA, it seemed about 10 years older than my previous bottle and didn't have the energy, acidity or liveliness. Either way, it was an off bottle.
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4/15/2013 - BradE wrote:
From mag. Drank beautifully, and significantly bested two 750ml bottles the previous night.
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3/23/2013 - dream Likes this wine: 95 Points
Quite mature and in a perfect place now. To me, this is how aged champagne should taste. Just a slight flow of bubbles but with enough spine and acidity to match the wonderful nutty aged flavors with notes of caramel and oxidation but in a good way. Full in the mouth and quite intense with a slight creaminess to the texture especially on the finish which is complex and minerally. Superb!
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3/4/2013 - BradE wrote:
From magnum. Good showing. Most liked the 88 DP mag better though.
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2/8/2013 - AymiiC wrote:
- Light gold color.
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1/28/2013 - bongos Likes this wine:
Drinking great right now. Ripe, powerful, and creamy in texture. Coffee and pastry notes with a mix of red and yellow fruits. Killer stuff.
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1/7/2013 - rfm9882 wrote: 93 Points
Dried mangoes. Good clean acidity. I was very happy. My bottle was still lively but I am not sure how much it would gain from further aging. Pop the cork.
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1/1/2013 - tcosgriff wrote: 85 Points
Yellow color with a rather muted bouquet and flavor of dilute balsamic vinegar, but with little nuance or intensity. It's bubbles were very transient. In all, it was not very memorable. This may have been a bottle problem. I have other bottles yet to taste.
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1/1/2013 - gbardy wrote: 97 Points
Delicious. A 97. Good cork pop on a 750cc bottle. Fine fizz and fine bead. Color straw. Austere but creamy and smooth to the tongue. Dry. Doughy. Brioche. Tasted better in narro flute than wider one, less aggressive. Nose and taste of poached peach, a hint of honey and an earthy taste. Delicate sophisticated. Lovely.
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12/31/2012 - wynlvr wrote: 98 Points
Absolutely one of the more spectacular Dom's I have drunk. I love how the Mesnil Vineyard Chardonnay shined through wrapped in lovely Pinot Noir.
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12/26/2012 - Matt T wrote: 94 Points
Mature bubbly with a rich golden hue. Very small and lazy bubbles. Needed some time to open and improved considerably after about an hour with notes of caramel, mineral, and truffle.
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12/22/2012 - tbabes wrote: 98 Points
Medium gold color, with notes of brioche, white flowers, apple, and roasted almonds. Great depth of flavor, with a creamy mouthfeel, still vibrant acdidity, and an incredibly focused finish. A privilige to drink!
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12/17/2012 - closdupapes wrote: 96 Points
Has aged perfectly. A fantastic way to start a holiday wine dinner. Elegant and clean... Beautiful bubbles.
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12/8/2012 - Papies wrote:
Beyond a Birthday dinner! (The Papies, Elizabeth St, London): This was not up to the level of other bottles we had and hence it lacked the vitality usually exhibited by this amazing wine. Very rich and full if nose and flavor still, mineral and this as we said before is more of a Burgundy wine than a champagne. Shame it was not at par as the last bottle we had ( we rated that 96 a year ago.) Will reserve judgement for the next time.
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11/30/2012 - Seth Rosenberg wrote: 97 Points
White Truffle Dinner at Yann's. (Yann's Place, New York, NY): Medium gold. Wow, what a beautiful nose. Brioche, sweet, intense, soft spices, egg-bread/french toast, creme brulee. Soft and plush. Intoxicating. Enters bright and lively but again, plush with brioche. Creamy but assertive mousse. Ethereal - well structured, like a elegant dance. Creamy finish of cocoa, minerals and brioche. Nose - 6/6, Palate - 6/6, Finish - 5/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 18.5/20.
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11/18/2012 - rosenst1 wrote: 92 Points
Brought by a friend for a birthday dinner. Remarkably rich and almost unctuous for a Champagne, similar in
body to Krug Grand Cuvee , but much less complex and with fewer older notes. Quite consistent with the 90
vintage marked by excellent ripeness and perhaps borderline low acidity in both Burgundy and Bordeaux.
Very enjoyable at age 22.
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11/15/2012 - Argrath wrote: 94 Points
Harmonius, developed, creamy nose, yet also very fresh. Ripe apple combines with refreshing citrus aromas, and then some spices and a note of dark chocolate. Very pure.
Fullish, perfectly mature palate. A lot of fruit left. Yellow apple, citrus and dark chocolate combines with a refreshing minerality. Harmonius. Good finish a little hampered by slight bitterness. Creamy mousse.
Surprised all the tasters with the hight quality! Splendid vintage.
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11/3/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 94 Points
Appearance: bright to golden yellow, good mousse with fine bubbles.
Nose: slightly nutty notes with some fudge, yellow apples, some mineral, slightly aromatic, very nuanced and elegant.
Palate: rather full-bodied, good fruit and aroma concentration, ripe yellow and red apples, some peach, citrus, rather high acidity, mineral. Aftertaste with grapefruit.
Summary: elegant, good development, but can take more. 94 p
We were surprised how young this one seemed to be. Those with previous experience of DP 90 claimed this bottle was better than they usually are.
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11/2/2012 - AtoZ wrote: 91 Points
Not memorable like prior bottle. Seemed more sweet. Lovely but not "wow"!
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10/27/2012 - LeatherPalate wrote: 91 Points
Probably over chilled this-doh- started to drink best at the very end. Nice flint, roasted nuts, citrus. Lingering finish. Take your time with this one.
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10/25/2012 - tooch wrote: 92 Points
PDX Offline (Le Pigeon - Portland, OR): Thought this was a somewhat quiet Dom. Its aromatics seemed tuned down a bit, somewhat like listening to music underwater. The scent of fig and mousse were quite nice and inviting with nice accents of flint and pear too. The palate gained complexity with air showing nicely developed hazelnut, apple, and crushed stone notes. This did have nice acid on the finish that kept it feeling fresh and lively.
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10/25/2012 - Traxx wrote:
Opened and had a 3/4 glass, basically pop and pour. Some oxidized notes for me on the nose. Brighter in the mouth, though still quite rich. I have a hard time seeing past oxidation, so little else of note for me here. Came back to a couple ounce pour at the end of the evening, seemed to have really bloomed into a nice wine. If I were to drink another of these in the near future, I'd even consider decanting it?
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10/13/2012 - Le Musigny wrote:
Good yeasty notes coming through with good acidity and minerality. One of the better bottles of 90 DP that I've had.
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10/7/2012 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
Old Burg and Bordeaux at the Capital Grille Tysons (Capital Grille Tysons): This seems a bit more advance than the last bottle both from my stash. Lemon, honey, a hint of light caramel, tarte tatin, smoke and mineral. Medium mousse, sweet and nice length. IMO, the 90 Dom can vary from very good to great and this is the former.
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10/4/2012 - sdr Likes this wine: 95 Points
Simply brilliant. Majestic DP at its perfectly mature height. Very elegant yet powerful palate impact. Force without weight. No overt coffee or roasted flavors. To contemplate alone or pair with food.
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10/1/2012 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 98 Points
This is one of the best bottles of Dom I've ever had. Probably didn't hurt that it was a 1.5L. It had knockout aromatics right out of the gate, with some of the flintiness and metal shavings I tend to find in any Dom but more prominently featuring some of the stuff that only comes out with serious age (I remember a '69 that was reminiscent of this in some respects): melting white chocolate and something unidentifiably savory -- not exactly in the game or broth category but not far off. The fruit itself is still bright, fresh, and youthful, and brightness is really the key word because the main function it seems to serve is shining a light on all the other stuff going on here, and there's really too much of that to even begin cataloguing.
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9/21/2012 - cdelcueto wrote:
It's hard to rate it because whether one likes it will depend on how much one is open to what this mature champagne has to offer. I thought it marvelously complex, with predominant apples and ripe peaches on the nose, and many secondary notes as well. Every swirl was different, and the finish was very long indeed, and of a great quality. Quite delicious!
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9/20/2012 - Champagneinhand wrote:
Incredible, such a different style from Bollinger R.D. Very full of life at this stage. Fruit of lemon, brioche and ginger a bit darker than the RD, but still very light yellow. The presence of golden delicious apple skins as well as the fruit show in the front of the mouth. Big mineral backbone, good acidity and long pleasant finish. This could also go well for another 10 years. A total pleasure.
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9/2/2012 - Jeff Leve wrote: 94 Points
Toast, honey, nuts and sweet citrus aromas with soft textures, moderate effervescence and a ripe, clean, creamy, frehs, apple and citrus rind finish.
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8/31/2012 - lirvingham wrote: 93 Points
Warm baked apple pie,cinnamon and pear on the nose. Color was honey gold. Very slow tight bubbles. Bottle was a little flat, light mid palate finish was very long and toasty. Ready to drink now, very unique. Unreal, my first 20+ yr champagne. Ive seen the light.
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8/25/2012 - rdsboca wrote: 95 Points
Wine Dinner to Start the School Year - 90 Dom, 87 DRC, 78 Margaux, 04 Kapscandy ...: This sparkler was perfectly in my wheel house - aged enough but plenty of crisp citrus and a hint of almond. Incredibly well balanced. Color was still a bight yellow and the fruit was alive and jumping.
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8/20/2012 - Blackland wrote: 90 Points
Tasted more like apple cider.
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8/18/2012 - d'Artagnan wrote: 95 Points
À Sacacomie.
Effervescence moyenne car il était ouvert depuis un moment quand j'y ai goûté.
Un verre qui m'a beaucoup impressionné. Nez de truffe, de mie de pain, de champignons. Une bouche d'une finesse renversante. Des arômes de citron, rancio, une grande minéralité. C'est fin et très long, d'une élégance souveraine. Grand vin. 95 pts
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7/28/2012 - punter wrote: 97 Points
Tight out of this magnum - wheat bread and lemon zest nose - light straw color - opened in 20 mins of glass time to citrus, light stone and mellon all layerd with honey ribbon - smooth, long, and sophisticated. An extraordinary bottle.
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7/21/2012 - steinersing wrote: 93 Points
With D and K. Still quite fresh, brioche taste; nice and harmonious
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7/18/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote: 95 Points
Goodbye Dinner for Gabriel's Restaurant (Gabriel's - Highwood IL): Sensational aromatics as always. Plenty of citrus with some toast hints. Still showing fresh fruit flavors with great acidity, minerality and textures. Great, long, precise finish.
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7/6/2012 - grizzlymarmot wrote:
Pale gold in the glass with barely visible carbonation. Highly complex aroma - with honey, figs and vanilla. The taste is also layered - ripe pears, caramel and hazelnuts. The touch of sweetness from the pinot noir is clearly present. I didn't find any citrus in the flavor. The finish is long - it starts with the bubbles exploding in the warmth of the mouth. I bet there is minerality in the finish - it gets lost for me in the bubbles. But once the fizz has subsided there is a delicate dissipation of the flavors. I am not a regular drinker of vintage Champagne so this was a new experience for me and quite a treat.
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7/1/2012 - Dave Canada wrote: 92 Points
Drank with alittle.....nice...but not worth the price....this is the 3rd bottle of 90 Dom in the past 2 years and none have lived up to the hype
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7/1/2012 - jmccready wrote: 98 Points
Bubbles stil medium racy and remain for the entire 5 minutes it took to finish the bottle. Seriously a truly great champagne with rich honeyed color and light bisquits in nose. Likewise sweet, honeyed flavors
on the palate but this is just the beginning. The complex layered flavors don't take long to wow you. Everything in there you want, powerful and nutty on palate. It has been called Montrachet-like
before and that is very accurate. Long finish that continues to build. Simply great.
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6/30/2012 - godx wrote: 93 Points
Dinner at Home (Vancouver, BC): Light to medium straw colour looking very young. On the nose this was very young and tight with aromas of citrus and yellow fruits and once it opened up a tad giving some toasty and nutty notes along with yeast too. In the mouth this had fantastic verve along with bright acidity and a fresh citrus finish. Mouthfeel is deep and precise with a fine mousse and beautifully minerality. This beauty is just starting to reveal its potential. Based on this bottle I’ll open my next bottle in 3-5 years. Outstanding. 93+
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6/30/2012 - MattTM wrote:
Dinner at Devin and Emily's (Vancouver, BC): Fantastic nose showing aromas of rich caramel, saline, lots of roasted almonds, and some yeast. Still quite intense and forward on the nose. The nuttiness carries through to the palate displaying fresh ground almonds, caramel, salty sea spray, some fresh lemon juice, lavender, and a hint of candied ginger. A great bite of acidity is complimented by a fine aggressive mousse. Long length finish ending on notes of tart lemon juice and caramel. This is drinking great right now, but is still very youthful and fresh, with great depth on the palate. No rush to drink these up. Fantastic.
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6/8/2012 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 98 Points
nose; buttered toast, apples, lemon zest, and chalk.
palate; cream, red currants, pickled ginger, and almonds.
full bodied.
medium plus acidity.
very fine ample bubbles, for a 22 year old champagne.
75 plus second finish.
nice to have another great bottle of Dom Perignon after a few very iffy bottles.
opened this to celebrate my dad getting a hole in one.
a very extraordinary bottle of wine to follow a very extraordinary day of golf.
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6/1/2012 - -E- wrote: 94 Points
Bordeaux Sřskenparsmaking (Moss, Norway): Noe lukket rett etter åpning, men kommer seg veldig etter litt tid. Mild nese av sitrus og autolyse, med svakt hint av nøtter og honning langt bak. Stram og elegangt frukt med en nydelig spisset syre som følger inn i avslutningen. Lang, flott ettersmak med hint av honning. Fremdeles fersk. Superelegant!
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6/1/2012 - LWI wrote: 96 Points
Bordeaux Siblings (Moss, Norway): Freshly baked bread, a hint of citrus; wonderfully citrusy and fresh taste, tight, very long and elegant. Surprisingly young. Must get hold of some bottles.
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6/1/2012 - Apotheca wrote: 92 Points
Quite nice showing, and way better than the Grande Dame. Nice notes of freshly baked bread on the nose, and the structure was as one expects from DP. Creamy texture, nice bubbles, and it felt perhaps younger than 22 years. I got a touch of bitterness on the finish that nocked this down a notch. Anyhow, a pleasant wine!
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5/23/2012 - la turque wrote: 98 Points
Wow. Not showing much age at all. Bright, tart, fresh, delicious, with great depth and good complexity.
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5/12/2012 - alittle wrote: 92 Points
Followed over the course of 2 hours. Medium golden colour in the glass, still showing lively bubbles. The nose was rather creamy, showing notes of citrus, apple, mineral, caramel, burnt sugar, light nuttiness and yeast. On the palate, the nose is mirrored, showing a good cut of acidity, and mild grip of tannin on the slightly longer than moderate finish. A decent showing, but this continues to not meet expectations, given the price tag and praise.
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5/4/2012 - Dubie wrote: 94 Points
A fantastic wine... but way to young. Still a little closed on the aromatic front, but such length and power. Needs a lot of patience to be enjoyed at its peak.
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4/27/2012 - canan wrote: 95 Points
Brunello 1990 Horisontal Tasting (@ Canan): Impressively aged nose; butter, coffee, hazelnut, creamy caramel with a fruit of red crap apples.
Extremely creamy and delicious palate filled with butter and hazelnut but also with an intense expression of red crap apples. Also some browned butter.
Great and impressive acidity pulls everything together nicely!
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4/24/2012 - MatthewF wrote:
Knightsbridge El Bulli Buyout at Next Restaurant (Next Restaurant, Chicago IL): From Magnum. Powerful and very youthful. A mix of fresh and baked citrus with vibrant acidity on the palate and finish. Nice yeasty brioche character coming through as well. Perhaps the best showing I've seen yet of 90 Dom Perignon. Gotta love magnums...
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4/24/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
Knightsbridge Night at Next, El Bulli Menu (Next - Chicago IL): At a perfect place now, still vibrant with lots of citrus, but also showing some hints of brioche. Long and powerful, a great 1990 that is remaining more fresh than most other great Champagnes from the vintage.
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4/22/2012 - jrobs7777 wrote: 94 Points
94+. Wow. Quite a youthful bottle that is pushing 20+ years. Fine bubbles. Orchard fruits, sweet dough, candied dried fruits. A lot going on here. Complexity is very impressive. This still has limitless potential and you would be wise to hold on to at least a few of these bottles for the next 20-30 years.
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4/19/2012 - Lombardi wrote: 95 Points
It was good to come back to this bottle. Previous bottle I could not pay enough attention to. Intense nose with notes of honey, buttered toast, caramelized apples. Intense flavors of honey hazelnuts, apples and citrus. Very nice full body with fine and complex structure. Incredible backbone of acidity. Frisky and lively bubbles add to the freshness of this wine. Long finish, perfect balance!
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4/7/2012 - DanE wrote: 100 Points
Still fresh lively but complex and biscuity. A top fizz still with life in it.
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3/29/2012 - Colima74 wrote: 94 Points
Outstanding. A bottle a couple of weeks back was way off, with virtually no bubbles and ragged edges. This was alive with bread, apples, tart lemon and all sorts of other flavors vying for attention. Incredibly complex for the couple of hours it lasted, and only got better. Excellent with a potato/mushroom appetizer. At Chapter One.
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3/21/2012 - Rupert wrote: flawed
Fizz at The Fish Club (nr Clapham Junction): Corked. Some found this drinkable, but not me.
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3/11/2012 - LeatherPalate wrote: 93 Points
killer- brioche, nutty, green apple, long.. young..
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3/10/2012 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 91 Points
Portland let's drink some damn Burgundy! (Tabla): Shows some oaky aromas, but this one's very smooth and elegant on the nose. Quite decedent palate, with nice mouse, mild acid, and a ginger flavor. Pretty creamy flavor notion on the finish, which is deep and lush. It does still show that typical Dom Pérignon oakiness throughout that I'm not much of a fan of, but this is still the best one I've had (by a long stretch).
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3/10/2012 - rdsboca wrote: 92 Points
This champagne was still very lively with enough mature ntes to send me back for another sip without the fulll mature oxidized, nuttiness from really old champagne. We had two bottles and one was a bit more youthful with some lemon curd and brioche dominating. Ended with a nice toastiness.
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3/9/2012 - alittle wrote: 91 Points
DoktaP, JoeG and Basecadet Visit KW (Dave's House): Popped and poured. On the nose, caramel, roasted hazelnuts, burnt sugar, crushed apple skin, bruised apple, yeast and minerality. On the palate, bruised apples, wet stones, nuts, caramel. In the mouth this feels quite structured; some tannin gripping on the moderate length finish, and some big acidity. This bottle was a touch more advanced than the last one that I had, and was lacking a bit of the zip that I enjoy in champagne.
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3/5/2012 - wickedwax wrote:
Aromas of toast, yeast, honey, lemon, with a touch of baking spice and nuts. Medium-full bodied and round with plenty of elegance and a silky texture. Not quite as powerful as 1993 Pol Roger Winston Churchill tasted the day before, but with more finesse and still quite rich. Wonderful balance. Long finish.
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2/25/2012 - eniskonuk wrote: 95 Points
Awesome
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2/25/2012 - Shorepower wrote: flawed
Bara ett litet smakprov, En inte helt perfekt flaska men inte så annorlunda än andra DP90 jag druckit. 90 fortsätter att leverera besvikelser. Skulle dock tiippa att den här flaskan varit lite för varmt lagrad, den lite lätta övermogna tonen hos en flaska som en period i sitt liv legat för varmt. Annars de typiska dompatonerna, rostat, brödig doft med lite choklad och kaffe iunder de övermogna tonerna. Bra 90-syra. Smaken något bättre än doften.
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2/24/2012 - Tavastgatan wrote: flawed
Dissapointing. Two bottles opened and both quite oxidized. Pity. (Editor's note: scored as 90 but changed to flawed)
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2/2/2012 - sdr Likes this wine: 94 Points
The '90 DP is in a beautiful place right now, fully mature but still very vigorous. Much more powerful mousse than the '90 Cristal we compared it to a and all four of us preferred the serious complex and dry style of the DP. A little gingery, not too bready or acidic. Deep in its secondary phase with just a touch of the classic DP austerity. Great balance.
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1/1/2012 - AtoZ wrote: 96 Points
Wonderful. One of the best I have had. Honey citrus candy. Better with air v
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12/31/2011 - bino wrote: 95 Points
Dark golden colour, fine bubbles
Nose of yeast, toasted bread, almonds, marzipan, caramel, nutmeg
Very complex and evolved wine, more Montrachet like than Champagne, needs food
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12/25/2011 - staglin wrote: 94 Points
Beutiful color and freshness. Rich and complex, and plenty of fruit and bubbles left. A great way to start our Xmas dinner.
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12/13/2011 - SimonG wrote:
Christmas WIMPS (Bordeaux Table) (The Ledbury, London.): Lovely nose. Minerally white burgundy with bubbles. Nothing showy here, just lovely line, length and freshness. Poised. ****
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12/12/2011 - alittle wrote: 93 Points
Christmas Season Dinner: Popped and poured, light golden yellow in colour. Nose of creme brûlée, lemon zest, mineral, ginger, dough, yeast, hazelnut, with a hints of truffle and mushroom. Very lively tropical flavours on the palate with strong acidity, tartness and moderate finish. Exceptional balance, with significant bubbles remaining.
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12/3/2011 - ricknat1 wrote: 96 Points
Intensely fragrant nose of cinnamon toast and apples. Concentrated honey, apple and spice in the mouth. This is still bubbly and youthful, but graceful
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12/3/2011 - Ary wrote: 93 Points
Bordeaux Left Bank 1989 and 1990 (semi blind) (Restaurant Beddington Amsterdam): Lovely elegant Champagne, perfect for combination with dinner. Full bodied and well mature with bubblegum, caramel and fruit tones.
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10/27/2011 - lepetitchateau wrote: 93 Points
This took a while to get rolling but it was quite lovely when it did, notably round and ample - pleasing more than profound.
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10/15/2011 - Papies wrote: 96 Points
More of a fine Burgandy wine than a champagne (true to Richard Geoffroy's mentality) to the point that we served this in wine glasses.
Very rich, round, lush and with a creamy lemon core on the palate. Toasy and yeasty very long and complex on the nose. Less of the sharpness that the younger Dom's have. We love the roundness on the palate. A truly special wine and memorable. Will last another 10 maybe 20yrs. 95-96
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10/14/2011 - Lombardi wrote: 93 Points
This memorable DP was tasted together with Taittinger Comtes de Champagne '95 and '96, and DP Oenotheque '93. In my opinion this gained in elegance and finess compared to this other fantastic Champagnes. I'd say this is perfectly ready to be drunk. Perfect strucutre and balance of acidity, bubbles, fruit content, and developed notes. An amazing Champagne.
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9/22/2011 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
CT Lotus of Siam Dinner (Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas, NV): WIML93+?
Tasted non blind at a wine dinner. Opened and served immediately.
Yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout with tiny, light beading. Nose was a bit musty up front for quite a little while until that finally blew off revealing aromas of sea breeze, lychee, wet stones and a bit of mushroom. Flavors of pear, lemon and minerals. Medium to bright acidity, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold.
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9/9/2011 - Alexis A wrote: 94 Points
Had this again. A winner. Took a while to open up. Drank in a white glass as opposed to a champagne glass. Good call. Enjoyed this again. Will be tough to keep. Felt the nose toastier and plenty of length. Huge fan.
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8/5/2011 - MPB54 wrote: 100 Points
Marvelous. 8 remain!
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7/7/2011 - MCUBEB wrote: 96 Points
Notes of toasted bread on the nose. Coffee, hazelnuts and honey with notes of lemon cream pie on the palate. This has a creamy texture and a long finish with citrus flavors taking over.
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6/17/2011 - ews3 wrote: 94 Points
Great Grapes for a Great Cause SQN Tasting -- 4th Annual; 6/17/2011-6/18/2011 (Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC): very yeasty with a surprising ginger note that appeared on the long finish.
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6/2/2011 - Markus Randall Likes this wine: 98 Points
21 years after vintage this wine was bright and clear golden color. The mousse was fine with beautiful strings of fine bubbles.
The nose was clean, very intense and developed, with nutty, biscuity aromas. Prominent walnut character with red apple, dried fruit and lime with notes of clove and cardamom.
Dry and crisp on the palate, with a wonderfully creamy, very fine mousse. Full body and seamless alcohol (medium). Very intense, creamy flavours that mirrored the nose.
Long, complex, beautiful and creamy. Sets a very high benchmark for premium Champagne.
Overall this wine was exceptional, as was the company. Ready to drink now, hard for me to believe it can improve any further, but hey....
Gave it 98 points at the time, but now 4 days later, I think I would be willing to give it the full 100.
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5/28/2011 - jlgnml wrote: 94 Points
Dinner at Bonsoiree (Chicago, IL): Wonderful, clean color, young, great little bubbles and very clear for 21 years.
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5/22/2011 - PC73 wrote: 93 Points
Brioches on nose. Soft bubbles. Apricot and citrus on palate. Long finish. Seemed young still.
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5/13/2011 - JeffW wrote: 99 Points
Absolutely beautiful. The wine has Krug pwoer, lots of citrus orange, powerful finish that lasts for a minute and more. This is my last bottle from the cellar and it will be a benchmark of future spectacular champagne.
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5/7/2011 - drwine2001 wrote:
Relatively pale. Fantastically fresh aromatics-citrus, brioche, and a hard to characterize, unusual minty quality (was this some sort of off note?). Medium weight, tremendous acidity. Delicious and it gives the impression of effortlessly lasting another 10-20 years.
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5/2/2011 - BradE wrote:
Solid.
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3/22/2011 - Chuck Miller wrote: flawed
Corked
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3/6/2011 - wallstreet wrote:
a superb aged Champagne. Definitely an appropriate birthday wine. Smooth, integrated, pear, peach, apricot flavors. Simply wonderful. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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2/26/2011 - Chuck Miller wrote: flawed
Horribly corked
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2/10/2011 - sdr Likes this wine: 94 Points
Outstanding DP which is right in the heart of its secondary phase of maturity. Slightly gold now, modest but correct mousse. Very distinct aroma and flavor - is it the famous DP coffee I smell? Combined with a full flavored nuttiness and marvelous texture, this is a undeniably great Dom to drink with food as you would a fine mature Meursault Charmes.
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2/4/2011 - PeterH wrote: 95 Points
Great, as always...
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1/29/2011 - Alexis A wrote: 94 Points
Tasted side by side with the 1983. Much deeper and complex with a strong body and a long lasting finish. I am huge fan of this champagne. It gets better in the glass as time goes. Notes of vanilla and honey. You can keep this champagne in the cellar a bit longer if you can resist...
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1/22/2011 - Tartiflette wrote: 93 Points
Light yellow color. Initially toast and brioche in the nose. Then opening more and more. Toffee, citrus, marzipan hazelnut and oysters. Still nice and gentle mousse. Lacks a little fruit, when I have to say something negative. Still got some years left.
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1/18/2011 - Umay Ceviker wrote: 96 Points
Deep tone of brass in colour. Rich and toasty with chalky minerality and citrus notes. Powerful on the palate with vibrant acidity and a fresh, refined finish. Amazingly precise with a long life ahead.
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12/31/2010 - chevalblanc1959 wrote: 98 Points
Stunning honey gold colour, very fine perlage. On the nose an outstanding creamy buttery bouquet. Lovely crisp flavour, hint of sweetnes and nuts, very elegant, still crisp yet complex and very very long! A wonderful wine with a long life ahead.
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12/28/2010 - PMJ wrote: 92 Points
Started out on the simple side but came around nicely although seemed older than it was. Caramel and hazelnut notes with a round feel. Could have used a bit more acidity.
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12/26/2010 - cubswinws wrote: 93 Points
I really have no experience with aged Champagne. Deep gold color
Not sweet but sauterne-like consistency. A richness not found in younger wines. Very nice
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12/24/2010 - cortoncharlie wrote: 94 Points
Great bottle
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12/14/2010 - wallstreet wrote:
Nice Champagne to start the night and celebrate my friend Andy's birthday. He introduced me to the 90 Dom in 1.5L, so I thought I would return the favor. Nice and crisp, plenty of bubbles left, this could last another 20 years. Tastes wonderful now.
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12/11/2010 - rnellans wrote: 94 Points
Deep yellow. Nice brioche, hazelnuts and citrus aromas. Rich, with nice mid palate and sweet finish. Wish I had more!
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11/22/2010 - Serge Birbrair wrote:
golden color, the wine is in the sweet spot and was perfect opening for 1992 Napa Cabs Bacchanalia. I hadn't had it since 1998 and 12 years did wonders for this beauty. Delicious!
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11/21/2010 - Tartiflette wrote:
Slightly flawed I think. Not bad but just not right either.
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11/21/2010 - wallstreet wrote:
Awesome !! Had this out of a 1.5L , simply a wonderful wine that will last for decades. Plenty of stuffing to hold it for the long haul.
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11/15/2010 - PatrikO wrote: 96 Points
Drinks with Irene and Alicia, almost had forgotten how delicious this wine is, it's in a good place now having fattened up with bottling time, but at the same time feels very young, vibrant and refreshing. Nice mousse, plenty of white pear and brioche married with underlying minerality. Hope the 2002's will have the same evolution...
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10/21/2010 - wbfjsr wrote: 95 Points
Beautiful wine and still could probably hang on a few more years. Toasted brioche and honey on the nose, beautiful near-amber color, rich layered pallete yet still refreshing. The best Champagne I have ever had. Drank after proposal to fiance..so that probably helped!
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9/27/2010 - asaselzer Likes this wine: 94 Points
rich amber color. nose that displayed coffee, mocha. on the palate the oak was still in force, with the coffee being reinforced. tiny bubbles that faded as the bottle was opened. drank at our wedding reception, a unique champagne and well worth the wait
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9/25/2010 - sdr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Outstanding fully developed DP in it's secondary stage. Lots of foam, even when poured carefully, yet few bubbles in the impeccably clean flute. Faint resemblance to Krug in it's caramel and hazelnut notes but more citrus in the finish shows the difference. Really classy juice.
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8/31/2010 - johan4711 wrote: 95 Points
Simply amazing wine
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7/31/2010 - KirkR Likes this wine: 95 Points
Still youthful - drank with breakfast in Bali
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7/29/2010 - Philippe_C wrote: 93 Points
Nose of hazelnuts, toasted bread with a hint of butter... in the month, very ripe yellow apple, good lenght, almost sweet but refreshing acidity
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7/25/2010 - tbabes wrote: 93 Points
As always, this was a true joy to experience. Aromas of brioche, ripe white fruits and nuts. Medium-bodied, with crisp acidity, impressive depth, and a long finish.
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7/19/2010 - Soundcaresser wrote: 97 Points
One of the most amazing bubblies I've ever tasted. Light apple & pear on the nose with sourdough toast abound in the mouth. Paired with a strawberry buttercream with almond crust. An epic drink from start to finish. (1764 with Halls & Pastricks)
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7/15/2010 - blondon wrote:
What a way to finish the evening. This was deep, rich, beautiful golden color, wonderful texture, hazelnuts, yeasty, sensual. Very delicious.
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7/14/2010 - kmforster wrote: 92 Points
This was a gift from a friend who had purchased it on release, stored it ever since in its original box in the cabinet above her stove (yikes!) and just never found the occasion to drink it. She figured it was probably ruined but gave it to me figuring if it happened to be any good, I would appreciate it. It was delicious! Only slightly compromised by the less-than-ideal storage conditions -- mostly it just tasted a little more mature than the many other examples of this I have had. A lovely surprise...it reminded me just how much I love this wine. (Oh yeah, the actual review? read AllRed's review from 6/19/10. Other than the initial simple note, that description captures what I typically find in this wine.)
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6/29/2010 - Burgundy Al wrote: 95 Points
Mugnier Musigny and Amoureuses 1985-2001 (Boka - Chicago IL): Sensational rich aromatics with great intensity. Very sharp and precise with great citrus throughout. Lots of power and finesse at same time. Better than when I tried last, probably a year r ago.
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6/19/2010 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
An Evening of Bordeaux (The Anvil Club, East Dundee, IL): Pale color. Initially this was a bit simple, displaying brioche and citrus notes and flavors of citrus peel, minerals and dough. It had a nice texture with a fine bead. Half an hour later this had opened nicely, adding a terrific smoky/toasted aroma and a Marcona almond tone on the palate.
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6/5/2010 - Khamen wrote: 92 Points
Still fresh and quite lively, although the mousse isn't going to get bubbles up your nose. Maturity mainly noticeable as a little added depth as it slips towards the finish - almost like adding a twist of complexity. Good length with a nice bready flourish. Excellent mature champagne. Now-whenever you fancy really. 1 of only about 47 trillion bottles made as well I would imagine...
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6/3/2010 - zimmy07 wrote:
may have lost some mousse on this. Very little vibrance for a champagne I would expect to be kicking hard. However, had massive amounts of caramel, toffee, and hazelnut. More like a 35 year old champagne, but truly delicious
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5/23/2010 - 60ouvrees wrote:
This bottle may have been slightly affected. It was still very delicious and we drained it in short order, but there was certainly nothing extraordinary about it.
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5/1/2010 - Atreyu wrote: 95 Points
Monstervin! Masse pinot noir og et utrolig trøkk i denne vinen. Igjen aroma av modnet kjøtt, men i tillegg masse krydder og mer kompleksitet enn 1999. Men vinen virker som den kan ha vært på fat og har begynnende honningaroma, så jeg tviler på at den vil utvikle seg særlig positivt ved videre lagring.
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4/28/2010 - JeffW wrote: 97 Points
97- spectacular
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3/23/2010 - ed-d wrote: 92 Points
Tasted blind. Very yeasty & full on the nose. Very toasty, rich & full with an extremely nutty fininish. Nice!
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2/13/2010 - Knicksfan wrote: 96 Points
Absolutely gorgeous.
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2/8/2010 - duffer8008 wrote: 100 Points
Spectacular bottle. Opened to celebrate the Saints Super Bowl victory, and it was a perfect match. Never had a Champagne this rich with so much depth.
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2/7/2010 - cellarbrator wrote: 100 Points
Perfect match for the Saints Super Bowl Celebration!
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1/18/2010 - tzelmer wrote: 94 Points
Dark straw color, with orange tint at the edges, almost like a Gewurtraminer. Still a good amount of fine bubbles. Nose of dried hay, mushroom, candied citrus. Surprisingly fresh lemon flavor, and a strong finish of coffee candy (reminds me of the little coffee liqueur hard candies) This could age another 5+ years. Marvelous. I wish I had more.
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12/31/2009 - biegs wrote: 94 Points
The bottle was tart and crisp, very smooth. Bubbles were still good.
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12/25/2009 - Tartiflette wrote: 96 Points
Beautiful.
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12/12/2009 - Chateaunewf wrote: 94 Points
Fairly low pressure with just a little pop of the cork and a moderate mousse. My penultimate bottle 0f 1990 DP, this has gained a darker hue of hay with time. Fuller flavored with plenty of autolysis rather than lighter brioche favors. Very elegant and supple with integrated acids. Lovely Champagne but approaching the limits of my stylitsic preference for low autolysis and oxidation. Lovers of Krug will continue to enjoy for several years.
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10/28/2009 - DAN BAILEY wrote:
Surprisingly advanced colour, but, overall I'd say this was at that in between stage of its development. SLightly mushroomy, muffled nose. Vibrant fruit on the palate - lots of orange peel with a slightly bitter, black olive finish. With some air some honey started to come through. I'd try these again in another 5 years for my taste.
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9/23/2009 - Rupert wrote: 94 Points
A mixture of 1990s (The Ledbury, London): Edgy entry, a blast of fresh earthy fruit, very mineral, amazing vigour - tongue tinglingly exciting
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9/9/2009 - Milhous wrote:
Gorgeous stuff. Initially citric with an almost chablis-like nose. As it warmed, i broadened and deepened in to a rich, complex wine. Will only get better.
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8/24/2009 - tbabes wrote: 97 Points
This is truly a monumental Chamapgne, and is drinking perfectly at present. A pretty color of yellow straw, with complex aromas of brioche, apple, and white flowers. Exhibits true joie de vivre on the palate, with stunning vibrancy, incredibly pure flavors, impressive focus and length, and a complex finish. I see that we've had the '90 Dom Perignon 4 times so far this year, and each and every bottle has been stunning!
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8/3/2009 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Chambolle Musigny "Southside" 1er Cru Dinner (Custom House - Chicago IL): At a great place right now, still showing very crisp and clean lemon on the nose and palate, but starting to show rich charm of toasted brioche. I really like where it is today, but my preference for Champagne that is young and fresh makes me think I should be drinking the bottles I have left in the cellar.
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8/3/2009 - MatthewF wrote:
Southside Chambolle 1er Crus (Chicago IL): Very creamy lemon custard with a great yeasty brioche note. A nice way to start the evening.
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7/25/2009 - tbabes wrote: 95 Points
A light to medium yellow-gold color. Aromas of freshly baked bread, cut apples, citrus fruits and vanilla. Medium-bodied, with a ripe and creamy character. Good structure and focus, with an impressive lift on the finish.
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6/30/2009 - canan wrote:
Tuesday night dinner with friends (my place): The nose is very intense, freshly ground coffee, sweet yellow apples and macaroons.
Amazingly explosive in the mouth (mousse) with great fresh flavours. Some brioche and coffe with a full fruit. Very impressive acidity with also some sea-water flavours.
Still filled with green apples and has a nice "toastyness". Some nice minerals but also lemons..
Very complex and impressive wine.. I was VERY impressed.
Still very young!!
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6/30/2009 - Terkel wrote: 95 Points
Tuesday dinner with friends (Canan's place): Straw yellow color. Inviting nose with aromas of yellow plums, yellow apples, lemons, roasted oak, freshly grinded coffee beans and sea salt. Very youthful, tight taste, dominated by mineral notes of wet stones and sea salt, together with tight acidic lemon, lemon soda and green apple fruit. Intense in the flavours, very well-balanced and super fresh. Very long delicious taste. Drinking very well, but give it some time as it is painfully young and tight.
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6/7/2009 - tkoby11 wrote: 96 Points
Color: Dark and rich gold color
Boquet: Biscuity, caramel, some lemon zest essence, wonderfully complex with many secondary aromas of yeast, minerals and some oak influence
Palate: Bready and yeasty biscuit and brioche. Some mellow citrus with slatey mineral flavors, great acidity and a supe long finish. This is a seriously complex champagne.
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5/2/2009 - BradE wrote: flawed
Light Lumber in the High Country - Part 2: Corked.
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5/1/2009 - BradE wrote:
Light Lumber in the High Country; 4/30/2009-5/2/2009: Good bottle. Less mid palate punch than usual. Still young, but tends to show better than its age.
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3/11/2009 - tbabes wrote: 95 Points
Lovely golden straw color; fine mouse. Bottle was a bit too cold at first, but it really started to sing once it warmed up a bit. Aromas of baked bread, apple, citrus fruits and a touch of honey. Great structure, perfect delineation, but it is the lush and creamy texture on the mid-palate that I truly adore. Not quite as grand as the bottle we had last month, but still a true treasure.
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3/6/2009 - JJL wrote: 93 Points
This was the "house" champagne served at the Acker auction at Cru. This was an interesting wine. I got cream of wheat on the nose. My wife said plain yogurt, and I have to admit she hit it dead on. The nose belied the palate which was very lush with vanilla and honey - a little too sweet for my palate. It was a great 1 glass wine, but I could not drink more. I would gladly serve this at the end of meal with either cheese or fruit.
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3/2/2009 - bbrantley wrote: 93 Points
My first experience with Champagne this old. Beautiful golden color and nice persistent bubbles. Caramel apples and vanilla on the nose. On the palate the wine is vibrant, with plenty of acidity, but no hard edges. Minerals and apples give way to a yeasty finish that manages to cleanse and linger at the same time. Beautiful wine.
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2/17/2009 - muchomaas wrote: 95 Points
Very pleasant caramel, chocolate, honey notes with nice acidity on the balance.
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2/14/2009 - tbabes wrote: 99 Points
Drank this for our 11-year anniversary; we had it at our wedding reception back in '98, so it was fun to revisit! Beautiful color of golden straw; very fine mouse. Heavenly aromas of freshly baked bread, vanilla, caramel, and apple. Even more stunning on the palate, with a lush and creamy character, perfect delineation, incredible depth, and a long finish. Easily the best Champagne I have ever tasted.
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2/7/2009 - winefool wrote: 94 Points
Dinner at Schwa (Schwa): Another great bottle of this wine. This one, if anything, showed more youthfully than the last. Nice bright acidity with green apple and some toasty notes. Very nice. 94-95 pts.
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1/1/2009 - profiler54 wrote: 95 Points
Very impressive bread, yeasty caramel nosel Good acid. Nice long finish ... Very satisfied I wish I had more
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12/31/2008 - Arcturus wrote:
New Year's Eve 2008 with Friends: Caymus 1996.97.98.99 plus a few special guests (B & N Ranch): What a bummer. Not sure what happened but this champagne never showed up. Minimal nose, no complexity, no biscuits! Unfortunately a poor showing -will reserve judgement as I know this was not an adequate representative.
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12/27/2008 - dcwino wrote: 98 Points
Dinner at Cityzen, 82, 86, 89 and 90 first growth and LMHB (Cityzen, Washington DC): This is one of the best examples of the 90 Dom out of a few dozens I had. Very fresh yet complex nose. This bottle is very complete, nice interplay of sweet fruit and acidity. Very fine mousse and nice length.
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12/22/2008 - Champagneinhand wrote: 92 Points
nice dom but disappointing after enjoying the '96 earlier which has been one of the best champagnes on record.
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12/8/2008 - WetRock wrote:
Vintage Champagne at Jay Selman's Office (The Board Room): Creamy nose with some vanilla and a bit of toffee. Caramel rich palate still with bright citrus. This seems to be just turning the corner to maturity. Very good now and I think its best days are ahead of it.
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12/4/2008 - cos82 wrote: 97 Points
A beautiful bubbly. Plenty of fizz and a long life ahead. Soft and smooth. Yeast and biscuit on the palate with a hint of sweetness. Fine earthy nose with a hint of perfume. Won raves from 9 other hard to please experienced imbibers at our annual byob xmas bash.
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11/11/2008 - piyeh wrote: 93 Points
有著略濃郁的新鮮法國麵包,鳳梨,蘋果,杏仁及乾果香,還有一點點淡淡的榛果和研磨咖啡香,香味變化豐富。口感有點酸度,且酸度頗清脆,酒體中厚且均衡感相當好。尾韻頗長,口感和諧豐富,且略帶一絲甜美感和新鮮的柑橘水果味及蜂蜜香氣,表現相當的棒!
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11/4/2008 - ews3 wrote: 92 Points
toast, toast, and more toast. great mousse for an 18 yr old bottle. caramel, and still a little fruit lingering. And did I mention toast?
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10/26/2008 - drwine2001 wrote:
Three Fantastic Dinners in DC; 10/26/2008-10/28/2008 (Washington, DC): Light yellow. Incredibly fresh and complex with only the earliest hint of secondary caramel tones. Elegant and truly excellent in an understated way.
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9/6/2008 - BradE wrote:
Great bottle. Drank older than its vintage.
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9/1/2008 - Obpoet wrote: 98 Points
After nervously wondering if I had kept this bottle too long (should Champagne be kept 18 years?), with trepidation I uncorked it. A heathy pop was heard despite my effort to release the sigh of the lady, telling me at least there was gas. The pour reavled a clear lemon color, none of the dark amber I was dreading. Then the bubbles rose to the surface, releasing themselves into my nose after 18 years of confinement. And finally, the taste. A flush of pure flavor, subtle at first, subdued even, tamed fruit that slowly blossoms on the palate with the dance of microbubbles only found in the finest Champagne. None of the aged flavors of an old white wine, but neither naive youth, more the traits of a gifted junior statesman than a wise old sage. At first taste, expensive. After the third or fourth taste, they did not charge nearly enough.
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8/7/2008 - Roberto_1 wrote: 95 Points
Overall, a great Champagne. The color is off-golden and the bubbles small. The wine comes across as perhaps older than the vintage date but that is a good thing if one prefers mature Champagne. The nose has a sweet, carmelized, toffee quality which is a real turn-on. The palate is ripe and candied and gives great pleasure. Drink up.
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7/28/2008 - jeff nowak wrote: flawed
undrinkable, assume poor storage.
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7/28/2008 - kstoddard wrote:
G7 (Rick): Pears and melon. Lots of soda minerality. Falls flat on the finish. Quite disappointing. Someone mentioned provenance was suspect.
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7/14/2008 - Jared wrote: 96 Points
Drank this with my wife on Saturday night for our 5th wedding anniversary. Absolutely stunning and spectacular. My experience with high end champagne is fairly limited (had never really had the chance to venture above the Duval Leroy, Veuve, Taittenger), so this was an unadulterated pleasure. The color was a gorgeous honey, straw yelllow just beckoning to be gulped down. The flavors did not disappoint. Dry, toasty, biscuit-y, malty built upon your tongue and then finished with a powerful cascading downpour of apple, pear, and dry fruits. The intense and long finish led me to believe that I need move into a higher income bracket. The only disappointment was the glass or so I left in the bottle for our server! 96+pts.
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6/15/2008 - Johann Von Mastiff wrote: 95 Points
This used to be one of the greatest young Champagnes of my life and with almost 20 years on it, its not dissapointing. The color si certainly starting to turn from a slate yellow to more a mauture straw yellow. The wine is still very buscuity on the nose with aromas of elder flowers and hibiscus. The palate is rich and decadent. Superb flavors.
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6/13/2008 - Totatalitarian wrote:
Got the party started. A really good bottle, and just my kind of champagne.
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5/18/2008 - Terkel wrote: 96 Points
Golden yellow color. Stunning nose with toasted bread, newly baked baguettes, apples, hazelnuts and freshly grinded coffee and cocoa beans. Similarly nuances on the palate, with apples and newly baked bread first, and more toasty and caramel notes on the finish. Great balance and superb acidity. The bubbles are smooth and very nice, and hangs in the mouth for a good long while. This is a great example of a perfectly build champagne - but the best thing is how well it feels. I just kept wanting another glass, and finishing the bottles kind of hurt. What a pleasure!
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4/26/2008 - la turque wrote: 99 Points
Unbelievable!
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4/9/2008 - winefool wrote: 94 Points
Chris K. dinner (Boka): A very nice bottle, in good shape. Typical mature Dom character with the citrus and mineral giving way to some early notes of more toast, nut, and caramel. Still lively and rich.
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4/7/2008 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
Vosne-Romanee Showdown: Brulees vs. Beaux Monts (Sepia - Chicago IL): Still showing very young and vibrant for a 1990. Buttered toast on the nose. Apple flavors to start but very quickly this takes on a rich lemon and lemon oil character. Very enjoyable today, I expect this will stay fresh for a good number of years.
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3/11/2008 - hsacks wrote: 97 Points
It is hard to imagine a better Champagne. Aromas of ripe pears, yeast and butterscotch...rich, intense, focused fruit in the mouth. Surprisingly youthful and lively mousse. Very complex fruit with great depth and structure. Almost painfully long, lingering finish.
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2/1/2008 - DelYap wrote: 95 Points
Culinary Team Canada Dinner (Ray's House): Still showing srong and no need to ruch drinknig these. Very powerful champagne that delivers.
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12/31/2007 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: flawed
oxidized
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12/25/2007 - Calistoga wrote: flawed
Apple and pear with a hint of carmelization and, unfortunately, ever so slightly corked.
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12/24/2007 - epml wrote: 93 Points
Candied Pear, Butterscotch and Toast on the nose. Delisious.
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12/10/2007 - PatrikO wrote: 97 Points
Pre dinner bottle in Verbier, wonderful gold colour with little fizz. Lovely in the mouth, texture like an oily meursult, fine flavours
of citrus and pear with a good dose of minerality. Gorgeous! Doubt the 1996 will be as good.
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9/28/2007 - PinoyNoir wrote: 96 Points
Best champagne I've had, more like an aged white burgundy. 3 week old daughter tasted this and made sour face!
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9/4/2007 - fool4kate wrote: 94 Points
Lost a bit of it fizz over the years, but overall just outstanding. It made me remember why I keep buying vintage champagne and keeping it for all of these years.
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9/3/2007 - PinoyNoir wrote: 96 Points
Best champagne I've had, more like an aged white burgundy. 3 week old daughter tasted this and made sour face!
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6/29/2007 - keithgg wrote: 90 Points
Certainly not past its prime or even in a descent. Dry as can be.
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6/29/2007 - jc-mmb wrote: 94 Points
out of magnum at independence day luncheon. sweet dough and lovely tropical fruits of pineapple and lemon. great acid backbone with a nice long finish. wonderdul champagne.
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6/16/2007 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 96 Points
A wine of great finesse, light and stylish, full of very subtle dimensions, fresh as mountain spring water, not as rich and creamy as the 1985, stylistically closer to the supremely elegant 1988, perfectly at one with itself, will last.
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6/10/2007 - jfkwines wrote: 88 Points
Way too toasty for me.
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6/9/2007 - ejca wrote:
Very good, yellow in color, more than I expected, maybe a few years past it peak?? Nice surprise on my 40th.
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5/26/2007 - sdr wrote: 91 Points
This is probably a great champagne in the making. Very youthful indeed; light, almost pale, yellow, frothy on the pour but not in the glass. Faint nose of citrus and sea breeze. Medium weight, crystal clean finish. Doesn't sound like much, but somehow it seemed to have hidden layers of complexity waiting to burst forth in, say 3 -5 years. Since the '85 DP is glorious now, I am confident this too be be a wonderful and long-lived champagne. As tight as it was, it was still more advanced that an inpenetrable bottle I had two years ago.
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5/8/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
Domathon: Slow, very fine bead. Light golden colour. Toasty nose, as well as caramel, raspberry, a bit of oak and a touch of ground coffee. The palate is mature, with a touch of honeyed sweetness along the length of the wine. Excellent, but this bottle was looking very developed for its vintage and it really needed to be drunk now.
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4/20/2007 - dbg wrote:
outstanding
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4/15/2007 - Double D wrote: 96 Points
Beautiful, again.
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3/31/2007 - sdr wrote:
Someone brought this to Charlie Palmer Steak for the BWE convention. I have never been impressed with it - until now. Really classy and complex; a terrific middleweight. Is it bottle variation or does DP need at least a few years in bottle to settle down?
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3/18/2007 - cortoncharlie wrote: 93 Points
Nose was smoky but restrained. Tasted quite yeasty with good minerality and low acidity. Decent length and quite dry and refreshing. This bottle seemed a bit tired rather than closed and might have suffered from less than ideal storage conditions.
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2/10/2007 - kmforster wrote:
This particular bottle was very, very nice but not stupendous, and the last one I had was stupendous...so I guess there is some bottle variation to worry about here. That said, this one was hardly disappointing -- it was delicious! -- it just wasn't the transcendant experience that the earlier one was (by earlier I mean drank maybe 3-5 months ago). I'd still go out of my way to buy more.
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1/14/2007 - dream wrote: 93 Points
Nice nose of yeast, lemony fruit and caramel nuttyness. A classic, full-bodied Dom that's about in mid-age with lots of vibrant bubbles combined with some secondary flavor development. Yeasty lemon fruit with an intense finish of bisquits, hazelnuts and minerals. Has a steely intensity that I could almost mistake for Krug. Delicious with sushi on a rainy Sunday in front of the fire watching football.
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1/12/2007 - eric31 wrote: 94 Points
Excellent.
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1/7/2007 - JeffW wrote: 96 Points
Beautiful Champagne. This is drinking very well right now. Strong vanilla, nice yeastiness- though not overwhelming. Nice balance of acidity and fruit. Long finish..at least 30-45 seconds
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1/6/2007 - PeterH wrote: 93 Points
I really have no idea. I don't do a great job rating champagne. I liked this, but I just can't get myself to love champagne...
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12/31/2006 - awinestory wrote:
1996/1997 New Years Eve! Toast vanilla
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12/25/2006 - ORIF wrote: 95 Points
Wonderfully dry. Almost like air with a lemon finsh. One of the best champagne's I have tasted.
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12/9/2006 - Eric wrote: 96 Points
Seattle Tasting Group 'End of Year Dinner' #4 (Sammamish, WA): This started out with a slightly fishy smell that morphed into a briny note of seawater. There was minerality as well, and the longer this sat in the glass the more it seems like a white Burg with a crackling mineral intensity. Mmm, I love the palate, powerful, with lots of citrus oil and mineral. Tremendous grip. Even tasting blind, this was unmistakable Dom and an easy guess. Also clearly much more civilized and lighter in scale than the intense 1996. Still lots of life ahead in this bottle.
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12/7/2006 - cos82 wrote: 93 Points
I am not big on premium vintage champagne, since I don't think it's worth the extra cost. Not even sure how this found its way into my collection. That said, I really enjoyed this aged bottle which was in perfect condition. Pale straw yellow, fine bead throughout, all biscuits, butter and hazlenuts. Not acidic, but balanced and smooth. Had this side by side with a 96 vintage of the same wine brought by a friend to our annual xmas BYOB dinner event, and enjoyed that as well, although it was a very different style. Slightly sweet and all flowers on the nose and palate. Both very fine.
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11/1/2006 - Bobo N wrote: 96 Points
W/ Jackson's - Best Dom I've had; Citrus, vanilla, nutty and still very assertive. Waiting another 4 to 5 years to drink the last one.
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10/30/2006 - Marco101 wrote: 96 Points
We opened this bottle that I had been saving since it's purchase back in 1999 to celebrate our 25th wedding aniversay. With no real food to accompanythe wine and using plastic hotel water glasses. The wine blew us away with it's delicate yet building tastes. One sip would last over 60 seconds .
I rate this win a 96.
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10/20/2006 - jlm wrote:
Two provisos: I have no experience with aged champagne at all and I cannot vouch for the storage conditions of this bottle. That said, I was pretty unimpressed with this. Dark gold to copper, fine mousse, biscuity but reticent nose. It seemed a bit thin on the palate, but the finish was very long and yeasty. Not an experience that will convert me to the wonders of champagne.
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8/22/2006 - trankin wrote:
TWITS tasting at Mike's (Mike's place): Tasted blind, alongside a cold melon soup with lots of mint and a bit of jalapeno. I was really thrown for a loop here - definitely the soup had something to do with it, but still - I wouldn't take too much out of my tasting note. Possibly a flawed bottle - or just some other thing - I really can't say.
Tough to pin down the nose. Eventually, some serious nuts - chestnuts, hazelnuts. On the palate, I'm overwhelmed by the bubbles - ok not bubbles in the sense you normally get - I couldn't even see these! But somehow they were just overpowering to the wine. Really thick and biting. Everynow and then I get a nice taste of the juice - so dense and flavorful, but most of the time it's just those darn bubbles! Would give this in the mid-80's.
An hour later I came back to a bit that was left in my glass. Figured if it's just the soup, I'm well past that at this point. In the champagne, the bubbles are still there, but there's much more flavor - yeasty, bready, and much nicer. But still somewhat overpowered by those bubbles. Maybe a 88 or 89 this go around but I hope this bottle was not representative.
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8/14/2006 - buzzrsq wrote:
Drank for Jill Haltenhof's 37th Birthday at Frazers
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6/20/2006 - Eric wrote:
An unreal tasting of Château Palmer and Château Margaux with Thomas Duroux of Palmer (Los Angeles, CA): Rich, yeasty, a bit smoky, very powerful, a simply lovely example and probably the best 1990 Dom I have had. This was just terrific with a series of appetizers.
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6/17/2006 - mattskiva wrote: 90 Points
Drank with family at a celebration, amazing wine, still full of flavor.
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4/30/2006 - cct wrote: 96 Points
(From magnum) The color is a beautiful golden hue with tiny bubbles. The nose has lots of yeast, citruss, and white flowers. It's leesy and you can smell the acid. Great bubbles. The mouthfeel is beautifully balanced medium to full bodied and great. This has it all. Very complex and yet no weight (a theme to be seen again many times tonight). Some toast, lemon, yeast, and a clean fabulous finish that lingers and makes you scream for more. Not quite the 96 but really close. Delicious. 96 pts.
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4/18/2006 - cormyr wrote: 96 Points
such interesting and complex flavors send the mind reeling to near ecstasy. dates, raisins and prunes mix with sweet citrus, hazelnuts and minerals. a delight to behold.
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4/8/2006 - Eric wrote: 94 Points
First growth Bordeaux at Michael Gordon's (Bellevue, WA): Lovely champagne. Fine bead. Very precise, loaded with citrus and mineral. Surprising vigor and power on the palate. This bottle at least seems years away from maturity.
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2/18/2006 - Eric wrote:
Legends of Châteauneuf-du-Pape with Leve (Los Angeles, CA): Not as nice as the bottle from Thursday. Vanilla bean on the nose. A little flat on the palate. Strong minerality.
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2/16/2006 - Eric wrote:
Leve does 1989 Bordeaux at Mélisse (Los Angeles, CA): This greets you with a smoky nose. Precise and powerful, a huge mouthful of minerals and a lovely way to start any meal. This was our only non-1989 wine of the evening.
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1/1/2006 - sdr wrote: 89 Points
In comparison with the '96 DP served along with 15 other champagnes at Hugh's NYE party, the '90 is one dimensional and unimpressive, though certainly still an excellent, borderline outstanding, champagne. It has changed very little if at all since the first time I tasted it on release about 5 years ago and maintains its classic middleweight profile. In fact, it was fairly similar to the MV Krug, but perhaps the Krug had the edge on intensity. Yet this may be one of those champagnes that needs 20 years before it develops its interesting nuances so I'd be happy to own some and watch it grow up.
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1/1/2006 - nongrata wrote: 96 Points
Color: dark and intense
Nose: very yeasty with hints of lemon
Palate: green olives, apples, lemon.
Long and smooth finish
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12/31/2005 - jmd60611 wrote: 98 Points
Magic...Everything that I want in a champ...Toasty, buttery rich and silk like this is always a winner, too bad I was so tired and too bad that this was my last bottle
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12/31/2005 - randomly wrote: 96 Points
Lovely straw amber color with microscopic bubbles; on the nose, assertive notes of dried figs, dried dates and honey along with a pervasive nutty background perfume reminiscent of sherry; delightfully lively on the attack, exploding into a pervasive mousse with a rich creaminess that melts into a long, elegant, yeasty finish. It's like a long, tantalizingly unconsumated flirtation with very worldly woman.
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12/22/2005 - la turque wrote: 100 Points
Perfection, and drinking beautifully. Pineapple, quince, buttered toast, vibrant acidity and a long long finish. Golden straw colour. Very fine mousse and endless bubbles. At its apex, but will go for a long long time.
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12/14/2005 - dbg wrote:
outstanding!
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12/11/2005 - JasonD wrote: flawed
corked
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12/10/2005 - Eric wrote: flawed
Seattle Tasting Group 'End of Year Dinner' #3 (Sammamish, WA): Not rated. The first 5 times I smelled this, I kept noticing a faint moldy smell, and to me it seemed corked. Only one other taster agreed, although pretty much everyone thought this was off or at least a bit over the hill. I dared to give this one taste, and yuck, it seemed stripped, bitter and moldy. Yuck! Once this was unveiled, it was clear that we had a dud bottle.
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12/4/2005 - JohnSh wrote: 92 Points
Nutty, yeasty nose with hints of pears. Very elegant wine with a fine mousse; most nuts (almonds and hazelnuts), pear, quince and old apples on the palate. Very healthy acidity, but a powerful and elegant wine with a lovely balance of fruit and acidity, though it seemed a bit muted somehow. Will only improve (A-).
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11/30/2005 - sol wrote: 96 Points
Yeasty, deep and (not sure this sounds right but) dark. Full bodied if that's possible for a Champagne. Easily the best Champagne I've ever had, although my experience with vintage Champagnes is admittedly limited.
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11/25/2005 - zoulodi Likes this wine: 92 Points
A wonderful nose fully of toasty, earthy aromas. Flavor is definitely bracing, with dry fruit. An assertive body that is robust but still smooth.
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11/14/2005 - Russell Faulkner wrote:
Champagne Offline - Revenge of the Fizz (Snows - London): High sulphur, very disapointing, not as good as other bottles this year. Also lacked sparkle and light elegent fruit on palate, too one dimensional. Not Rated
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9/26/2005 - pmesq wrote: 96 Points
Better than I ever remember. Unfortunately my last bottle. Rich and yeasty. Very long finish.
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8/21/2005 - dbg wrote:
outstanding
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7/23/2005 - Rupert wrote:
Tasted after the 1996, and while there was a bit more on the nose, again I struggled to detect much on the palate and, again, everyone else, drinking it blind, loved it.
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5/6/2005 - Eric wrote:
Seattle Tasting Group does 1994 California Cabernet (Bellevue, WA): Darker color than the 1996 Dom tasted alongside. Reticent aromatics with hints of yeast. The palate greets you with a rich wave of mineral. Somewhat clipped on the finish, again relative to the gargantuan 1996. Still, this is a gorgeous Champagne.
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3/12/2005 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
Big and robust start with lots of ripe fruit showing citrus leanness as well as emerging yeasty maturity. Still fresh and crisp, with overall great textures, finesse and length.
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11/13/2004 - Alpine wrote: 94 Points
Kellie's 40th B-day Party.
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10/15/2004 - Jeff W wrote:
Berlin offline. Pale straw. Crisp, fresh and clean, with fine bubbles (but not many.) So light, like alcoholic air. Fine buiscuit and lemon taste. Plenty of acidity. Not long initially, but it opens out with length and flavour in the glass. Still very young. dg
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10/9/2004 - BobBachus wrote:
Very nice. Not dead.
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9/17/2004 - SimonG wrote:
Ditto, with pineapple and toasted hazlenuts on the complex nose. Long, complex and multi-dimensional. Excellent.
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5/20/2004 - Will wrote:
(from magnum) Not only this is the WOTN, but also of the day, of the month, and maybe of the year, although I will try hard and find something better! And this coming from somebody who allegedly "doesn't like Champagne". It's sharp and crisp, and at the same time delicate and subtle. It combines the usual young DP style with an incredible richness of aromas coming from more than 10 years in the bottle. This bottle is 200% pleasure and as far as I'm concerned, I could be drinking this forever and be a very happy man. Apart from the little issue of availability and price, that's what I would do It's really time for me to find some huge bubbly like this in magnum.
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2/3/2004 - Nuray wrote:
Portfolio Ref # SPARK B2
Setting: Offline
Appearance: straw-gold colour, fine persistant bubbles
Nose: of yeast, lemon and delicate florals, toasty oak, slightly mealy
Palate: med-full bodied, long finish, dry with lemon notes, prickly on the start with explosive flavours, very gentle/delicate bubbles
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11/1/2003 - RogerG wrote:
Noticeable chardonnay, exc. acidity and bubbles, even in plastic flutes
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12/31/2002 - Pat & Jen B wrote: 96 Points
Quite simply the most phenomenal bottle of champagne we have ever had. Picked it up (as a steal, in my opinion) for $95. Wonderful!
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10/26/2002 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 92 Points
Consumed with dinner at the Brasserie. Bright disc, with light-to-medium straw robe. Excellent, brisk bead of tiny bubbles. Clean nose, showing intense citrus, honeysuckle, pear and bread dough. Medium-bodied on the palate, with crisp acidity and similar flavors as for the nose. Long, smooth finish. Outstanding with yellowfin tuna tartare.
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9/1/2002 - Henman wrote:
Vibrant nose with animalic and toffee notes.Dry elegant,full bodied buttery palate.
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8/1/2002 - sdr wrote: 87 Points
Hugh’s bottle. Very consistent. Just too light and innocuous. Almost dead simple. I don’t think it will develop into a great Dom Pérignon.
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6/29/2002 - dbg wrote:
outstanding, each bottle is better
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9/1/2001 - sdr Likes this wine: 88 Points
Light yellow, no gold. Explosive mousse of relatively large bubbles. Simple but pleasant aroma of fresh baked bread. Light to medium weight. Nice acidity. Is it too light or will it develop DP power?
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1/1/2000 - Marc wrote: 93 Points
Too young, but what a wine - the absolute pinnacle of the moet style - absoultley refined, very dry, nothing out of place - for me as sculpted a champagne as there is - not a bubble out of place. 93pnts
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12/31/1999 - tbabes wrote: 97 Points
2000 new years party at Pat O'Brians in New Orleans; I smuggled it in under my suit jacket! Even more powerful than I remember from our wedding reception, with great focus, impressive depth, and lovely texture. What a way to kick in the new millineum!
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12/24/1999 - SimonG wrote:
Smooth yeasty classic nose. Very fine and persistant mousse. Subtle and complex palatte of mixed fruit with hints of warm brioche. Very smooth palatte, long refined and elegant.
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5/9/1999 - dbg wrote:
outstanding
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1/1/1999 - bacchus wrote: 96 Points
enjoyed this bottle for a new year's eve celebration. i bought this based upon parker review. he is the only professional reviewer to have gotten it right. wonderful combination of yeast, cream and vanilla. and, since no one else has mentioned it, plenty of fruit flavor as well. the flavors, aroma and those famous tiny bubbles go on and on, seemingly forever. we were fortunate to have enjoyed this champagne at what may have been its peak. it is encouraging to read current reviews (6/06) indicating that some bottles are showing even greater complexity. nevertheless, will have to drink the remaining bottle for new year's day 2007.
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12/19/1998 - tbabes wrote: 98 Points
1 bottle, at our wedding reception, 12/98. Gift from Tony, Chuck, Angie, Brett and Pat. Wonderful nose of toast and vanilla, with lively white fruit on the pallate.
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12/3/1998 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 92 Points
High End Champagne Tasting (Lafayette, Ca.): Lots of very tiny bubbles formed a wonderful mousse, lovely Champagne perfume on the nose, lots of acid, medium/big body, lovely fruit, improved during the tasting, medium/long finish. My #3 of 6.
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10/30/1997 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 80 Points
7 Expensive Champagnes (Lafayette, Ca.): Very fine bubbles in the glass, nice mousse, simple taste and flavors, touch sweet.
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10/23/1997 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 94 Points
BIRTHDAY 10/23/1997 (Walnut Creek, Ca.): Nose of apple, citrus, shale, slate, and brioche, same on the palate, big body, elegant, at it's peak, good acid, wonderful taste on the mid-palate, very rich fruit, mouth filling fruit, flavorful finish and aftertaste.
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