Dom Pérignon 2008 (No Gift Box)

Dom Pérignon 2008 (No Gift Box)James Halliday Top 100 Wines for 2019 "The 2008 Dom Prignon is like the 1996 on testosterone. Its the best fucking wine Ive ever made!" Richard Geoffroy, Chef de Cave Dom Prignon is named after a 17th century Benedictine monk who was Cellar Master at the Abbey of Hautvillers, near the town of pernay. It is the top Champagne (prestige cuve or tte de cuve) produced by Mot & Chandon and was first released in 1937 with the 1921 vintage. Although owned by

which was followed by a dry and warm spring

It was aged for 16 months in large seasoned old oak vats

the southernmost tip of the Australian mainland

Castle Rock Estate is an exceptionally beautifully sited vineyard on a 55ha property

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Rolf Binder Jnr

plush and dense with crushed dark cherry and pure blackcurrant pastille flavours

and 60-70% new oak maturation for 18 months

It's not often a red wine with a 30-plus-year future is ready for consumption from day one

which gives this Édition its remarkable expression and elegance

and has not produced Swan Valley table wines for many years

Chalky iron filing minerality emerges from the dark fruits on the nose