Dom Pérignon, 2008
A typically composed and classy Dom Perignon, very youthful though certainly not backward, this is thoroughly enjoyable now but there will still be plenty to come from it over the next few years. Long, refined tight-knit citrus and fruit zest, touches of dry stone with faint shades of spice and ripe guava. Beautfiully textured and completely unforced all the way throug to a long finish.
critic reviews
The 2008 Dom Pérignon remains one of the all-time greats here. No longer a young Champagne, the 2008 has begun moving into its first plateau of maturity. Baked apple tart, citrus confit, marzipan and lightly honeyed overtones are front and center. A touch of reduction—always present in 2008—adds freshness and energy.
Unquestionably the finest Dom Perignon of the decade, the 2008 Dom Perignon is drinking brilliantly today, wafting from the glass with notes of citrus oil, ripe orchard fruit, peach, buttered toast, pastry cream, iodine and smoky reduction. Full-bodied, rich and fleshy, it's vinous and layered, with a deep core of sweet fruit, racy acids and a long, saline finish. The 2008 is aging very gracefully.
Easily the best Champagne I had all year, first tasted at a château lunch. I couldn't stop thinking about it, and eventually bought a bottle for my husband's 50th. Just so much power and precision, while still having the delicacy, easy glamour and the most moreish delivery of fresh acidities and fleshy citrus. At it opens, toasted brioche, liqourice root and oyster shall curl out of the glass. Richard Geoffroy cellar master.