Dom Perignon Vintage 2009

Dom Pérignon is only available as a vintage champagne and is only produced in exceptional years. Each vintage is a creation, singular and unique, that expresses both the character of the year, and the character of Dom Pérignon. After at least eight years of lees ageing in the cellars, the wine enters its first phase of interest, Plenitude 1, showing quite youthful fruit and broad texture from the lees contact. The signature Dom Pérignon aromatic is that "hint smoky" character a result of the reductive winemaking where they go to extreme lengths to keep each step of the winemaking process free of oxygen. With every sip of Dom Perignon you always have that purity of fruit character, depending on the vintage you normally see the Pinot Noir fruit dominate, which are those red fruits like raspberry, peach and dark cherry. The Chardonnay adds a supporting layer of chalky texture and delicious fruit in the yellow spectrum like plum, apple and tropical notes of pineapple.

From the warm 2009 vintage, they felt this was ready to release before the tight 2008, and was the first released out of chronological sequence. The 2009 is a powerhouse, growing in breadth and depth in the glass. Brown butter leads the savoury cut through layers of complexity. Salted brioche, dried apple, toasted hazelnuts, lemon pith all come together seamlessly. Great finesse within great power, drinking very well know but will suit well your cellar for the next decade easy.