2005 DOM PÉRIGNON Brut Champagne Moët & Chandon, Lea & Sandeman

DOM PÉRIGNON

2005 Brut Champagne Moët & Chandon

Grapes Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
Colour White
Origin France, Champagne
ABV 12.5%

Champagne Disgorged in late 2013 in order to be released in March 2015. The nose is immediately big, broad and almost sweet with a strong sensation of baked apple. This wine is already quite open – quite a contrast with the usual much tenser impression given by young Dom Pérignons. Relatively light and pretty, this is a pleasing, well balanced, relatively evolved wine with the lightest of bitter notes on the finish. But it’s unlikely to go down in history as one of the great Dom Perignon. Rating: 17.5 L&S (May 2015)


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This new release from Dom Perignon comes from the famously warm 2005 vintage. Remembering Burgundy in 2005 and their 'cannicule' summer you can see the weather will have had an impact on the wine. Full flavour, rich and broad is what we were expecting, with small quantities. Indeed this vintage is the second smallest ever after 1971. It also has one of the highest proportions of Chardonnay in DPs history. Given the size of this release, which is significantly smaller than 2004, Dom Pérignon 2005 will be offered on a first come first served basis.L&S (May 2015)

The 2005 Dom Pérignon is incredibly delicate, understated and silky, with gorgeous textural balance and class. Today, the 2005 comes across as a smaller-scaled version of the 2004 in that it is a Dom Pérignon built on finesse rather than the power that characterizes vintages such as 2002 and 2003. Today, the 2005 is a bit inward and not fully expressive, which is a good sign for the future. Still, given its mid-weight structure and previous showings, my impression is that the 2005 is best suited to near and medium-term drinking. Then again, Dom Pérignon has a brilliant track record for aging. Any way you look at it, though, there is little question Chef de Caves Richard Geoffroy made one of the two or three Champagne of the vintage in 2005. As I have written previously, 2005 will be a very small release by Dom Pérignon standards. So much so, that the 2006 is likely to be released by the end of 2015. Drinking range: 2015 - 2025 Rating: 95 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jul 2015)

I believe that the 2005 DP is the best since 2002, which remains the best recent vintage and is probably only eclipsed by the amazing 100-point 1996. The 2005 is a full-bodied DP with so much richness and loads of ripe fruit such as pineapple and papaya. It has a wonderful, creamy texture and a long and intense finish. It’s a Champagne that fully satisfies but at the same time challenges you with its strength, depth and persistence on the palate. Rating: 97 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Jul 2015)

Champagne Moët & Chandon

Claude Moët founded the famous Champagne House in 1743. Their reputation was secured by his grandson Jean-Rémy Moët who was friendly with and, thus, received the endorsement of Napoleon. Jean-Rémy handed the business on to his son Victor Moët and son-in-law Pierre-Gabriel Chandon de Briailles and Moët et Cie became Moët & Chandon. The first vintage of Dom Perignon was the 1921, released in 1936, and it was the first De-Luxe cuvée on the market. Quite dramatic post-War expansion turned Moët & Chandon into the drinks and luxury goods company LVMH.

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