2006 DOM PÉRIGNON Brut Champagne Moët & Chandon, Lea & Sandeman

DOM PÉRIGNON

2006 Brut Champagne Moët & Chandon

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

Powerful, dense and tightly wound, the 2006 Dom Pérignon is fabulous today. To be sure, the 2006 is a broad, virile Champagne, but I find it compelling because of its phenolic depth and overall intensity. Chef de Caves Richard Geoffroy adds that August was quite cold and wet, and that ripening only happened at the very end of the growing season. Although numbers alone can never explain a wine, I find it interesting that the 2006 has more phenolics than the 2003. Readers will have to be patient, as the 2006 is easily the most reticent Dom Pérignon in the years spanning 2002 and 2009. I am confident the 2006 will have its day, but in its youth, it is not especially charming or easy to drink. Drinking range: 2026 - 2056 Rating: 96 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jul 2018)


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One of the real surprises in this tasting, the 2006 Dom Pérignon comes across as very tightly wound and intense, which is probably a very good thing for its potential longevity. The sensation of tannins is quite present today. Ripe and intense but also held in check by its tannic heft, the 2006 is in no mood to show all of its cards. Stylistically, the 2006 is similar to the 2003 in its phenolic intensity, but more finessed. Readers should be in no rush with the 2006, a Champagne that has closed down quite a bit since it was first released. Rating: 96 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jul 2017)

When it’s really time to celebrate, Dom Pérignon delivers a silky, polished glass of fizz. It has a hint of white flowers and citrus notes, with a deft lightness that is a delight. Stock up and pull out on the really special festive occasions. Will Lyons, The Sunday Times (Dec 2016)

Very tightly knit. On the nose one of the most characteristic Dom Pérignons to have come my way for a while. Both pungently smoky and tense with some broad brioche notes as well as a suggestion of lime zest. On the palate it's quite a contrast to all the Extra Bruts I have been tasting recently! Much richer on the palate entry though there is delicate lemon-cream refreshment on the mid palate. Very fine bead and satisfying aftertaste that builds even if I'm pretty sure this aspect of the wine will become more emphatic with time in bottle. Bravo! Drinking range: 2016 - 2026 Rating: 18.5 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Nov 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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