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Dom Perignon  2000
Dom Perignon 2000

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Dom Perignon 2000


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from Champagne, France

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James Halliday 97 point ratingJames Halliday 97 point rating
Wine Enthusiast 95 point ratingWine Enthusiast 95 point rating
Wine & Spirits 94 point ratingWine & Spirits 94 point rating
The Wine Advocate 94 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 94 point rating
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
1999
The Wine Advocate 1999 96 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 1999 96 point rating
International Wine Cellar 1999 93 point ratingInternational Wine Cellar 1999 93 point rating
Wine & Spirits 1999 92 point ratingWine & Spirits 1999 92 point rating
1998
Wine Enthusiast 1998 95 point ratingWine Enthusiast 1998 95 point rating
Wine & Spirits 1998 94 point ratingWine & Spirits 1998 94 point rating
The Wine News 1998 94 point ratingThe Wine News 1998 94 point rating
1996
The Wine Advocate 1996 98 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 1996 98 point rating
The Wine Advocate 1996 98 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 1996 98 point rating
1995
International Wine Cellar 1995 95 point ratingInternational Wine Cellar 1995 95 point rating
The Wine Advocate 1995 94 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 1995 94 point rating
Wine & Spirits 1995 94 point ratingWine & Spirits 1995 94 point rating
1992
Wine Spectator 1992 89 point ratingWine Spectator 1992 89 point rating
1990
The Wine Advocate 1990 96 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 1990 96 point rating
International Wine Cellar 1990 93 point ratingInternational Wine Cellar 1990 93 point rating
1985
Wine Spectator 1985 91 point ratingWine Spectator 1985 91 point rating
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winemaker's notes:

In the 17th century, Dom Pierre Pérignon, the cellar master of the Abbey of Hautvillers in Epernay, developed a wine whose extraordinary quality would make him the spiritual father of Champagne and one of the great visionaries of the winemaking world. Dom Perignon longed to produce the "best wine in the world" and there is much written testimony to the success of Dom Pérignon's wine with the most noble and wealthy personalities of the era.

Dom Pérignon was one of the very first producers to assemble wines starting with the grapes, as well as the first to master the production of white wines from red grapes to achieve a giant leap forward in quality. Made exclusively from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes from ten Grand Cru vineyards and from the oldest vines at the Abbey of Hautvillers, Dom Perignon is produced only in exceptional vintage years.

Vintage 2000
Fresh, crystalline, and sharp, the first nose unveils an unusual dimension, an aquatic vegetal world with secret touches of white pepper and gardenia. The wine then reveals airy, gentle richness before exhaling peaty scents.
On the palate, the attack bursts forth, and matures into a sensual fullness that winds around itself, like a tendril of foliage. Notes of aniseed and dried ginger linger on the skin of fruit (pear and mango), more textured than ripe. The finish gradually unfurls and then settles, smooth, mellow, all-encompassing.
An indefinable je ne sais quoi, never upsetting the integrity of the wine, has worked its charm.
Richard Geoffroy, Dom Perignon Chef de Cave

critical acclaim:

"I am a no-holds-barred Dom addict, but I have to admit to being somewhat disappointed with the '99 vintage, which seemed altogether too delicate, verging on outright simplicity. I have no such reservations about the 2000 vintage, which has the Dom hallmark fluid line and feline grace encouraging the rapid consumption of glass after glass. Along the way you will find notes of nectarine, cherry, brioche and cream, which build into a gloriously long and even finish. It will continue to develop in bottle for decades to come."

97 Points

James Halliday

"This is a classic Dom Perignon vintage. It's big and fruity initially, a mouthful of ripeness. Then the texture and structure of this dense wine come through. It's as much wine as Champagne, rich, the apple and fresh pear flavors bying with yeasty and a tense crispness. Worth aging, it will be even better in 3-4 years."

95 Points

Wine Enthusiast

"The 2000 Brut Dom Perignon is a gorgeous, seductive wine that floats on the palate with remarkable grace. Toasty aromas meld into freshly cut flowers, apricots and pears, with sweet notes of mint and licorice that linger on the long finish. This perfumed, inviting Dom Perignon is elegance personified, and in this vintage the wine fully merits its lofty reputation. According to winemaker Vincent Chaperone there is only one disgorgement date for the first release of Dom Perignon, and the 2000 was disgorged over a period of weeks in March and April, 2007, 2007. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2018."

94 Points

The Wine Advocate

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