Dom Perignon 2008

• Great flavour profile, details below
• Elegance, charm and depth
• Drinking window 2025 to 2050 or longer if your cellar is as good as ours
• We will soon be bringing bottles from our reserve cellar. You can pre-order it

Dom Pérignon 2008 - elegance, charm and depth

Dom Pérignon 2008 delights with the finest balance of strength, freshness and elegance. Flavours of roasted almonds, brioche, citrus fruit, apricot and mirabelle plum are combined with a silky texture and precise acidity. The minerality is deep in the wine and gives it energy - a champagne with depth and ageing potential.

Who is the 2008 suitable for?

The 2008 vintage is a fascinating delight. The long yeast ageing gives it a silky palate, but if you prefer a particularly creamy texture, the 2002 and 2004 vintages are even better. The 2008 has a distinctly salty, mineral tingle. The 2008 is ideal for collectors and connoisseurs who want to follow its development over decades.

Special features of the vintage

2008 is considered one of the best vintages of recent decades. It combines the maturity of 1990 with the structure of 1996. The summer is cool with little sunshine. The acidity remains high. However, thanks to the mild, dry autumn, the grapes still reach a high level of ripeness. The slow ripening contributes to complex, noble aromas.

Drinking window

Already impressive today, but with great potential: ideal from 2028 until 2050

Editions

In addition to the classic version, there is also the Luminous Edition (with LED), the Artist Edition (Lenny Kravitz) and the rare Legacy Edition - identical in content, but with a different design.

Alternatives

If you prefer a softer palate and more developed flavours, 2002 and 2004 are a good choice. 2006 is a good choice if you value strength.

98 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider: Clearly, this is in contention as one of the best vintages of DP ever produced. The power, levels of concentration, balance, freshness, purity and complexity are off the hook. The yellow citrus, green apple, honeysuckle and brioche are backed up with the perfect amount of refined effervescence, providing lift, energy and elegance. Texturally this is beautiful on your palate This is a high-end Champagne worth laying down a case for the future.


96 William Kelley Roberparker.com
Unquestionably the finest Dom Pérignon of the decade, the 2008 Dom Pérignon 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.

97(95) Richard Juhlin Champagneclub Incredibly good from the start. Crystal clear, clean, vibrating fresh without any disturbing acidity. Pure harmony from day one. Deep wide bouquet reminiscent of ancient days of concentration. Aromas that are intertwined to the most beautiful symphony. Warm generous breadiness, duck liver with brioche, butter-fried cep and a composite exquisite fruit ranging from yellow-green to orange. The texture is heavenly with a dense layer of silkiness over the ferociously fresh acidity and critical minerality. So, just in time for Richard Geoffroy's retirement, he releases the best wine of his life. What a grand finale and what a great farewell.

98 Antonio Galloni Vinous The Dom Perignon 2008 is a huge, powerful champagne and also clearly one of the wines of the vintage. (...) Today, the richness of the fruit is especially evident. Readers who own the 2008 should be thrilled, but patience is a must.

750 mL

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