Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon Oenotheque Brut Zero on the ripe red currant

on the ripe red currant

This should age well

but I suspect time will be kind to it

They didn't use any added sulfur during the vinification or upbringing

Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon Oenotheque Brut Zero on the ripe red currantI tasted this at a friends 50th birthday, where we drank several incredible 1966 Bordeaux (the standout being Cheval Blanc 1966 that could easily have featured here). This was of course much younger, but just a brilliant Champagne. Richly textured, perfectly toasted from its 12 years on the lees (it was disgorged in 2008 and these later disgorged bottles have a little less dosage than the 2004 version). Elegant and precise but with layers of lemon