For Sale: Champagne Dom Pérignon Vintage 1996 [Booze]
2011 Jun 4
I really enjoyed this Slate article on th '47 Cheval Blanc. It's about the closest I'll come to trying it, unless I win the lottery.
Really outlandish how it was made. No one would try it again, too risky.
www.slate.com/id/2184371/
Really outlandish how it was made. No one would try it again, too risky.
www.slate.com/id/2184371/
2011 Jun 5
Back in the 80s a buddy of mine was a bar tender in Victoria, and told me that there was a group of yuppies that came in every week and ordered a bottle of Dom Pérignon mixed with orange juice. He and his coworker eventually decided to scam them and every week they'd bring in a bottle of cheap-ass champagne to mix with the OJ, and they'd alternate taking home the Dom Pérignon :-)
monty
Up for sale is a bottle of Champagne Dom Pérignon Vintage 1996. I purchased 2 bottles from this cuvee in 2003-2004 while in New York City. I'm getting married this year so it's time to part with this remaining bottle.
The 1996 year is highly revered in wine/champagne circles. This vintage received a 98 rating out of a 100 in Wine Advocate:
- The brilliant 1996 Dom Perignon, which has largely disappeared from the marketplace, may be the finest young example of DP I have ever tasted. Notes of crushed rocks, honeysuckle, lemon oil, orange marmalade, and white pear provide a stunning aromatic display as well as palate impression. Great acidity and huge flavor intensity backed up by vibrant acidity make this an exquisite Champagne. It should drink well for 20-25 years, possibly longer.
- I have had a lot of great vintages of Dom Perignon, but I do not remember any as impressive as the 1996. Even richer than the brilliant 1990, the 1996 is still tightly wound, but reveals tremendous aromatic intensity, offering hints of bread dough, Wheat Thins, tropical fruits, and roasted hazelnuts. Medium to full-bodied, with crisp acidity buttressing the wines wealth of fruit and intensity, it comes across as extraordinarly zesty, well-delineated, and incredibly long on the palate. Moet-Chandon deserves considerable accolades for this prodigious example of Dom Perignon. Anticipated maturity: now-2020
The bottle comes in the classic gift box with a pamphlet discussing the Dom brand and the vineyard from 1996 used in this selection. The box is still sealed and shows only minor wear/scuff marks. It has been well stored.
I am asking $350 or best reasonable offers, noting that a bottle of the latest release will set you back at least $220 at the LCBO.
Please send me a private message or post here if you're interested.
Many thanks,
-Monty