1985 Dom Perignon
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Alex Bridgeman
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1985 Dom Perignon
Peach yellow in colour, mature appearance and with a very soft mousse. Mature Champagne on the nose, not elderly but clearly mature. A smooth wine-based palate with a very soft mousse. Slow and languid on the palate, the flavours meander across the tongue. No brioche, just lots of lime and quince - bitter but beautiful - and which turns out to be pretty big. Swallowing releases a delicious mid-weight aftertaste and a real lemon and vanilla flavour that just lasts for ages. The whole experience reminds me of a bottle of Dom Perignon 1980 that I drank in Italy in the '90s when I discovered it being sold for a song in a hotel restaurant in the middle of an industrial estate in Milanofiori. Served blind, I guessed this to be Dom Perignon 1985. 92/100. Drunk 10-Apr-15 as part of the Doty Cup.
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