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Beyond the richness and a certain voluptuousness is a strong impression of consistency that prevails. The wine’s power is remarkably restrained. The various sensations – silky, salty, sappy, bitter and briny – converge and persist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eON THE NOSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNotes of guava and spicy green grapefruit zest combine with stone fruit: white peach and nectarine. The wine opens up, with the whole complemented by woody vanilla and warm, lightly toasted brioche.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOOD PAIRING\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDom Pérignon Vintage 2009 is a wine that needs to be excited. It needs a framework, it appeals to be stretched with contrasts. \u003cbr\u003eThe champagne reaches out to the \"vegetable\" and \"mineral\" worlds, calling out by sea urchin carbonara with cardamom mousse. It works brilliantly when it has something to chew on: octopus marinated in Sicilian orange juice and roasted in butter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSCORES AND REVIEWS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...what I admire most about the 2008 is the way it shows all the focus, translucence and energy that is such a signature of the year, and yet it is also remarkably deep and vertical. In other words, the 2008 is a Champagne that plays in three dimensions.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98+\/100 Vinous (Jul-2018)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The best Dom since 2002.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98\/100 James Suckling (Sep-2018)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight in character but made extraordinarily from from dark red grapes, this is a Prestige Cuvée (vintage) champagne. 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