Dom Perignon 1971
Dom Perignon 1971 is a dry, light-bodied sparkling from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier (Champagne, France), in the sparkling style. Acidity is fresh; oak influence is little. Good with roast chicken, salmon, creamy pasta, duck. Listed at £575.00 by Hedonism Wines, who say it is out of stock; that is the last price, not an offer.
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Gently mellowed by the passage of time, this bottle of Dom Pérignon from 1971 displays toasted, spicy notes on the nose. Long and elegant, lively and racy on the palate. Lovely, melting milky caramel attack flowing into warm notes of wood smoke and peppered vanilla, with hints of undergrowth. The champagne takes its name from the legendary Benedictine monk, Father Pierre Pérignon, who in 1668 arrived at the Abbey of Hautvillers, north of Épernay and began experiments that would eventually lead to the creation and bottling of sparkling wine as we know it today.