Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon Oenotheque Vintage:1992 comparing the colour to a

comparing the colour to a ballerina’s pump or even the light filtering through the stained glass of the Basilica in Reims

atypically powerful profile

earth and ferrous-earth aromas are in keeping with the equally serious and tightly wound flavors that possess a sleek muscularity on the dense and superbly long finish

This is one of those ‘wow’ wines as it almost takes your breath away

Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon Oenotheque Vintage:1992 comparing the colour to aI 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