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The 2015 feels alittle more tight and austere. It's certainly fresh and lifted, with at the same time indications of that longer lees ageing with some doughiness and toasted nuttiness, yet it all still feels alittle closed off for the moment, almost a dialled down version of its usual self. Still very enjoyable and definitely by all markers a good Champagne, yet it seems to not have yet developed that super evocative and deep aromatics, with also that depth and generosity on the palate.

This Dom Pérignon certainly has the classic house's signature style – elegant and balanced with notes of lemon mousse. I do think the 2008 vintage is definitely more expressive than other Dom Pérignon releases I've tried. The vibrant fruitiness and crisp acidity are in perfect harmony, making it approachable yet complex. On the whole, it's a Champagne that can be enjoyed now, with its youthful exuberance, or cellared for years to reveal its full potential. To be honest, while this is already gre...(Read More)

It's aromas are bar none - I have never nosed anything quite like it. To put bluntly, it were as if I had stuck my nose into a bakery's kitchen wherein I had gotten too close to trays of melted butter on dough waiting to be baked, with another tray of now freshly baked croissants and brioche. The aromas are so incredibly distinctive and naturalistic, the textures of which are utterly compelling. It's dizzying this sort of aromatic intensity! The palate yet was more down to earth, incredibly velv...(Read More)