2006 Dom Pérignon pre-shipment offer

The 2006 marks an unprecedented fifth successive vintage release of the legendary Dom Pérignon. Richard Geoffroy's latest creation has some of the aromatic ripeness of the 2002; it is ripe, generous, juicy and succulent. Its success owes much to the hot and glorious end to the growing season; Geoffroy and his team took full advantage: they began the harvest on 11 September and continued it over nearly four weeks.

'It's not often you fall backwards when a wine is first launched on the market. This time both me and my friends fell in love instantly. It is all here so beautifully orchestrated in this incredibly well-balanced and flowing rich symphony. It is so voluptuously charming and welcoming immediately, but at the same time so complex that the interest in what you will discover in the next gulp never ceases. Here are all the pillars that I perceive a Dom Pérignon should have. A gigantic large and intense aroma, a silk caressing structure and a dazzling grand finale. Notes from the sea, roasted nuts, coffee, brioche, tropical green fruits, stone fruit, green apples, sweet orange citrus, gunpowder, nougat, mushroom cream and black truffle are all there like a perfectly tailored tuxedo. Love at first sight. 94 points (potential 97).' - Richard Juhlin

Offered subject to remaining unsold; available early November 2015