Dom '05... tough bottle to find! Smallest vintage in a long time. I tasted it on release, then once more at a tasting, great bubbles! Cheers from @steempub-trail and the friends at the #steempub!
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Dom '05... tough bottle to find! Smallest vintage in a long time. I tasted it on release, then once more at a tasting, great bubbles! Cheers from @steempub-trail and the friends at the #steempub!
I tasted Dom '05 and '06 parallel, and I thought '06 has better character. I would be curious about your experiment! And also the same parallel tasting of '06 and '09. I much more like older age, but my wife much more like the fresher champagne, so she favour the '09.
I really like the '04 and '06 better than the '05. To me, the 05 was a little too fruited, not enough breadiness, and I agree about the lack of complexity. It is still a beautiful wine, and I do like the elegance and grace of the bubbles, they seemed more refined. the 06 is a great bottle, I think it is my preferred vintage in the last decade. Here in the US, we won't get to even sniff a bottle of 09 for a couple of years. Thats AWESOME that you have already had it!! Oh, and the Gimonnet Special Club I told you about was a 2012 Grand Cru, it was fantastic, but I would like to try it again in several years, I also like some age in my bubbles. :)
I will look for Gimonnet Special Club. I really like that winery. I often buy magnum from their Blanc de Blanc. I think you will also find DP '09 in the US, because it is replacing the '06 vintage. The next bottle which I really waiting the '06 magnum. I think it will be a really special bottle. I will keep some in my cellar.