Dom Perignon® Dom Perignon Champagne Vintage 1999 750ml – 8433531420985

Alc Vol: 12.5%

Size: 75cl

This Dom Perignon 1999 does not have a branded gift box.

Dom Pérignon is only available as a vintage champagne and is only produced in exceptional years. Each vintage is a creation, singular and unique, that expresses both the character of the year, and the character of Dom Pérignon. After at least eight years of lees ageing in the cellars, the wine enters its first phase of interest, Plenitude 1, showing quite youthful fruit and broad texture from the lees contact. The signature Dom Pérignon aromatic is that “hint smoky” character a result of the reductive winemaking where they go to extreme lengths to keep each step of the winemaking process free of oxygen. With every sip of Dom Perignon you always have that purity of fruit character, depending on the vintage you normally see the Pinot Noir fruit dominate, which are those red fruits like raspberry, peach and dark cherry. The Chardonnay adds a supporting layer of chalky texture and delicious fruit in the yellow spectrum like plum, apple and tropical notes of pineapple.

Weather: The 1999 season began with hailstorms in May which destroyed many vines, though as the year went on warmer weather prevailed throughout July and August. The year developed promisingly with high expectations, until heavy rainfall in the second week of September contributed to the loss of many crops. Despite the rain the grapes had maturated well in the long summer and early concerns over dilution of flavour never became an issue.

Technical Information:
Vineyards: 100% Grand & Premier Cru
Grape Varieties: 51% Chardonnay, 49% Pinot Noir
Lees Ageing: 8 years
Dosage: 6 g/l
Drink: Now to 2024

Tasting Note: Now some years on from the initial release, these champagnes are starting to show how good they are. On the nose hints of ripe fruits and toastiness lead to a palate full of flavour. Exotic fruits combine with a slight touch of that creamy vanilla richness from its long ageing both on and off the lees. A full and lasting finish pays compliment to a vintage that today is showing better than ever.