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Dom Pérignon 1970

Moët & Chandon, Champagne, France

Moët & Chandon
Champagne France
  • 94
    Points
  • The 1 291 best
    of 3 290 954
    wines globally
  • 11 Pros of
    16 recommend
    this wine
1558 94
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  • Country ranking ?

    1 125

  • Producer ranking ?

    133

  • Decanting time

    10min

  • When to drink

    Now

  • Food Pairing

    Smoked Salmon on Cucumber Rounds

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The Story

 At the end of the 17th Century, Dom Pierre Pérignon stated his ambition to create ‘the best wine in the world’.  On 29 September 1694, Dom Pierre Pérignon wrote that his mission was to create “the best wine in the world.” He dedicated himself to improving viticulture techniques, perfecting the art blending grapes from different crus, and introduced the gentle and fractional pressing to obtain white wine from black grapes.Ever since, the House...

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Tasting note

color

Mature, Straw and Clear

ending

Long, Lingering and Vibrant

flavors

Toasty, Honey, Truffles, Apricot, Dried-fruit and Viscous

nose

Intense, Complex, Ripe and Refined

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Low alcohol content, Perfectly balanced, Well-Integrated, Multi-dimensional, Mature, Medium-bodied, One-dimensional, Harmonious, Rich, Elegant, Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Excellent and Intelligent

Written Notes

Relatively weak nose with slightly toasted elements. The taste is fruity and good, but the wine hardly holds up its label. Big bottle variation, where certain bottles have a strongly toasted bouquet.
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  • 88p

A fine bead, delicate and persistent, forming a creamy mousse, within a rainbow of hues that range between platinum, snow gold and tawny amber. Fresh, crystalline and sharp, the nose reveals a unique vegetal, aquatic world, with hints of white pepper and gardenia. The wine's maturity then makes a gentle appearance before exhaling peaty accents. In the mouth, the attack is direct, a prelude to a lusty roundness that seems to curl up like a plant. The notes of anis and dried ginger glide over fruit skins (pear and mango), creating an effect that is more tactile than fleshy. The finale stretches out and then comes to rest, calm, mature and diffuse. An ineffable charm has made itself felt, with no effect on the wine's integrity.

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  • 95p
Golden, amber hue, tiny bubbles. Lemon candy, yellow plums. Light and soft as velvet, nuanced, flirting, transparent, with a creamy texture. A touch bitter in the finish. Very elegant, but does it lack a bit? My fellow tasters was kinder than me..... 90
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  • 90p
Oeil: vieil or, Amber, bubbles invisible, viscosity medium (champagne standard). No tears Nose: gingerbread, stewed of very ripe fruits. Aromes Maggie. Bouche: mousse gone,light and mellow wine with lingering gingerbread, ripe apricot, finish with spices (cinnamon, cayenne, vanilla beans) Goof for the aromas experience. 89 Pts
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  • 89p
Amazing bottle! The first impression was somewhat hesitative – is there any energy left as there was hardly no bubbles detected. In the mouth the wine did not explode but showed good structure with some delicate bubbliness. The taste was however intense and the aftertaste immensely lingering making me take another zip and another one. Zip after zip the wine showed more and more life in it, even the less apparent effervescence became more prominent. Wonderful champagne! Two-Michelin star chef Hans Välimäki said he associated the flavours to potatos and black truffle, which made him think of dish prepared on these! How about potato veloute with black truffles?
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  • 97p
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Information

Origin

Reims, Champagne

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

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Vintage

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