Delicious. Very clean and crisp lines. Mineral, stone fruit, biscuit/bread dough, chalk, and light passion fruit. None of the skunkiness usually found in dom. Great crisp laser sharp acidic finish. Fine mousse. Lacking a bit of the wow factor, but very well crafted. I actually like the warmth and breadth of the regular 1990 (especially out of magnum) better. 95 pts.

With potentially three different disgorge dates from Moet & Chandon it's hard to know if you are tasting the same wine.

The regular '90 is very good but also extremely acidic even now. But out of magnum it was superb.

• 1990 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon Oenothèque - France, Champagne (6/18/2008)
  Light-medium gold color; Toasty and slight lemon aromas with superb hazlenut, spice and citrus flavors. Notable for its exceptional depth, complexity and fine mousse. Similar to the regular '90 but with added complexity. Perhaps a touch lighter weight than the regular 90, hard to say. Tasted at an industry Dom Perignon Tasting (thank you!); Probably disgorged in 2003 but I did not catch the date on all of the bottles. A WOW wine. (95 pts.)

Posted from CellarTracker

Winetex, are the disgorge dates printed on the Oenotheque?

Yes, the bottles I purchased say 10/2003 for the disgorge date.

Cool. So we can track the disgorge date.

I must admit. I'm really bad about posting those. I'll try to do better in the future.

This is my wife's all-time favourite champy.

quote:

Originally posted by DoktaP:
This is my wife's all-time favourite champy.

Sorry. <empty suit razz>