A chance to savour the Dom PERignon 2006
In the recent unveiling of the Dom Perignon 2006 (RM650), the rousing vintage expresses the touch-and-go climate of the year. A blazing July was followed by a cool and wet August. And just when it seemed the damp spell would snatch the vintage away – an almost summery September dried out the botrytis and matured the grapes, giving it that juicy sweetness for the ensuing four-week harvest.
The outcome is hence, a complex fantasy of airy light bouquets – a stark contrast to its richer and louder brethren of ’03 and ’05. On the 2006, an aroma of flowers and fruit develops into candied fruit and liquorice. Meanwhile, on the palate, the signature intensity and gradual pressure of Dom Perignon sweeps across with a symphony of citrus, cream, mineral and brine; the last of which recalls essences of caviar and oysters. Or, as Dom Perignon’s Chef de Cave Richard Geoffroy puts it: “The wine’s opulence – contained and succulent, round at heart – reveals itself in the mouth.”
