Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 2008 Bottle (0.75L) | Naked Bottle
Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 2008 is intense and racy, light and dark, magnetic, a champagne Crafted over nearly twelve years of slow, controlled transformation in the cellar.
The 2008 vintage: Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 2008 is part of a solar decade. At the heart of this decade, the vintage is unusual: grey and cloudy, spring and summer are marked by a lack of heat but also of light. When – as in 2000, 2006 or for the emblematic 1996 vintage – the sun and the September winds turn the situation around. Then, beyond all expectations, the long-awaited maturity comes to the fore and blossoms into an unprecedented, high-level balance.
To the eye
On the nose
The bouquet opens instantly with raspberry and wild strawberry. Powdery notes of iris and violet quickly mingle with the fruit and settle in. On the breath, we finally see the emergence of greener notes, closer to privet, angelica and camphor leaf.
In the mouth
The first sensations are tactile, fleshy and silky. They gradually unfold and then become more pronounced. The acid framework, the signature of the vintage, winds its way through the pinot structure to reveal the heart of the wine. The finish is assertive and persists in a perfume of peony and white pepper.
Food & champagne pairings
Ideal operating temperature
To appreciate all its finesse and aromas, champagne should be enjoyed chilled (but not iced). Depending on the cuvée, the ideal serving temperature is between 8 and 12°C.
Potential of keeping
Like all wines, champagne can be kept for varying lengths of time, depending on the type. Under optimal storage conditions, champagne can be kept for 1 to 2 years for Brut cuvées, and up to 4/5 years or even longer for vintage and prestige champagnes. Whatever happens, rest assured that you'll never be able to open your champagne too early, as the Champagne Houses only release their cuvées when they have reached perfect ripeness and are ready for immediate consumption.
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
A radical blend: The fruit asserted itself with remarkably intense aromatic persistence and a composite consistency that opened up an exciting array of possibilities. Dom Pérignon reveals the 2008 vintage through a daring blend built on the Pinot Noirs of the “Chants de Linottes” plot in Hautvillers and the “Vauzelles” plot in Aÿ whose fruit and structure balance the tension between the precision and natural radiance of the wines. The constant quest of Harmony that defines Dom Perignon is built here on contrasts and oppositions that sometimes border on contradiction.
