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France

2008 is described as a ‘miracle’ year by Vincent Chaperon: everything looked set to go wrong and yet it all ended up flirting with perfection. It’s that tension thing again. He maintains that 2008 actually has more flesh than 1996 but doesn't completely dismiss the comparison. The 2008 is more athletic, he thinks, without revealing in which discipline. A suspicion of reduction blows off quickly to reveal notes of flowers, citric fruit and a fine filigree of self-belief. It's long, chalky and linear. A magnificently confident introvert, if such a thing is possible. The Legacy Edition was released to celebrate Geoffroy's time at Dom Pérignon, to be followed by a regular bottling this year which will have had a few extra months on lees.

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Pinot Noir / Pinot Nero

Dom Pérignon, Legacy Edition, Champagne, France, 2008

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2008 is described as a ‘miracle’ year by Vincent Chaperon: everything looked set to go wrong and yet it all ended up flirting wi

Dom Pérignon, Legacy Edition, Champagne, France, 2008

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