An exceptional cuvée for an exceptional vintage. Dom Pérignon Œnothèque 1996 is the ultimate interpretation of a unique year. The year 1996 was marked by a mild winter and a contrasting summer, combining drought and heavy showers. A month before the harvest, the sunshine brought the grapes to a rare level of ripeness, putting this 1996 vintage in the league of the greats.
Dom Pérignon Œnothèque 1996 opens with a greedy nose of praline and dried fruit on a denser background of peat and iodine.
On the palate, liveliness and power combine to overwhelm the mouth. Dom Pérignon Œnothèque 1996 is a straightforward, taut cuvée of astonishing richness and persistence. A sharp, incisive wine with good ageing potential.
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