Event Venue | Glengarry Victoria Park, 118 Wellesley St West, Auckland |
Event Date | 7:00pm Wednesday 8 November |
On Wednesday evening we had an incredible tasting of Dom Perignon, the world's most famous Champagne. It is named after the Benedictine Monk Dom Pierre Perignon, who produced his famous wines at the Abbey of Hautvillers from 1668 until 1715. Under him the wines of the Abbey flourished, reaching twice the price of any other and being drunk by Louis XIV himself. The Abby and it's famed vineyards were purchased by Moet & Chandon in 1823 after the revolution and Dom Perignon is still made from the same sites to this day. The evening was hosted by our Fine Wine Manager Regan McCaffery. He is likely New Zealand's foremost expert on the wine, having drunk every vintage produced back to 1964. Regan took us through three different expressions of Dom Perrignon, starting with the new 2009 against the previous 2006 release. This is the first time ever that they have released a vintage out of order, deciding that the much anticipated 2008 still needed more time resting in the cellars under Epernay. The 2009 comes from quite a warm vintage and is already rich and expressive, a really showy flamboyant Dom. 2006 is a more classic year, despite being a little reticent now it will blossom and impress if you can manage to keep your hands off it for another ten years.