Description
On the eye: Intense golden colour with hints of red tones.
On the nose: Aromas of milky caramel, barley sugar, toasted bread, blackcurrant, red fruit jam and jellied fruits.
On the palate: Notes of wild fruits, tarte tatin, brioche, redcurrant and liquorice. It’s striking exuberance blossoms into a unique finale.
Dom Perignon Plénitude 2 – P2 2000 is presented in a high-quality metalled Dom Perignon Gift Box
Vineyards: 100% Grand Cru | Clos d’Ambonnay
Grape Varieties: 100% Pinot Noir
Ageing: 12 years on the lees
Disgorged: Winter 2010/2011
Drink: Now to 2020
Truffles, bold flavours, poultry and noble shellfish (common and spiny lobster). It may also be enhanced by simple but wonderful food pairings such as shavings of aged parmesan, scrambled eggs with truffles, pata negra ham fed with bellota, or toasted rustic bread with truffles and extra virgin olive oil.
The richness of your Krug Champagne is fully revealed between 9°C and 12°C (49°F – 54°F). Serving your bottle too cold would refrain the aromas’ expression.
The 1998 Brut Clos d’Ambonnay appears to have arrived at an early plateau of maturity. Hints of white truffle, orange peel, liquorice, honey and roasted almonds are woven together in a super-appealing mélange of aromas, flavours and textures.
Antonio Galloni
95/100 July 2015