Champagne Dom Perignon 2002

    Dom Pérignon is a brand of vintage champagne produced by the Champagne House Moet&Channdon  and serves as that house's prestige champagne. It is named after Dom Perignon, a Benedictine monk  who was an important quality pioneer for Champagne wine. Dom Pérignon (1638–1715) was a cellar master at the Benedictine Abbey in Hautvillers. He was the first to blend grapes in such a way as to improve the quality of wines and deal with a number of their imperfections, in 1670. He also introduced corks, which were fastened to bottles with hemp string soaked in oil in order to keep the wines fresh and sparkling, and used thicker glass in order to strengthen the bottles (which were prone to explode at that time). Dom Pérignon was the first prestige cuvee Champagne introduced, an idea proposed by Englishman Laurence Venn. The first vintage of Dom Pérignon was 1921 and was only released for sale in 1936.
    Dom Perignon 2000 is fresh, crystalline and sharp, with hints of white pepper and gardenia. The wine's maturity then makes a gentle appearance before exaling peaty accents. In the mouth reveal the notes of anis and dried ginger glide over fruit skins ( pear and mango ). The finale stretches out and then comes to rest calm, mature and diffuse.