This morning, my girlfriend and I had the opportunity to open 3 bottles of Dom Perignon 2002 with family and friends. I put together some tasting notes while the others enjoyed this Champagne. Sorry I do not have pictures, but I did take one of a bottle that I will post later. I hope you enjoy my notes, as well as this wonder Thanksgiving.
Dom Perignon would smile! This Champagne delivers an elegance other houses dream of capturing in one bottle. Emerging your nose into the glass unviels an intense array of aromatics such as fresh lemons, yeast, almonds, and minerality. A rich, creamy complexity of dried fruits, floral components, citrus, and honey arouse the palate while the mouth-feel is dominated by beautiful acidity and a layer smokiness. What remarkable structure! Disgorged in July 2009, the 2002 will benefit from many years of rest, but peeking inside now doesn't do any injustice...in my opinion.
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Nov 25, 2011
Thanksgiving with Dom Perignon
Jun 7, 2011
UPDATE: Shipwrecked Champagne sells for record price
Last Friday, Acker Merrall & Condit hosted an auction sponsored by Veuve Cliquot to sell Champagne discovered in a shipwreck off the coast of Åland,(an archipelago between Finland and Sweden) last summer.
The bottle, identified as Veuve Cliquot (circa 1820-1830), was sold to an anonymous Internet bidder from Sigapore. The hammer price for this rare bottle was €30,0000 ($44,025). The same buyer also purchased a bottle from the, now defunct, Juglar House for €24,000 ($35,220).The BBC reported that Åland officials would like to make thee Champagne auction a yearly event in order to boost tourism.
For more information on the auction, check out Acker Merrall & Condit's web site.
The bottle, identified as Veuve Cliquot (circa 1820-1830), was sold to an anonymous Internet bidder from Sigapore. The hammer price for this rare bottle was €30,0000 ($44,025). The same buyer also purchased a bottle from the, now defunct, Juglar House for €24,000 ($35,220).The BBC reported that Åland officials would like to make thee Champagne auction a yearly event in order to boost tourism.
For more information on the auction, check out Acker Merrall & Condit's web site.
May 31, 2011
Shipwrecked Champange to be auctioned
Last year, diver found a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, just between Sweden and Finland. Among the wreckage, they discovered 146 bottles of Champagne, baring no label. Upon further testing, experts were able to confirm that 46 were from, none other than, the house of Veuve Cliqout. Perfectly stored on the sea floor (180ft), in ideal conditions, the Champagne was deemed still drinkable. Aaland wine expert Ella Gruessner Cromwell-Morgan, whom Ekstroem asked to taste the find, said it had not lost its fizz and was "absolutely fabulous". "I still have a glass in my fridge and keep going back every five minutes to take a breath of it. I have to pinch myself to believe it's real," she said.
Next week, on June 3, Acker Merrall & Condit with partner with Veuve Cliquot to host a historic auction. Two of the shipwrecked bottles will be up for bidding with a starting price of 10,000 Euro. I wish I could even afford to look at the bottles. Best of luck to all of the bidders!
To read the entire articles, check out the links below:
Next week, on June 3, Acker Merrall & Condit with partner with Veuve Cliquot to host a historic auction. Two of the shipwrecked bottles will be up for bidding with a starting price of 10,000 Euro. I wish I could even afford to look at the bottles. Best of luck to all of the bidders!
To read the entire articles, check out the links below:
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