Oenothèque differs from the regular Dom Pérignon Brut in that bottles are aged on the cork, rather than on crown-seals, it also receives a lower dosage following disgorgement. As such this is a flawless Oenothèque. It reminds me of Michelangelo’s Davide in all that it communicates—timeless, there is lightness of form and yet the gravity of pure stone, such is the graceful, masculine power this Champagne expresses. Heady and classic aromas of wet shell, brioche, smoke and lemon zest lead into a wine that is subtly creamy on the palate, then coursing with minerality and acidic tension, like muscle under flesh.
9.8 Points
