This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2000 Dom Perignon Brut Champagne - 1500ml. Estimate for this lot is between $600 - $850 with a reserve of $440. The bottles in this lot come from collection 11171.
This collector was introduced to wine through a friend. He was fortunate enough to share a bottle of 1985 Sassicaia, which sparked his interest and in 1993 he began his own collection. Parts of his collection were purchased through the Fisher Fund Wine auction, while many of his best wines were purchased through LCBO futures and JJ Buckley in Oakland California. All wines were stored in a temperature and humidity-controlled wine cellar.
The score for 2000 Dom Perignon Brut Champagne is 94 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - The 2000 Brut Dom Perignon is a gorgeous, seductive wine that floats on the palate with remarkable grace. Toasty aromas meld into freshly cut flowers, apricots and pears, with sweet notes of mint and licorice that linger on the long finish. This perfumed, inviting Dom Perignon is elegance personified, and in this vintage the wine fully merits its lofty reputation. According to winemaker Vincent Chaperone there is only one disgorgement date for the first release of Dom Perignon, and the 2000 was disgorged over a period of weeks in March and April, 2007, 2007. Moet & Chandon is one of Champagne’s giants when it comes to the sheer number of bottles that emerge from its cellars each year. The house’s top wine, Dom Perignon, is quite possibly the most iconic wine in Champagne, and perhaps the world. Production numbers are always kept close to the vest, but that notwithstanding, it is impossible to ignore the exceptional quality that the best vintages offer. At its best Dom Perignon is also an extremely ageworthy wine. In recent years Chef de Caves Richard Geoffroy has instituted a program of re-releasing newly disgorged wines under the OEnotheque program. Younger vintages see a second release (also known as second plenitude), while some of the older, classic vintages from the 1970s are on their third release (also known as third plenitude). While the OEnotheques, particularly the third releases, can be very pricey, at their finest they offer an extraordinary,otherworldly drinking experience matched by few wines in the world. Although Moet & Chandon doesn't disclose disgorgement dates, Geoffroy is considering adding that information in the near future.