with the 2011 Flaccianello della Pieve appearing a bit softer and plumper around the midsection
Ripe but distinctly wild nose hints at strawberry and musky roast coffee
Very dark ruby red
Graham cracker and dried fruit
so there was little surprise when Deutz produced an Amour from the highly acclaimed 2008 vintage
Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon Legacy Vintage:2008 with the 2011 Flaccianello dellaThe 2008 Dom Prignon continues to show very well, offering up a pretty bouquet of Anjou pear, fresh peach, citrus oil, fresh pastry, smoke and iodine. On the palate, it's full bodied, lively and incisive, with an elegantly textural attack and a creamy core of fruit that's underpinned by a bright but nicely integrated spine of acidity. The finish is long, saline and well defined. As I wrote earlier this year, this is the finest Dom Prignon since 1996,