Dom Perignon, Champagne Brut, 2017 [non-discountable] SO102125 Cristal2016 all wrapped in a velvety

all wrapped in a velvety

terroir-focused whites

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Bedell Cabernet Franc shows firm

This is young Burgundy at its most promising: already poised

Dom Perignon, Champagne Brut, 2017 [non-discountable] SO102125 Cristal2016 all wrapped in a velvetyOne of the smallest and strangest Dom Prignon vintages ever released. 2017 was a stress year in Champagne drought, then rot pressure that decimated the Pinot Noir crop and Dom Prignon ended up bottling barely a fraction of normal volume. The blend skews unusually Chardonnay forward (around 60%, the most Chardonnay dominant Dom since 1970), giving a wine of seductive tension: the ripe, exotic side of the warm summer pulling against a wiry, mineral,