Tasting Notes:
97 points Decanter
Yet another masterpiece created by Richard Geoffroy. Unmistakable Dom Pérignon style with unparalleled silkiness throughout the palate. The mousse is worthy of its own chapter and the elegance is striking. Nice minerality and floral notes with citrus overtones. Slightly short now, but time will fill in the small gaps in the beginning of life. This time it tasted intensely toasty and fairly close to the 1983 when I tasted that vintage for the first time at the same age as the 2004 is now. (RJ) (9/2019)
97 points James Suckling
This is very lively and vibrant with a dense and rich center palate. Lots of complexity and balance with pastry, sliced lemon and light dried mango. Full yet racy and intense. A beautiful center palate. Linear. Shows potential for aging but so good right now. (12/2016)
96 points Jeb Dunnuck
A wine that surpasses the 2000, the 2006 Dom Perignon offers beautiful stone fruits, toasted hazelnuts, citrus blossom, and brioche. It shows the richer side of the 2006 vintage with plenty of richness, yet it has bright acidity, a tight, reserved style, and a great finish, it just needs time. 96+ (2/2018)
96 points Jasper Morris
Another warm vintage, this DP was thrilling when released (with sapidity and weighted power); it has aged with finesse, becoming even more complex. The palate has mature chardonnay to the fore with generous aromas of walnut oil, adding a desirable viscosity to the yellow-peachy fruit. Ripe and complete, this avoids being fat and diffuse yet approaching its peak! (2/2023)
96 points Wine Advocate
The 2006 Dom Pérignon comes from a very rich vintage with an early ripeness that brought a lot of aromatic maturity. The white-golden prestige cuvée contains a bit more Chardonnay than Pinot Noir and opens with a deep and seductive, pretty accessible nose with intense yet fresh fruit aromas of pineapples, with peaches and tangerines. Lively and elegant on the palate, this is a full-bodied, unusually aromatic and fruity DP with a long and tension-filled expression. (SR) (6/2016)
96 points Vinous
Powerful, dense and tightly wound, the 2006 Dom Pérignon is fabulous today. To be sure, the 2006 is a broad, virile Champagne, but I find it compelling because of its phenolic depth and overall intensity. Chef de Caves Richard Geoffroy adds that August was quite cold and wet, and that ripening only happened at the very end of the growing season. Although numbers alone can never explain a wine, I find it interesting that the 2006 has more phenolics than the 2003. Readers will have to be patient, as the 2006 is easily the most reticent Dom Pérignon in the years spanning 2002 and 2009. I am confident the 2006 will have its day, but in its youth, it is not especially charming or easy to drink. (AG) (7/2018)
Cult Wines International Notes:
The story of Dom Pérignon begins with the 17th-century Benedictine monk of the same name, who served as the cellar master at the Abbey of Hautvillers. Driven by a mission to create “the best wine in the world,” he pioneered essential viticultural techniques—including the art of blending different crus and the introduction of thicker glass and cork closures—that laid the foundation for the Méthode Champenoise. Today, as the prestige cuvée of Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon remains committed to the vintage-only manifesto, producing wine only in years where the harvest reaches an exceptional standard of ripeness and harmony.
The 2006 growing season was a study in climatic contrasts, ultimately defined by its “solar” and generous character. The year was marked by a scorching heatwave in July, followed by a surprisingly cool and humid August that threatened the health of the vines. However, a return to summery, dry conditions in September proved decisive, drying out any outbreaks of botrytis and pushing the grapes to a state of superlative ripeness. Harvesting began on September 11 and extended for nearly three weeks, yielding fruit with a luminous aromatic intensity. This slow-ripening vintage resulted in a champagne of remarkable opulence and succulent texture, balancing deep fruit notes of apricot and roasted fig with the house’s signature saline minerality and airy, floral grace.
Bottle Size:
750 mL
Storage History:
Always stored properly in a climate-controlled cellar.
Condition:
Excellent condition, as shown.
