Moet Chandon Dom Perignon Rose 1995:
Had this on Valentine’s evening. The nose smelled of rotten flowers and smashed berries. We tried this in two types of stems- the larger bowls, i.e. white wine glass (we were in a hotel!) were not good, the flutes were more appropriate. Small pours were helpful. The palate was nothing like the nose. It revealed chalk, citrus peel, dried cherries, flint and some ginger. I think this bottle was a poor example of what this wine should be- it seemed overly evolved. But, for the most part, it was nice. I don’t love Dom- it seems experiences like this are more the norm for me rather than the exception but it rarely stops me from continuing to purchase. 91 points
Rotten flowers is not a great descriptor…not sure I would want that in any wine. I like how you tried it in different stems…sometimes that can make a big difference.
I would be interested in other peoples experiences with this bottling.
From your post at eBob: “it wouldn’t surprise me to find out that somewhere in its journey from France to NYC/Jersey to Atlanta to the retailer I purchased it that it may have suffered”.
What would surprise me would be if it had NOT suffered.
A huge percentage of all 3-tier-system wine in the Southeast United States is hopelessly heat-damaged.
In fact, in a situation like this, I wouldn’t suspect heat damage - I’d assume it.