97/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Youthful light straw-yellow hue and a superbly fresh, clean bouquet of white flowers, citrus, cashew, lightly-browned toast, with very discreet yeast overtones. The palate is delicate and ultra-refined, superbly clean and fresh, subtle and long. It's marvellously soft without lacking acidity. The refinement of texture is a highlight of the Dom style and this is a great example. The balance is impeccable.
Tasted: 25/07/2015
Drink: 2015 to 2022
93.5 Points Robert Parker
The 2005 Dom Pérignon has a brilliant white-golden color and is intense on the yeasty nose, where vegetal aromas along with almond and rather discreet fruit flavors are displayed, before they intensify and become more rich. Firm, fresh and elegant, this is a full-bodied, complex and pretty rich, well concentrated and creamy-textured DP with a tightly woven structure; it has a still somewhat edgy finish. There is bit more Pinot Noir than usual in this blend, whereas the produced quantity is relatively low. Due to strict selections, just the half of the normal quantity was produced.
Source: Robert Parker (eRobertParker.com) by Stephan Reinhardt. January, 2016