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There are wine growers and then there are icons. Richard Geoffroy is the latter. As Dom Pérignon’s Chef de Cave for over 25 years, perhaps the most respected position in the champagne world, he is responsible for declaring a vintage year, which reverberates around the globe. 

For 2010, declaring a vintage was a daunting challenge. A wager won thanks to inspiration and mastery. The harvest began with botrytis affecting the pinot noir, and part of the harvest had to be sacrificed to save the best parcels. The trajectory of the year and the decisions made resulted in a vigorous and graceful balance. The nose evokes both the freshness of an English garden after the rain and lushness of a tropical garden. It has an earthy depth that is affirmed on the palate, tracing a solid, welcoming presence.

The luminous sweetness of tropical fruit - green mango, melon, pineapple - instantly shines. It then cedes to more temperate notes, the tingle of orange zest, the mist of a mandarin orange. The wine breathes, revealing its freshness.