Dom Pérignon 2000

blackbarn will know if he's around.

blackbarn will know if he's around.

https://www.cadmanfinewines.co.uk/producers/moetetchandon/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiYjnt7eT4gIVyp3tCh0u3wNMEAMYASAAEgIqyvD_BwE

one 2000  there seems a little low

My wine merchant (Berry Brothers and Rudd) has the very same for £850 for a case of six.  I think some of the big prices you are looking at are those whopper biblical bottles. So £150ish for a single bottle would be about right.

Thanks chaps.

Not really a wine man, more real ale and single malt. But it says a 2000 bottle has its optimum years for consumption as 2019/20, so will probably get some pals round and share it. Need someone to open the bottle anyway. ha ha.

It actually arrived about 2006 through the post. A present from Betfair in the good old days when they rewarded good customers with hampers and the like. Plus a diary for everyone.

Nice gift Kenny.  I am sure you will love it.  I Hope you've stored it horizontally as if upright for that long, the cork may have dried and shrunk, spoiling the wine.

This may not go down well with you, but for others with a similar top quality vintage Champagne, here is what to eat with it.....

Lobster, Scallops, Crab, Lamb Sweetbreads, Pork Belly, Roast Veal or Chicken. It is also a perfect match for hot Foie Gras and most cold game - Partridge, Grouse or Woodcock.  Also great with Indian Food but you should omit the Chilli.  Hope this helps.

Do not serve it too cold - defo not straight out of the fridge - needs to be about 5 degrees warmer than that.

Odd that often, the more sophisticated/expensive the wine, the less fussy you need to be with its food partners.

Enjoy.

Price seems correct ...few Dons being listed on few auction sites ..guide price £80 -120 plus commish....all the best if its opened

Mate, not for sharing, give your mates some cans of Bitter!! I like Veuve Vintage 2008 myself

Never understood why people may that much for booze .. just stick a bottle of Tesco Value White Wine in a sodastream.

tictac - the price is all about the year.  2000 was a great year for Dom.  Probably the best you can buy to drink now apart from 2002.

JC - same with anything. Some people think top price automatically equals top quality. With some things they are right.

Deptford - the 2008 vintage of Veuve Clicquot is very fine.

hope some of those pals are muslims who loike a drink

I am drinking Tesco own Vintage at the moment, it is actually quite good, a good drink to watch the football!!

blackbarn I'm kind of tongue in cheek as I know a good £10 bottle is better than a bottle of Vino Plonk that is 1 step away from vinegar, but I'd surmise the diminishing returns curve peaks quite early. Even when I win the lottery (free lucky dip nailed on) tonight ... I might buy £25 bottles of whisky but people who pay 250, 2500, 25,000.. Pass.

Agreed JC - Generally with wine there is a very clear relationship between price and quality.  Although this is clouded by several factors.  The relationship is not linear as you suggest - once you get to about £15 you might need to spend £25 to get a 10/15% improvement in quality. Then to counter this is the element of fixed costs - shipping, bottle, label, cork, taxation etc etc  which has the effect of making the wine in a £10 bottle typically 3/4 times "better" than the wine in a £5 bottle. It is of course a minefield and as always the advice must be to buy what you like and can afford. 

I do think though that it is worth experimenting with a really good bottle from time to time, treating it carefully as regards decant and temp and serving it with a complimentary meal. One of my favourite wine writers when asked what to drink with Shepherds Pie, replied that "a rough and ready French red would seem appropriate, but absolutely no harm would come to a really good one".

@blackbarn -- One of my favourite wine writers when asked what to drink with Shepherds Pie, replied that "a rough and ready French red would seem appropriate, but absolutely no harm would come to a really good one".

Not champagne? Jeffrey Archer used to hold Krug & shepherd's pie parties at Conservative Party conferences.

Ramruma - see my post of 18.14 day before yesterday.  Perhaps he served Shepherds Pie with Lamb sweetbreads.  Now there is a nice idea.  Expensive, but then he was buying Krug.

forgot about this. Thanks blackbarn, sadly the bottle has been vertical for 15 years. Won't be eating any of your suggested food items with it, as you suspected.

Kenny - Might still be alright, you'll soon know on opening.  Remember a range of Indian vegetable curries and/or dishes should be brilliant.