the 2004 La Croix de Gay exhibits a dark plum/ruby hue as well as an evolved perfume of figs
Graham cracker and dried fruit
this may be the most under rated wine in the de Montille portfolio with its ripe
dried herb
The wines are made with native yeasts and see fairly low levels of new oak
Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon Legacy Vintage:2008 the 2004 La Croix deThe 2008 Dom Prignon continues to show very well, offering up a pretty bouquet of Anjou pear, fresh peach, citrus oil, fresh pastry, smoke and iodine. On the palate, it's full bodied, lively and incisive, with an elegantly textural attack and a creamy core of fruit that's underpinned by a bright but nicely integrated spine of acidity. The finish is long, saline and well defined. As I wrote earlier this year, this is the finest Dom Prignon since 1996,