Dom Perignon to end the year

You need bubblies to end the year properly.

There are many different sparkling wines, such as Prosecco, Cava, Cremant, etc., made with different methods and from international or local grapes.
They all give the festive feel and fresh and friendly characters: perfect drink to welcome the brand new year.

I enjoy all of them, but when I had a chance to attend a small tasting of  Dom Perignon at Leo's Oyster Bar in San Francisco, I felt, once again, that Champagne is in a class of their own.
Even the wines made with the same method and grape varieties, no other wines can recreate the Champagne's delicacy.

I tried Brut and Rose, both 2006 vintage.

The bubbles are crispy and delicate, creating velvet-like soft texture.
The bubbles and flavor stay long and pleasant in the mouth.
They show freshness and complexity at the same time, which makes this wine good by itself, also great with food.

Dom Perignon is one of the most famous Champagne brand.
It is always a vintage wine and it means that it is made only in good years and not in poor vintages.
This is not an easy task since Champagne's location is at the northern edge for the wine producing region. Although the cool temperature helps to retain high acidity, ripening of grapes can be challenging in some years.

Having a great wine made under this strict condition at the end of the year was a good idea.
It gave me an opportunity to stop, think and prepare to gather myself and jump into the new year!