It isn't easy to find pristine examples of the 1961 Dom P?rignon from the original disgorgment, and many bottles are getting a little long in the tooth, but this has the potential to be an absolutely magical old Champagne. Soaring from the glass with a deep and complex bouquet of toasted nuts, honeycomb, dried fruits, ripe peach and mocha, this bottle?from a cold French cellar?was full-bodied, textural and enveloping, with superb depth at the core, racy acids and chalky back-end grip on the long, resonant finish. The 1961 Dom P?rignon ranks as one of Ren? Philipponnat's greatest hits during his time as Mo?t's chef des caves. (April 2020 Week 2, The Wine Advocate, 10th Apr 2020)