The choice of wine glass is a rather hot topic for wine lovers, and understandably so. In a previous blog entry, I mentioned that I had selected the Riedel Vinum XL glass for our 1990 Dom Pérignon Rosé Oenothèque, which lead to even more questions about which glass to use with each specific Dom Pérignon wine. Truth be told, and although it might come as a surprise, I wish I could ultimately use only one glass for Dom Pérignon, regardless of vintage or assemblage. Creating this glass would be the one challenge reflecting my ideal of simplicity and purity.
For the time being, though, I tend to use any glass which is ample enough to allow the wine to express itself, improving the mouthfeel, but not that large a glass that it would be detrimental to the whole experience by stretching the substance of the wine too thin. Such a glass will also provide enough space for the wine to breathe and develop, which is typically critical for all Dom Pérignon wines. I definitely prefer this approach to decanting. To be quite honest, I do not expect from a wine glass to magnify the sensation of how a wine tastes or feels–I am quite happy if a wine glass can instead simply do justice to the wine, participating with other factors (such as temperature) to as perfect an experience as possible.
Hello, I have found some Dom Perignon glasses. The glass shape looks similar to Riedel’s Sommelier Champagne Grand Cru. Do you know anything about this glass/have you tested it yourself? Here’s the glass:
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