I also tasted Conterno’s first wines from his newly-acquired vineyard in Cerretta

but this is one example where the younger generation is building on past success by taking things to an entirely new level

While it can be appreciated young

As I wrote earlier this year

Chardonnay seems to play the leading role in 2004

Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon Vintage:2017 I also tasted Conterno’s firstThe 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,