Tom Stevenson: 45% Pinot Noir, 55% Chardonnay; disgorged 2006; dosage <5g. Another malic year, although the figures are lower than those for 1996, averaging a potential of 9.6% alcohol, with 9.4 grams of total acidity (14.5 grams expressed as tartaric). Although Dom Pérignon goes through a full malolactic, which should even out the acidity, it still retains a certain firmness in comparison with the 1990. This should not be misconstrued as being in any way mean, as this is a very elegant and classy Champagne indeed. Without doubt the 1988 in magnum will be one of the longest-lived of all Dom Pérignon vintages. Magnum