What Are Oenotheque & Vinotheque?

[@Poraqui]

To add complexity to this "trend" some champagne houses attribute different meaning to the word\concept Vinoteque: Guy Michel: "The Champagne Vinothèque Millésime are part of a collection of the best vintages, rested on their yeasts and recently disgorged." " Extra Brut dosage and a period of 20 years on yeasts." Louis Roederer: "A limited number of Cristal Vinothèque bottles were therefore aged “sur lattes” for around ten years. Their “dosage” was lower than usual, but just enough to allow them to make the trip through time comfortably. These very carefully prepared bottles were then cellar-aged in the Vinothèque, on their corks, for another ten years or so."

[@jean-claudemuller3199]

Dom Pérignon oenotèque is a Moet brand, other Champagne makers have orher names, like Bollinger RD (récemment dégorgé),some little brands just have time stamps on the label to show that the old vintage is "récemment dégorgé"

[@ooossssss]

Other than the Dom P. plenitude what other houses does this style? I'm very interested to try as the concept seems so paradoxical to me.

[@Poraqui]

Roger Brun has "family reserve" Oenotheque extra-brut release

[@Xtefanno]

Is the p2 aged inside the bottle or in the casket?

[@ELICITE]

Great question Stefanno! The ageing of Dom Perignon's famous P2 (and P3) champagnes are in reference to the amount of time spent in the bottle. All Dom Perignon champagnes are aged in bottle (where the wine sits on its lees) for at least 6-8 years. The P2 is the same champagne that has been held (under Dom Perignon's perfect conditions) for an additional decade or so, and the P3 for another decade beyond that. Have you tasted any of Dom Perignon's Plenitude wines before?

[@gilgamesh3328]

@@ELICITE I'll see your Plenitude question and raise you if I may. If you were given the choice of a Dom Perignon p3 from 1990 and a Bollinger VVF of the same vintage but were definitely only allowed one, which would you choose and why?