Originally Posted by
slawecki
you're very right about dom, it is a 60/40. krug Clos du Mesnil Blanc de Blancs vintage is chard. i do not do the mega buck labels, and certainly did not realize that dom was just a pinot blend. i find that to be hilarious. here i thought it so vvvvvvvveeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry special.
note:i have only drunk gifted dom. and with my attitude, not many people have often given me a bottle.
i have been able to acquire therry thiese(sp?) champ, which is small grower stuff. no label, good wine. keep Parker away.
Dom "just a pinot blend"... Some statement! Dom IS special, as is Krug (which makes normal blends, a BdB, and a BdN), as is Salon.
The only houses that I can recall that produce exclusively BdB are Salon, Claude Carré, and a few small specialists in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (e.g. Francois Girard or Guy Charlemagne). There are a few BdB prestige cuvees (e.g. Taittinger and Ruinart) but most of even those are blends.
The notion that BdB champagnes are somehow superior to red/white blends is patently absurd (to claim the opposite is absurd, as well). The grape choice is a matter of house style, location, wine style, and winemaker intent.
Cheers,
T.