Dom Perignon P2 2003

Dom Perignon

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Tasting Notes

This is a very thick, dense DP with layers of ripe fruit. Dried apple, pineapple and pie crust with some nougat undertones. Dense and layered with chewy tannins and a juicy finish. Umami undertone. This has the highest percentage of pinot noir ever. 15 years on the lees in bottle. 62% pinot noir and 38% chardonnay. Drink or hold.

Score: 98

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 21 April 2021

After a particularly harsh, dry winter came crop-shrinking frosts in early April. Then late May was exceptionally hot and the mercury stayed high, heralding the hottest summer the Champagne region had known for 53 years and the driest in a decade. The harvest began on 21 August, the earliest Champagne harvest since 1822, producing a ripe and healthy crop. The Dom P team maintain that 'the contrasting weather conditions during the year resulted in remarkably luscious, highly concentrated grapes, recalling the legendary vintages of 1947, 1959 and 1976.' The notoriously daring vintage of Dom Pérignon at 18 years old in recently disgorged form. Rich, broad nose with notes of candied mandarin – not instantly recognisable as Dom P on the nose. Toasty palate entry and still quite rich on the palate, thanks to lower than usual acidity presumably. Again, there was no fear of phenolics when making this wine as the logic was that the phenolics would make up for the softness of the acidity. This is now a gentle wine with very much its own personality. Soft and smoky at the start and then saline and refreshing on the finish. It's more like a bit of told-you-so evidence than, necessarily, the one Dom P you would choose from the current range available. But, boy, does it persist!

Score: 18

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2021-2027 17 April 2021