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Moet & Chandon
Dom Pérignon
2002
| Item #: |
122783 |
| Varietal: |
Pinot Noir : Chardonnay : Meunier |
| Category: |
Sparkling Wine |
| Region: |
France
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Champagne
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| Producer: |
Moet & Chandon |
| Size: |
750 ML |
The tasting begins with a wine that breathes and comes alive in a light, playful spiral, with touches f angelica, coconut, cinnamon, cocoa and tobacco. In the mouth, the wine reaches a state of complex fullness: earthy, smoky and pearly, underscored by the vibrant warmth of peppery spice. The sensation of intesity develops and melts into a deep, rounded heart, with a fruity, exotic maturity and a slight touch of aniseed. The sensation, almost unsettling is even more pronounced in the finish, while the notes of spice, still present, remain discreet, with toasted and iodine flavors.
96 points Wine Advocate: The 2002 Dom Perignon is at first intensely floral, with perfumed jasmine that dominates the bouquet. With time in the glass the wine gains richness as the flavors turn decidedly riper and almost tropical. Ripe apricots, passion fruit and peaches emerge from this flashy, opulent Dom Perignon. The wine’s volume makes it approachable today, but readers in search of more complexity will want to cellar this for at least a few years to allow for some of the baby fat to drop off. Geoffroy describes the vintage as very ripe and adds that some of the Chardonnay showed the ill-effects of the hot growing season in it the somewhat burned, dehydrated fruit that came in that year. This bottle was disgorged in July, 2009. To be released summer 2010. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2032
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