An improved performance from last year, and one that dials back the dough element just enough to allow some needed acidity and intensity. Yeast is at the forefront here, but there is also an…
A bit more resolved than last year, this bottle is a lovely combination of chiseled precision and a deliberate unfolding of fruit. The limestone and prickly pear offer frame and focus, while the…
As before, green and yellow pear, yeast, lemon and lime juice and pith, limestone, and white and green melon notes dominate. Finishes flinty and yeasty, with the compelling green notes repeating (not…
Awesome again. Best bottle of young Dom out there, 2013 is a winner. Prickly green pear, yeast, lemon and lime juice and pith, flint, limestone, travertine, white and green melon, Drink or hold.
Dough, yeast, lemon juice, and white fruit. The dosage is evident but not distracting (compared to 2012 for example). Some decent tension, but not as electric as 2013. 2015 is essentially a hybrid of…
Green pear and apple notes dominate, with a high pitched margarita/prickly pear, unripe kiwi, and limestone thing going on that is super electric. A thin veil of yeast on the back end is swiftly…
Dude. This bottle killed it! I don't wanna love Dom, but the 2013 is a an exceptional next-level version of this Champagne. Ya, it's mass produced, whatever that means exactly in terms of actual…
I'm a huge fan of this P2's ability to energize the palate with a singular and focused thrust of fruit and mineral elements with such precision. The freshness and exactitude of its flavor expansion…
With some time to dive deeper with another at-home test on this wine, I'm finding I very much appreciate Dom in racier and more focused vintages, to which I believe the long and cooler growing season…
This really has compelling verve. I continue to be impressed with this vintage of Dom. There is a wow factor for me akin to the 169 Krug to which I'm a fan (also a 2013 base). Great acidity and speed…
An outstanding Rose, and one that perfectly marries smooth strawberry and cream goodness with a nice cut of orange rind, white rock, and lemon pith flavors. This is in a perfect place right now, and…
This presents as super young and chiseled, but also giving mid-palate electricity with wonderful yellow citrus and stone fruit. Chalk-laced minerality without being powdery or "chalky" necessarily.…
A much more electric performance than its 2012 sibling, this 2013 Dom is perhaps the best young vintage yet. I've sampled this twice now with consistent results (first at French Laundry a few months…
Who doesn't love a glass of Dom right before you head off to the Promontory library to enjoy some of the best Cabernet in the Valley? Typically I gravitate toward Cristal and Krug when I'm reaching…
At the French Laundry. A starter for the table, this bottle of 2010 Dom is a typical expression of the house, if but seemingly a little more advanced and gentler than other tauter vintages. Bruised…
Spritely lemon and white stone fruit core, with hints of banana peel, pumice, quince, and olive oil. Effervescence was a bit aggressive, masking some of the would-be layering of fruit, but the PnP…
Crisp and tight, with notes of pear, apple, flint, and slate. The bubbles seemed to be masking the sheepish fruit hiding in the shadows. Missing some of the richness and nuttiness found in other…
