Wine Doctrine
2012

Dom Pérignon Champagne

Tasted 21 July 2026 France · Champagne

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 underlaying of lemon confit,…

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2006

Dom Pérignon Champagne P2

France · Champagne

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…

Reviewed 21 July 2026
2013

Dom Pérignon Champagne

France · Champagne

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…

Reviewed 7 March 2026
2013

Dom Pérignon Champagne

France · Champagne

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.

Reviewed 29 December 2025
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