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Dom Pérignon Champagne

6 vintages · 16 notes · Dom Pérignon · France · Champagne

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Vintage Notes Most recent note Highest
2015 1 note 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… 2013 7 notes As before, green and yellow pear, yeast, lemon and lime juice and pith, limestone, and white and green melon notes dominate. Finishes flinty and… 2012 4 notes 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… 2010 2 notes 2013 Cristal, 169 Krug (2013 base), and 2010 Dom Perignon side-by-side. 2009 1 note Spritely lemon and white stone fruit core, with hints of banana peel, pumice, quince, and olive oil. Effervescence was a bit aggressive, masking some… 2004 1 note 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…