Tasting Notes
Vinous 94
The 2013 Dom Perignon is quite delicate and understated. It reminds me of the 2004, but with a bit more mid-palate richness and a bit less energy. Apricot, tangerine peel, white flowers, jasmine, mint and light honeyed notes all meld together. There s lovely vinous intensity as well as a feeling of openness that make the 2013 a delight to taste today. The 2013 doesn t look to be an epic DP, but it sure is delicious right now.
Anticipated maturity: 2022-2038
Richard Juhlin 95
Nice enough these days, for the sake of the unusual, we got a classic late harvest that ended in mid-October after a cold and gray winter and spring. The summer was certainly hot, but the budding took place two weeks later than normal and the autumn was cool and rainy. Now that the wine is released nine years after the harvest, I am first and foremost greeted by a bouquet that exudes the classic Dom Perignon. The aroma composition could not have been anything else. This unique style is perhaps what impresses most in the world’s most famous wine. 2013 will never be a heroic wine, nor is it one of the more accessible vintages at launch. No, the beauty lies in a cool charm where everything is a bit shy, but at the same time so incredibly precise and well placed. Hopefully enough people will drink this nice subtle champagne more devoutly than is usual in the luxurious bars and nightclubs where the misunderstood beauty is unfortunately so often sipped. Word of praise this time is balance, harmony, subtlety and purity. The scent is delicate with green notes of tea, gooseberries and basil together with the orange notes of mandarin, orange blossom and apricot. In harmony with these floral and fruity sides, I find a handsome spiciness and mouth-watering salty minerality with an underlying typical roasting. In the mouth, the champagne is radiantly clean and mineral in spite of the always so harmoniously embedded softness and silky creaminess. The finish is obvious and clean with more saltiness and chalky elegance than exoticism this time. I will store my bottles for a really long time as I believe in a linear and beautiful storage development. 2013 Dom Perignon is restrained beautifully and minimalistic clean as a Japanese garden in spring.
