2003 Dom Perignon Brut Champagne 1.5L [V95][JG94][D93][WA93]

Producer: Dom Perignon  
Region: Champagne, France  
Blend: Sparkling Blend 
Year: 2003 

Vinous, 95 Points 

"The 2003 Dom Pérignon is in a gorgeous place right now. To be sure, it is a powerful Champagne that reflects the personality of a year marked by frost, that took out 70% of the Chardonnay, and then record heat and drought over the summer. The 2003 is just starting to head into its first plateau of maturity. Brioche, baked apple tart, lemon confit and marzipan build into the rich, layered finish." 

John Gilman, 94 Points 

"My March visit to the Abbé d’Hautvillers was my first opportunity to have a look at the 2003 Dom Pérignon, which caused quite a stir when it was announced that it had been produced in this sultry French summer. The wine has defied expectations since its initial release in 2011 and today is drinking very well indeed, wafting from the glass in a mix of ripe apple, yellow plum, salty minerality, rye bread and plenty of upper register smokiness. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and quite vibrant in personality, with a fine core, refined mousse and great backend mineral drive on the long and very well-balanced finish. A wine crafted by the intrepid cellar team at Dom Pérignon, the 2003 has turned out beautifully and fully delivers the complexity and pleasure one has come to expect from this iconic bottling." 

Decanter, 93 Points 

"2003 was a controversial vintage in Champagne because of the intense summer heat in Europe that year. For Richard Geoffroy, this was the most extreme and challenging vintage in his 30-year career at Dom Perignon. The heat meant the vines began to shut down, while the sugars were moving off the scale, so he took the decision to pick very early. In doing so, he saved the day. ‘For me, this was a seminal vintage and gave us confidence that we could make good wines in warm years like '06 and '09,’ says Geoffroy. The acidity is certainly soft and languorous here, with a full, ripe and densely textured palate displaying a spectrum of flavours ranging from cappuccino to bruised apple, cream and caramel, followed by a savoury edge and a pleasing bitterness on the finish." 

Wine Advocate, 93 Points 

"The 2003 Dom Pérignon is maturing very gracefully in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of smoke, bread dough, waxy lemon rind and confit citrus. On the palate, the wine is ample, vinous and full-bodied but retains excellent definition, and it's structured around chewy dry extract from mature skins, which compensates for its comparative lack of acidity. It will be interesting to follow its evolution over the coming decade." 

Alcohol: 12.5% 

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