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The latest vintage of Dom Pérignon, the 2013, has been released internationally for £1,830 per dozen. This represents an increase of 38.6% on the 2012 release price; however, it sits 1.6% below the 2012’s current Market Price.
At this price, the 2013 is the most affordable Dom Pérignon vintage in the market today. However, allocations are reportedly tight. Moreover, the vintage is coming to the market at only a very small discount to the hi...
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The Story
At the end of the 17th Century, Dom Pierre Pérignon stated his ambition to create ‘the best wine in the world’. On 29 September 1694, Dom Pierre Pérignon wrote that his mission was to create “the best wine in the world.” He dedicated himself to improving viticulture techniques, perfecting the art blending grapes from different crus, and introduced the gentle and fractional pressing to obtain white wine from black grapes.Ever since, the House...
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Recording that the picking began on 28 September due to a late start to the growing cycle, which was a result of “a cold and wet winter” followed by “a cool and rainy” spring, he said that “budding began two weeks later than normal”, adding, “and you never get that back” – which is why the harvest was later than usual.
However, the summer was very different to winter and spring. In fact, “It was the warmest and driest summer of the past 20 ...
Vintage 2013
The Champagne harvest 2013– late, but potentially outstanding
It has been another strange year for Champagne, starting with a cold, wet winter, followed by a gloomy, chilly spring with a lot of rain. Vine development started two weeks behind the ten-year average, and never made up for that lost time.
Along the way came a hot dry summer, boosting fruit quality thanks to the most sunshine ever recorded in Champagne in July and August.
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