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  • Country ranking ?

    945
  • Producer ranking ?

    110
  • Decanting time

    10min
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    sushi

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Dom Perignon 1973

Years ago, I was on a long filming trip in the Austrian Alps. Exhausted by the long weeks, we decided together with my then girlfriend to enjoy ourselves by driving to Prague to spend a romantic New Year’s Eve for just the two of us. However, like so many other times in the past, fate intervened, and the New Year that we had planned to spend romantically just with each other turned out to be the complete opposite. A notabl...

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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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Average Bottle Price

2016 2015 2014 2012
980€ +5.2% 932€ +7.6% 866€ +16.2% 745€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

Tasting note

color

Full and Amber

ending

Medium, Smooth and Flavorful

flavors

Toasty, Honey, Bread, Plum, Smoky and Mineral

nose

Intense, Complex, Opulent and Generous

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Low alcohol content, Low tannin, Balanced, Complex, Unbalanced, Developing, Medium-bodied, Weak, Fresh, Round, Rich, Medium-Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Transparent and Well-rounded

Written Notes

The second Champagne was 1973 Dom Perignon. Big Boy was hating on it, but it was still good, perhaps a touch mature as many old bottles of Champagne are prone to be. There were cream soda flavors and a rich, dry finish. It was sadly served too warm (93).

  • 93p
A moderately good vintage with a hot and dry summer but a very wet September. A few premium champagne producers still succeeded in making wonderful wines. Dom Pérignon was one of them. Bright, golden colour with attractive, playful, small bubbles. The pronounced nose is broad and very toasty with chocolate and smoky mineral tones. Quite dry, medium level of acidity and very rich mousse. Fresh and elegant toastiness with good fruitiness and hints of yeasty aromas. The finish is delicate and medium long. Overall the wine was very humble in style and reflecting the innocence of its pure character.
  • 94p

The 1973 Dom Pérignon (Original Release) is a pretty wine, but it is also quite forward. Caramel, burnt sugar and dried flowers add to the mature flavor profile. Even so, the 1973 has enough breadth to hang on for at least a few more years. I have had better bottles.

  • 91p

Love this toasty, linear, vibrant Dom that barely tastes 10 years old! Fresh, still lemon-gold color, with focused toasty and mixed nut flavors and a long finish. This was tasted against the 1976 in a blind tasting and I liked it more.

  • 96p
Golden, amber hue, tiny bubbles. Some smoke, otherwise this one doesn't wan't to tell much. Fresh acidity, a bit lean, somewhat simple style (for DP). 89
  • 89p
Vinerna från detta varma år ansågs som yppiga dagsländor, men de bästa har visat sig hålla fantastiskt väl. Precis som hos ’71:orna nns redan trötta exempel, men ’73:orna är alltid rundare och rikare. Alla äldre årgångar av Dom Pérignon utvecklar en tydlig ton av rostade kaffebönor. Här finner vi även härliga drag av valnötter och finste nougat. Sextiotals årgångarnas elegans saknas men likväl njutbart utöver det vanliga. Ett underbart vin!
  • 95p
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Information

Origin

Reims, Champagne

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Average

Fake factory

None

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