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  • Country ranking ?

    1 088
  • Producer ranking ?

    127
  • Decanting time

    20min
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    A plate of very finely sliced culatello & the ultimate in prosciutto

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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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Wine Information

Dom Pérignon is, and has always been, exclusively a vintage wine. I could be content with simply letting the vintage express its characteristics through the wine; however, in a constant effort to push the envelope, it is crucial to go one step further: we embrace the vintage and confront it to the singularity of Dom Pérignon in an act of creation.

The growing season shapes a vintage, but rarely as much as in 2003. The spring began with a de...

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Vintage 2003

A challenging vintage for Champagne in the face of an unprecedented heatwave during the summer months. The wines are characterised by the year's unusual circumstances. Large-scale frosts destroyed most of the projected yield and they were followed by hail and an extremely hot summer. Harvest was kick-started early on August 21st and yields remained minuscule at 8,100 kg/ha. Atypically round, ripe, sun-kissed wines that miss freshness and backb...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

57 tasting notes

Tasting note

color

Light, Green-Yellow and Pale

ending

Long, Extensive and Lingering

flavors

Toasty, Mineral, Mint, Apricot, Truffles and Creamy

nose

Fresh, Complex, Seductive and Intense

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Low alcohol content, Balanced, Complex, Concentrated, Youthful, Medium-bodied, Elegant, Firm, Focused and Dry

Verdict

Good everyday wine and Well made

Written Notes

trikingly similar to 76 vintage in its infancy. A wine that many will judge as short-lived, but believe me, this should be expected to last long. The combination of power, weight and at the same time unmistakably caressing elegance makes me think of Mohamed Ali in his glory days. The concentration is magical and minerality and dry stringency are key words.
  • 92p

The 2003 is a different animal to the 2004 tasted alongside, it has more sex appeal with a refresher zingy style finish, the nose is very lush with a petrol edge, the palate is very relaxed, it doesnt have the tension of the 2004, and a little shorter too, but it is still an exciting glass of fizz, and will be enjoyable for several years ahead. Drink now-2020+

  • 92p

The features of a vintage gifted with such a personality as 2003 will inevitably make their way into the wine, as they should. Actually, such an extreme vintage can sometimes even be considered too forceful. This is exactly where my challenge lies: finding the perfect balance between the expression of the vintage and the singularity of Dom Pérignon, turning a contrast into a resonance. In this specific case, the richness and intensity of the vintage responds to the usual vibrancy and tactile presence of Dom Pérignon. In my tasting notes, desciptors such as spices, candied fruits or licorice, although not altogether foreign to Dom Pérignon, convey the uniqueness of the vintage; whereas Dom Pérignon asserts itself through briny, smoky notes on the nose, and its signature minerality on the palate.

We were greeted at the door with a glass of 2003 Dom Perignon– not California, but no one was complaining!  This newest release from the legendary Champagne house came from one of the warmest growing seasons on record in France.  The wine offered aromas of toasty brioche and the typical fine mousse of bubbles on the entry.  Very graceful on the palate, with mellow orchard fruit, more toast and almond influences into the finish.  A hint of citrus, but generally round, ripe and very easy to drink.  Perhaps it was the heat of the vintage, but this young wine showed muted acidity and tasted surprisingly mature.  Very inviting to drink now!  I’d cellar the 2000 Dom and drink this one- it’s ready.

Pale lemon yellow, tiny bubbles. Apples, minerals, more focused than earlier bottles on the nose. Fresher acidity and tighter mousse as well, even if not tight compared to other vintages, more elegant and nuanced than before. 93
  • 93p
Dom Perignon 2003 Open and intense nose. Starts out very bready with classic home made brioche, ripe pears and apples, candied lemons, caster sugar and gun powder. Very rich nose that mellows with air without real gain. Full bodied and lush at first but seems to lack some stuffing on the finish. Then with air it calms down, ads length and appears more balanced though sweetish. Ripe and rich with apparent brioche notes and ripe fruit from you garden trees. Hedonistic in every sense and constantly changing, though not necessarily in a good way. Needs time for sure. I’ve scored it both higher and lower in the past. Tasted 10+ times with inconsistent notes. Drink 2020-2030 91p.
  • 91p
Ulkonäkö: Heleä, vihertävä Tuoksu: Roteva, kermainen, aavistuksen paahtunut, trooppisen hedelmäinen Maku: Kuiva, täyteläinen, roteva, ryhdikäs Hiukan totinen Champagne, Ranska Rypäleet: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir Sokeri: 6 g/l Tuotenumero: 589407 Hinta: 142,90 euroa
  • 89p
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Origin

Reims, Champagne

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Very good

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

Glass time

1h

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