Dom Perignon - P2 Brut Champagne 2002 (750ml)

Continue Shopping

Email Sent

 

WA

96

D

99

FS

100

JS

98

V

97+

VFC

98

Price: $550.00

Sold Out

Request this Item

Producer	Dom Perignon
Country	France
Region	Champagne
Varietal	Champagne Blend
Vintage	2002
Sku	1801142
Size	750ml

Unusual floral bouquet, white flowers, bluebells, with air subtle hints of lime and grapefruit zest, green apple, nutty aromas, then the ripe aromas follow: figs, nougat, a little mocha. Complex on the palate, yet juicy, yellow plum fruit, a hint of noisette, subtle extract sweetness, vital acid structure, powerful minerality on the finish.

Ungewohntes florales Bukett, weiße Blu¨ten, Himmelschlu¨ssel, mit Luft dezente Anklänge von Limetten und Grapefruitzesten, gru¨ner Apfel klingt an, nussige Aromen, dann erst folgen die Reifearomen: Feigen, Nougat, etwas Mokka. Am Gaumen komplex, dabei saftig, gelbe Pflaumenfrucht, ein Hauch von Noisette,dezente Extraktsu¨ße, vitale Säurestruktur, im Abgang druckvolle Mineralität.

And so from P1 methuselah to P2, which for Geoffroy ‘goes beyond Champagne’. P2, he continues, must be ‘deeper, richer, longer…better than P1' - otherwise why release it? Well, they haven't yet, although it's pencilled in for later in 2019. Here we have drive, vinosity and incredible length. The sweet and savoury balance indulges with a seductive embrace. Gustav Klimt in a glass maybe. Outstanding. (Drink between 2019-2040)

Somehow, I never managed to cross paths with the initial disgorgement of the 2002 Dom Pérignon, so I was delighted to see the coming P2 version waiting in the wings in our tasting lineup in March at the Abbé d’Hautvillers. It would be fascinating to compare the P2 with the first release of the 2002 Dom Pérignon, in much the same way I tasted the two 1996 versions side by side, as this is a great Champagne vintage that dovetails so beautifully with the house style of this bottling. The 2002 P2 delivers a stunning young nose of pear, apple, stony minerality, iodine, dried flowers a touch of nuttiness, menthol and gentle upper register botanicals so emblematic of this cuvée as it starts to first stretch its wings. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and absolutely rock solid at the core, with lovely mousse, laser-like focus again and stunning backend mineral drive on the very, very long, perfectly balanced finish. The 2002 Dom Pérignon P2 looks to be almost unreachable by the passage of time and could easily last a century. (Drink between 2022-2095)

Intense, rich and dense P2 with butterscotch and toffee character, together with apricot compote, mango crumble and pie crust. This is at its height right now. Tremendous pleasure and generosity. In a beautiful place. Disgorged 2018. Drink now.

Fantastic complexity and subtlety with light bread dough, lemon rind, spiced pear, aniseed and licorice on the nose. Full-bodied. Dense and silky textured. Ultra-fine bubbles. Flavorful and smooth finish. Drink and enjoy this late release.

The 2002 Dom Pérignon P2 is wonderfully open in its aromatics but a bit less giving on the palate especially next to the regular release. Lemon confit white flowers mint and white pepper open up first followed by hints of apricot honey chamomile and light tropical notes. Interestingly the P2 is quite a bit less tropical than the original release. Chef de Caves Vincent Chaperon told me he thinks the original release shows more of a buttery character because of the combination of the ripen

The 2002 Dom Pérignon P2 is still a youthful wine but it is beginning to develop appreciable complexity wafting from the glass with notes of of iodine warm bread ripe orchard fruit peach citrus oil smoke and peat which in Geoffroy's words "are on the verge of aromatic over-ripeness." On the palate the wine is medium to full-bodied broad and fleshy with a textural voluminous profile pinpoint bubbles and a chalky phenolic finish. This is a ripe and powerful Dom Pérignon that finds its closest stylistic analogy in the 1990 vintage and it is considerably less evolved than the more tertiary 2000 P2 today. While the P2 is a bit drier and more precise on the finish than the original release given the wine's slow evolution the difference between the two is less pronounced than it has been for any vintage since 1996.