Moet & Chandon - Dom Perignon 2012 *
Moet & Chandon - Dom Perignon 2012
Champagne
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Information
Cultivation: conventional
Bottle aging: 96 months on the lees
Volume: 75 cl
Cellaring potential: 2032+
Tasting notes
The 2012 Dom Pérignon is developing very nicely on cork, exhibiting a complex bouquet of pear, confit citrus fruits, honeycomb, buttered toast, iodine and nuts framed by a deft touch of youthful reduction. Full-bodied, rich and muscular, with a layered core of fruit and a pillowy mousse, it's a vinous, vibrant Champagne that concludes with a saline finish. 96/100 (08.2022) - robertparker.com
The 2012 Dom Pérignon has turned out very well indeed, unwinding in the glass with notes of Anjou pear, smoke, toasted nuts, freshly baked bread and crisp stone fruit. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's still tightly wound, its incipiently fleshy core of fruit framed by racy acids and chalky grip, complemented by a classy pinpoint mousse. A touch drier and a touch less reductive than the 2008 out of the gates, these two vintages are clearly destined to be compared for some time to come; but at this early stage, my instinct is that the 2012 will have the edge in the long term. 96+/100 (09.2021) - robertparker.com
