The vision of the maison Dom Pérignon it is all contained in a simple idea: every vintage is the result obtained from the best grapes of a single year. But there are vintages and vintages, which show extra potential and can benefit from more time to age and refine. This is the idea behind the series Plénitudes of Dom Pérignon.
the brand new Dom Pérignon Vintage 2004 Plénitude 2 debuted this month, showcasing the vintage 2004 in a whole new light. While the vintage line 2004 was released in 2013, its twin bottling, the format Plenitude 2, was kept in the cellar to continue to mature on the lees for well , giving the wine plenty of time to transform.
After almost fifteen years of slow transformation in the cellars, the energy of Dom Pérignon it expands and reaches the apex of an essential and radiant vitality in its state of Plénitude.
Raised to new heights, it manifests itself in all its facets, becoming wider, longer, deeper, more intense and embellished with further longevity.
The vintage 2004 will mark the history of Dom Pérignon Champagne for its wealth and generosity.
If the climate was expected to be mild, allowing a regular vegetative development of the vine and without anomalies, it is the dry heat of the last few weeks that determines the character of the vintage. Collection begins on 24 September, the ripeness and sanitary conditions of the grapes were excellent.
The fruit of the 2004 it delineates itself more clearly with this second life. The pink grapefruit and blood orange leave room for the fig on the finish. The aging of the wine on the lees sublimates the minerality of the vintage in a glorious maturity, emblem of Dom Pérignon. In a game of balance, the wine evolves between tension and lightness. A persistent, elegant character on a powerful note of licorice. (The price is around 460 euro).
So, with this line the House carries on the search for what is a true and profound aesthetic ideal: revealing the harmony of a constantly evolving nature.
An ideal whose essence is still preserved in the heart ofHautvillers Abbey and in that sentence which, according to legend, he had pronounced Dom Pierre Perignon to describe the emotion aroused every time this wine is tasted: "I'm drinking the stars".