Dom Pérignon Vintage 2004 P2 is an exceptional cuvée which, after more than fifteen years of ageing, has reached a paroxysm of vitality. Dom Pérignon Vintage 2004 Plénitude 2 offers a second life to the 2003 vintage.
The year 2004 marks the history of Dom Pérignon champagne with its ease and generosity, in perfect contrast to 2003. Harvesting began on September 24, with the grapes showing excellent ripeness and health.
There are 3 stages in the development of a Dom Pérignon vintage, 3 periods that reveal the features of a cuvée without ever denying its personality.
First, there is the first plenitude, which reveals itself after a minimum of seven years of maturation on lees, or more depending on the vintage.
The second fullness, P2, is the time of energy: after a minimum of twelve years maturing on the lees, the wine's intensity is magnified.
The third plenitude comes after at least 20 years of ageing, and is the time of complexity and depth.
The nose of this 2004 cuvée remains discreet, but becomes clearer in this second life of the wine. Notes of pink grapefruit and blood orange finally give way to fig. The extra time on the lees sublimates the minerality of the vintage into a glorious maturity with gourmet aromas of mocha, roasted coffee, brioche and honey.
On the palate, the wine evolves between tension and weightlessness. Precision is extreme, tactile and chiseled. The whole persists, racy, on a seductive line, with licorice accents.
