This Dom Pérignon Vintage 2012 reveals a singular edifice, revealing itself to the rhythm of controlled energy, channeled by acids and bitters.
This champagne can only be produced from the harvest of a single year, and this commitment to vintage is absolute.
2012 was characterized by a rainy spring and a gloomy start to summer. But from mid-August onwards, summer settled in Champagne, bringing very dry weather and warm temperatures right up to the end of the harvest. Yields for the 2012 harvest were relatively modest, helping to produce concentrated wines. The harvest began between September 10 and 26, depending on the terroir, and tasting the grapes is full of promise, with a tense balance between freshness and richness.
It takes no less than eight years of elaboration in the House's cellars to achieve Dom Pérignon's aesthetic ideal.
The nose is full and ever-changing, blending floral aromas with fruit, then vegetal with mineral. The bouquet reveals notes of powdery white flowers, apricot, mirabelle plum, rhubarb and mint, as well as minerality, ash and white pepper.
On the palate, the wine vibrates quickly, effervescence reveals itself and the sensation is invigorating. The finish tightens and leaves its mark, marked by ginger, tobacco and toast.
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