DOM PERIGNON VINTAGE CHAMAPAGNE 2013

Elegant, full-bodied and classic, Dom Pérignon 2013 is a well-balanced vintage that represents the Maison’s absolute commitment to creative and harmonious assemblage, highlighting the resonance between pinot noirs and chardonnays.

The result of a glorious year in the vineyards – marked by alternative extremes – it has spent some 10 years in the Dom Pérignon cellars and is now ready to reveal itself and be enjoyed as it should be.

The 2013 winemaking year proved a welcome reconnection with the glorious past of late harvest vintages. After a cold, wet winter, spring was grey, quite cool and extremely rainy. The vines began budding about two weeks later than the average for the decade, a delay that lasted all the way until the harvest. The hot and dry summer was the sunniest on record in the Champagne region, proving particularly beneficial for the quality of the grapes. Rain in early September quickly ceded to easterly winds that kept the grapes healthy until they were picked. The harvest at Dom Pérignon ran from September 28th to October 15th. Tasting the fruit revealed a promising balance between acidic and full-bodied.