Moet et Chandon - Dom Perignon Champagner Brut 2013

JAMES SUCKLING: „Perfumed with apple, green mangoes, perfume and honeysuckle. Medium-bodied with a creamy and integrated texture and a subtle finish. Bitters. Botanicals. Intense. Drink or hold."

DECANTER: "Silky, narrowly sculpted and serene, Dom Pérignon 2013 is a less hedonistic release than the 2012 (and less intensely energetic than the 2008), but showcases a beautiful mid-place between tension and expressiveness already. Orange-coloured fruit – apricots, mango and orange – play along with snappy lemon syrup and delicate red fruits, the palate teased into considerable detail and length with some trademark Dom Pérignon smokiness. There is immediate pleasure here, although cellaring will let some of the inner complexity unfurl, revealing this to the among the finest Dom Pérignon releases of recent times. 51% Pinot Noir, 49% Chardonnay."

WINE SPECTATOR: "Vivid acidity and a chalky underpinning make a crystalline frame for finely detailed notes of ripe melon, mandarin orange, toasted brioche and candied ginger in this harmonious Champagne, which is expressive and expansive on the palate, but with a sense of finesse and restraint. Long and creamy on the mineral-laced finish. Drink now through 2037."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Disgorged in October 2022, the 2013 Dom Pérignon is a charming and elegant vintage for this cuvée. It reveals complex aromas of buttery pastry, spices, citrus oil, almonds, honey and, with aeration, a touch of smoke. The palate is medium to full-bodied, perfectly balanced, with a chiseled and tightly wound profile. The long, cool growing season has brought freshness and a delicate earthy note to the finish."

FALSTAFF: "Mittleres Grüngelb, goldfarbene Reflexe, feines, anhaltendes Mousseux. Feine Röstaromen, unterlegt mit frischer Pfirsichfrucht, weißes Nugat, ein Hauch Limettenabrieb, sehr einladendes Bukett, kandierte Grapefruitzesten und grüner Apfel im Hintergrund. Gute mittlere Komplexität, saftig, gelbe Tropenfrucht, dezente Extraktsüße, im Kern mineralisch und frisch strukturiert, reife Grapefruitnuancen im Abgang, bereits gut entwickelt und antrinkbar, ein betont lebendiger Jahrgang."

JANCIS ROBINSON: „Intense, lightly spicy nose and then on the palate very smooth-textured, gentle and lifted, with light bitterness on the finish – grapefruit peel? Some lightly vegetal notes and very long. Seamless texture and already very agreeable."