Dom Pérignon P2
The house's bottle in which lees aging plays the leading role. An average of about eight years in contact with the yeast cells produces a champagne that doesn't become fruitier, but spicier, more woodsy and much longer.
What years on the lees do to champagne
After the second fermentation, champagne rests in the bottle on the yeast cells that have done the work. The longer this lasts, the more the wine changes: fresh fruit gives way to bread, nuts and toasted notes, and the bubbles become finer. P2 is the house's bottle in which this process is most apparent. It spends an average of about eight years on the lees before leaving the cellar, and you don't hear that in numbers but taste it on the palate: great length, in no hurry.
In the glass, it remains unmistakably Dom Pérignon. The grapes are Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, the alcohol content is 12.5% as it is for all the house's bottles, and here too, only vintage champagne is made. The 2008 vintage is the one currently being served; once it's gone, another vintage takes its place, with its own character. The house doesn't disclose the blend percentages for this bottle, so neither do we.
In brief
White flowers, mint, and toasted notes
Bright and complex
White flowers, citrus, and stone fruit form the top notes, with anise and rubbed mint woven through. The aroma stays bright, never heavy.
Spicy and woody
Under that fresh opening, spicy, woody, and toasted notes come through. That's what comes from the long aging and sets this bottle apart.
Especially long
The toasted character lingers and gives the wine a long finish. You don't need two sips to know that time has gone into this.
The P2's flavor profile served on its own, at 8 to 10 degrees. The colder you serve it, the more its spicy and toasted character stays hidden.
How to serve a long-aged champagne
Chill to 8 to 10 degrees and aim for the upper end of that range. Pouring it ice-cold puts the fresh notes up front and suppresses precisely the notes this bottle has spent years developing.
Give it room to breathe
Pour about 10 cl into a tulip glass or a white wine glass, filling it two-thirds full. Let the glass stand for a few minutes before the first sip; only then do the spicy and toasted notes emerge.
Browse glasses →With shellfish and crustaceans
This bottle is recommended with shellfish and crustaceans. Pour a little more per glass, and don't put the bottle in a bucket with ice alone; use water and ice to keep the temperature stable.
More about champagne →Open it without a pop
Hold the bottle at an angle, turn the bottle and not the cork, and let the cork give way with a sigh. This way, you won't lose any fizz, and the fine bubbles stay in the glass instead of on the tablecloth.
Bar tools →Champagne cocktails
Serve this bottle on its own. Years of aging on the lees disappear completely beneath liqueur, gin, or juice, so the classics below call for a simpler brut. It's good to know what's in them, but not a reason to open this bottle.
Champagne Cocktail
A sugar cube with Angostura at the bottom, slowly topped up with a regular brut.
French 75
Gin, lemon juice and syrup, shaken and topped up with bubbles. Refreshing and deceptively strong.
Aperitif cocktails
All the sparkling drinks served before a meal, in one place. Handy if you’re looking for a simpler bottle.
Kir Royal
Pour cassis into the bottom and top up with bubbles. The simpler the champagne, the more fitting this choice.Which glass is right for Dom Pérignon P2?
With a long-aged champagne, it’s all about giving the aromas room. A tulip-shaped glass or a white wine glass provides that space; a narrow flute keeps the bubbles for longest, but leaves out the spicy, toasted notes.
More Dom Pérignon varieties
Dom Pérignon
Where it all began. On the brand page, find out all about Dom Pérignon: its origins, varieties and classic cocktails.
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Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage
Dark spices, cocoa and roasted fig, with the tiniest bubbles imaginable in a copper-colored glass.
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Dom Pérignon Rosé 2010
Full-bodied, silky and floral, with red fruit, iris and violet, and a long, powerful finish.
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Dom Pérignon Blanc Vintage Magnum
A one-and-a-half-liter vintage champagne, good for ten to fifteen glasses around one table.
View Dom Pérignon Blanc Vintage Magnum →Questions about Dom Pérignon P2
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