Dom Pérignon Vintage 2002 Plénitude 2 reveals an affirmed and heightened maturity. It evokes a diaphanous gold, magnified by the energy of light to a gleaming radiance.

The opening complexity is warm, toasty and bright, with a touch of Oriental exoticism. Confit fruit, frangipane, mild spices and fresh coriander leaves. With aeration, the saffron becomes deeper and iodized and the bouquet is progressively darker, taking on a more restrained and mysterious expression, peaceful and calming.

The mouthfeel unfolds immediately and unequivocally: opulent and ethereal, energetic and sensual, dominated by fruit. In a perplexing correspondence between the nose and the palate, the voluptuousness gradually turns more thoughtful and profound. The overall balance sustains the note with intensity and purity, saline, with just a hint of liquorice.

Wine Advocate Review:
The 2002 Dom Pérignon P2 is showing very well indeed, wafting from the glass with aromas of crisp yellow orchard fruit, dried white flowers, orange oil, smoky peach, peat and praline. On the palate, it's full-bodied, broad and textural, with a ripe and muscular core of fruit, ripe acids and fine concentration, concluding with a long and elegantly toasty finish. As I wrote earlier this year, this is a ripe and powerful Dom Pérignon that finds its closest stylistic analogy in the 1990 vintage, and it is considerably less evolved than the more tertiary 2000 P2 today. While the P2 is a bit drier and more precise on the finish than the original release, given the wine's slow evolution, the difference between the two is less pronounced than it has been for any vintage since 1996. To my palate, it really needs four or five years in the cellar before it truly starts to blossom. Anticipated Maturity: 2019-2045