Champagne Brut, Dom Pérignon 2013

Name: Champagne Brut, Dom Pérignon 2013 - Le Roux Vins
Brand: 0.75 L
SKU: VECDPB2008
Price: 240.00 CHF
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Champagne Brut 2013, Dom Pérignon: The Last October Harvest

The 2013 vintage is described in some circles as “the last pre-climate change vintage” — a turning point in the history of Champagne. After a cold, wet winter and a very rainy spring, an exceptionally hot and sunny summer — the sunniest on record in the region — rescued the vintage and transformed it into something exceptional. 2013 was the last October harvest in the region, and the grapes’ long hang-time translated to brilliant complexity — nature’s patience as winemaker. Vinous considers 2013 the finest Champagne vintage of the decade, and Dom Pérignon produced a bottle that has left critics around the world in awe.

What’s it Like?

In the glass, it shows a luminous pale gold with an exceptionally fine, persistent mousse. The nose reveals a delicate bouquet of eucalyptus, mint, vetiver, mirabelle plum, apricot and orange blossom. On the palate, flavours of citrus, vegetal facets, spices and a saline hint follow with remarkable precision. Chef de Cave Vincent Chaperon uses the French word “épure” to describe this wine: from the attack to the finish, a simple and precise line — like a classical marble sculpture. The texture is silky and creamy, the acidity vivid and precise. A Champagne that is both immediately accessible and profoundly deep — a rare combination.

Serving temperature: 8–10°C · Drinking window: now through 2037+, at its peak

Perfect For

An exceptional celebration. Its elegant, precise profile pairs beautifully with a classic Lobster Thermidor, scallops with truffle and brown butter, a refined sashimi, or a well-aged Comté — but it is equally unforgettable as a pure aperitif when the occasion demands nothing less.

The Critics Agree…

James Suckling awarded 98 points, calling it “driven and serious — so sleek and sophisticated. Elegant. Yet long and powerful, with a sharp minerality.” Wine Spectator gave 96 points for its “crystalline structure” and “long, creamy, mineral-laced finish.” The Wine Advocate awarded 95 points, calling it “a lovely wine defined by the long, cool growing season.” Decanter named it “among the finest Dom Pérignon releases of recent times.”

What is it? The finest Champagne vintage of the decade according to Vinous — and possibly the last great example of the classic, cool Champagne style.
From? Champagne, France (AOC) — exclusively from the 17 Grands Crus and the Premier Cru of Hautvillers.
Grapes? 51% Chardonnay, 49% Pinot Noir.
Tastes Like? Apricot, citrus, orange blossom, toasted brioche, chalk and minerality.
Critics score? 98/100 James Suckling · 96/100 Wine Spectator · 95/100 Wine Advocate · 95–98/100 Essi Avellan MW.

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SKU: VECDPB2008 Categories: 0.75 L, Champagne, Chardonnay, Dom Perignon, Pinot Noir, Sparkling Wines

Champagne Brut, Dom Pérignon 2013 ( ohne Box )

Dom Pérignon: The Monk Who Made the World Drink Stars

There are Champagne brands. And then there is Dom Pérignon — not merely a brand, but an idea, a promise, almost a religion of pleasure. A story that began over 350 years ago and has never felt more relevant.

The year is 1668. A young Benedictine monk named Pierre Pérignon is appointed cellar master at the Abbey of Hautvillers, perched above the Marne valley in the heart of Champagne. He is 28 years old and almost blind — but he smells and tastes like no one else.

Over the next four decades, this man would change winemaking forever.

The Monk and the Stars

Dom Pérignon developed methods that still form the foundation of Champagne today: the precise assemblage of different grape varieties and terroirs into a harmonious whole, the use of thicker English glass bottles, the cork stopper in place of the then-common wax plug. He understood that Champagne was not a happy accident but a precise, planned act of creation.

When he first saw the bubbles in his glass — the result of an unexpected second fermentation — he is said to have called to his fellow monks: “Come quickly, I am drinking stars!” Whether the story is literally true or not is irrelevant. It is too true not to be true.

The Concept: Only in Exceptional Years

Dom Pérignon is not produced every year. That is the first, decisive difference from almost every other Champagne house. If the year is not sufficient — no Dom Pérignon. There was no Dom Pérignon produced in 2014 or 2016. This is not modesty. It is obsession.

Every Dom Pérignon ages for a minimum of eight years in the cellars before release. Not because the law demands it — the legal minimum would be 15 months. But because Vincent Chaperon, the current Chef de Cave, does not compromise.

The Three Plénitudes: Wine as a Living Being

Dom Pérignon believes that every vintage experiences three peaks — three “Plénitudes”: the first flowering in youth, a second unfolding after one to two decades, and a third depth after 30 years and more. It is a philosophy that treats wine as a living entity — one that breathes, evolves, matures, and never ceases to surprise.

Hautvillers: The Sacred Mountain of Champagne

The grapes for Dom Pérignon come exclusively from the 17 Grands Crus of Champagne and the Premier Cru of Hautvillers — the very vineyard Dom Pérignon himself cultivated. No purchases from outside this elite. No compromise on origin. The assemblage philosophy is radical: Chaperon describes it as the search for “harmony between the nature of the year and the signature of Dom Pérignon.”

2013: The Legacy of Two Chefs de Cave

The 2013 marks a historic moment: it is one of the last vintages still co-shaped by Richard Geoffroy, the legendary Chef de Cave from 1990 to 2018 — and the first that his successor Vincent Chaperon brought to commercial maturity. Chaperon describes the quality of the 2013 as “elegance — very simple, caressing and silky.” Two visions, one wine. A vintage that writes history.