Dom Pérignon P2 Rosé 2000 is a vintage prestige cuvée Champagne produced by Moët & Chandon in Reims, France. According to Dom Perignon`s `Plénitude` concept, there are three stages of development, or `plenitudes`, in the life of a vintage Champagne. the first spans between seven to eight years after the vintage (this is the stage at which Dom Pérignon Vintage is released). The second is reached between 12 and 15 years. The third comes after about 30 years, when the Champagne has spent more than 20 years on lees. "The 2000 Dom Pérignon Rosé P2 is a sapid, gastronomic wine, unfurling in the glass with attractive aromas of iodine, blood orange, dried white flowers and oyster shell. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, ample and elegantly textural, with a rich and open-knit core of distinctly savoury fruit, a fine but youthfully boisterous mousse and a long, saline finish. This almost Burgundian-styled rosé is fully mature and drinking very well today, and I would be inclined to open bottles over the coming decade." William Kelley, 2019
The 2000 Dom Pérignon Rosé P2 is hauntingly beautiful and ethereal in the way only fine, aged Rosé can be. Kirsch, orange peel, white flowers, mint and gentle touches of spice all open in the glass. More than anything else, the 2000 is beautifully balanced and harmonious. It's a beguiling, complex Champagne to enjoy over the next decade or so.
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The Past, Present and Future of Champagne
The first release of this now famous prestige cuvée was the 1921 vintage, launched in 1936. Dom Pérignon produces only vintage Champagnes, both blanc and rosé, and offer a number of late release bottlings under their Oenothèque and Plénitude labels. The wine is named after the legendary Benedictine monk, Father Pierre Pérignon, who in 1668 arrived at the Abbey of Hautvillers, north of Épernay and began experiments that would eventually lead to the creation and bottling of sparkling wine as we know it today.
The Maison produces elegantly balanced, harmonious and extraordinarily age-worthy Champagnes that are appreciated the world over. Young vintages offer a citrus-forward, brioche-like profile while mature bottlings present notes of toasted hazelnut, honey and orange oil. A true classic in the category and a wine that remains eternally popular with connoisseurs.
