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A mocha-tinged aftertaste emanates from the oak. Good potential, but it needs time. 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Some spice and dried flowers, too. So sleek and sophisticated. Elegant. Yet, it’s long and powerful, with a sharp minerality. Tight and precise. Reminds me of bottles from the 1980s, such as 1988. It really takes off. Disgorged October 2021. Drinkable on release in January 2023, but better in a couple of years. A DP for the cellar.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, December 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eON THE PALATE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe fruit is majestic: ripe, fleshy and profound. Beyond the richness and a certain voluptuousness is a strong impression of consistency that prevails. The wine’s power is remarkably restrained. The various sensations – silky, salty, sappy, bitter and briny – converge and persist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eON THE NOSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNotes of guava and spicy green grapefruit zest combine with stone fruit: white peach and nectarine. The wine opens up, with the whole complemented by woody vanilla and warm, lightly toasted brioche.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOOD PAIRING\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDom Pérignon Vintage 2013 is a wine that needs to be excited. It needs a framework, it appeals to be stretched with contrasts. \u003cbr\u003eThe champagne reaches out to the \"vegetable\" and \"mineral\" worlds, calling out by sea urchin carbonara with cardamom mousse. 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