1973 Dom Perignon (Unsaleable)
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The 1973 Dom Pérignon (Original Release) is a pretty wine, but it is also quite forward. Caramel, burnt sugar and dried flowers add to the mature flavor profile. Even so, the 1973 has enough breadth to hang on for at least a few more years. I have had better bottles.
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Richard Juhlin
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 1973 Dom Pérignon is a big wine to start dinner with. Powerful and vinous, it reminds me a bit of the 2003 because of its pure depth. It’s hard to see the 1973 improving much from here, but it has enough intensity to drink well for many years to come.
A bottle of the 1973 original release, from the famous Litchfield cellar, showed gorgeous inner sweetness in its apricots, flowers and spices, with phenomenal length and stunning overall balance. It was a breathtaking bottle.
The 1973 Moët & Chandon Dom Pérignon (magnum, original release) was generous and expansive in its sweet spices, apricots and roasted nuts.
About the producer
Dom Pérignon is one of the most highly regarded and well-known Champagnes in the world. The first and original prestige cuvée Champagne, it is today owned by LVMH.