Chuck Hayward, JJ Buckley, October 2010

Approximately 50% chardonnay, 50% pinot noir. Straw colored with a persistent fine bead, the bouquet is high-toned and focused showing restrained aromas of citrus, a bit of wet stone, and spearmint. It opens softly with delicate flavors of lemon blossom, then explodes on the palate with great intensity. Soft minerals appear interwoven with flavors of apples, young pears and citrus cream. Toasty or yeasty qualities are not found here. Never rich or over the top, the flavors are focused and pristine while at the same time intense and concentrated as the wine glides along a path, leading to a rich feathery finish. One gets the impression of coiled flavors that will be unfurled over time. A Champagne that leaves you with the desire for more.

96 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, March 2010

The 2002 Dom Perignon is at first intensely floral, with perfumed jasmine that dominates the bouquet. With time in the glass the wine gains richness as the flavors turn decidedly riper and almost tropical. Ripe apricots, passion fruit and peaches emerge from this flashy, opulent Dom Perignon. The wine's volume makes it approachable today, but readers in search of more complexity will want to cellar this for at least a few years to allow for some of the baby fat to drop off. Geoffroy describes the vintage as very ripe and adds that some of the Chardonnay showed the ill-effects of the hot growing season in it the somewhat burned, dehydrated fruit that came in that year. This bottle was disgorged in July, 2009. To be released summer 2010. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2032 -Antonio Galloni

92 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, November 2010

Bright yellow. Smoky citrus and pear aromas are complicated by honeysuckle, sweet butter and allspice. Bright and incisive on entry, offering lively lemon curd and orange flavors that give way to a deeper, musky mango quality in the mid-palate. Showing more depth than the '02 Dom Perignon right now, which is comparatively shrill. The spicy finish features a subtle smoky quality and impressive persistence.

95 points,

Wine Spectator, December 2010

A rich and smoky Champagne in a graceful package, with a beautiful, fine-grained texture to it and layers of flavor-biscuit, candied lemon peel, coffee liqueur, chamomile, pine, crystallized honey and wood smoke. This is the haute couture of the Champagne world-all about elegance, texture and attention to detail. Drink now through 2027. -AN

Shipping Details

This item is in stock and ready to ship.

Get it Thursday! Order by 6pm EST (3pm PST) tomorrow and select OVERNIGHT shipping.

Get it Friday. Order by 6pm EST (3pm PST) tomorrow and select 2 Day shipping.

If you order by 6p EST today and request GROUND shipping your order will ship Monday May 27 and should arrive by Friday May 31.

Need it faster? Call us now at (888) 859-4637 for special arrangements.

Free storage available. We offer free 6 months storage for any wine purchased at JJ Buckley. We highly recommend storing your wines during the summer months to avoid heat damage during shipment.

For a shipping quote, add this product to your shopping cart. From there you will be able to enter a zipcode and get a detailed quote. For full details on our shipping policies, click here.