2004 Dom P2

Obviously great but surprisingly not as good as a 2002 standard DP I had about a month ago. Lot of pear and apple on the nose, no alcohol, generally great. Bit of a letdown mid palate – very little brioche, floral notes with a nicely balanced underripe fruit, flint and just a bit of zest. Nice long finish. Paired very well with caviar.
Compared with the 2002 DP which was a real show stopper – zesty marmalade on sweet toasted brioche but in the most refined way you can imagine, almost didn’t want to eat with it so big were the flavours. Maybe this one is just a bit more subtle, I thought the extra time on lees would elevate those flavours but instead had the opposite effect. Would like to try again in 5 years.
All in still excellent, 94 but would rather buy 2×97 (IMO) 2002 DPs for the same $$. My dog loved licking out the caviar tin and chewing on the cork so I guess he approves the pairing.