Robert Parker Score: 94

Region: Champagne

Type: Sparkling Wine

Color: White

Varietal: Champagne

Vintage: 2003

Size: 750ML

Brand: See more from Moet & Chandon

Sku: 146165

Price: $174.99

Product Information:

David Lynch, the iconic director whose films include 1977’s Eraserhead, The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), the TV series Twin Peaks (1992), Lost Highway (1997) and Mulholland Drive (2001), is not only regarded as one of cinema’s most original filmmaking talents, but a highly original artist in the fields of painting, photography and music. It would seem a perfect collaboration that such a singular talent would join forces with one of the world’s most highly regarded brands, Dom Pérignon.

Previously spearheading a Dom Pérignon advertising campaign, Lynch noted that his creative procedures are, “a process of tuning in and then through experimentation getting something that expresses the essential nature”. David created stories, sets, and images for a number of days in a California studio, until the “essential nature” had been uncovered.

According to Dom Pérignon, the resulting Lynch-designed gift box, a limited-edition bottle of Dom Pérignon 2003 and the Rosé 2000, is titled “The Power of Creation”, and is “a little magic theatre, similar to the ones that David Lynch could have imagined. The silk ribbons at either end raise the curtain on the interior of the box, where Lynchian chiaroscuro silhouettes herald a world where mystery is a game”.

Parker Review:
"The 2003 is one of the most unusual Dom Perignons I have ever tasted, going back to 1952. Readers will remember that 2003 was a torrid vintage across northern Europe, especially during the critical month of August, when temperatures remained very hot for well over a month. The harvest was the earliest on record, until 2011, that is. I suppose its not that surprising Chef de Caves Richard Geoffroy chose to make a 2003 Dom Perignon, given his penchant for risk-taking, an approach that has yielded so many memorable wines that stretch the perception of what big brand Champagne is and can be. The 2003 Dom Perignon is a big, broad shouldered wine. It does not have the seductiveness of the 2000, nor the power of the 2002. It is instead very much its own wine. In 2003 Geoffroy elected to use more Pinot Noir than is typically the case, and that comes through in the wine's breath and volume. The 2003 is a big, powerful Champagne that will require quite a bit of time to shed some of its baby fat. The trademark textural finesse is there, though. I expect the 2003 to be a highly divisive Champagne because of its extreme personality, but then again, many of the world's legendary wines were made from vintages considered freakish at the time. The 2003 is an atypically, rich, powerful, vinous Dom Perignon loaded with fruit, structure and personality. It is not for the timid, but rather it is a wine for those who can be patient. No one has a crystal ball, but personally I will not be surprised if in 20 years' time the 2003 is considered an iconic Champagne. Anticipated maturity 2016-2038. " 94+ Points, Antonio Galloni for Robert Parker's Wine Advocate