The 2004 Dom Pérignon P2 is drinking beautifully on release, wafting from the glass with aromas of sweet orchard fruit, fresh peach, pastry cream, buttered toast and cotton candy that display a less reductive profile than the original disgorgement. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and charming, with an ample, enveloping core of fruit, succulent acids and a pretty pinpoint mousse, it concludes with a long, sapid finish. Forward and giving, there's no obvious reason to defer gratification.
Given the imminent release of the 2012 Dom Pérignon, in the interests of timeliness I'm publishing my review a few weeks in advance of my large mid-September Champagne report surveying recent and forthcoming releases from the region. Readers looking for more background on the past and present of this prestige cuvée are referred to my feature article in the April 2020 Week 2 issue of The Wine Advocate.