More than two vintage years in a row is a rare phenomenon, which until 2006 had only occurred three times: 1969–1971, 1998–2000, and 2002–2006 (the first time five vintages were produced in a row). The earliest market release of a vintage is usually after 8-10 years for the standard champagne, with longer maturation times for special editions like the Second Plenitude or Œnotheque (see below).įrom 1921 to 2009, Dom Pérignon champagne has been produced in 43 vintages. when the general quality of the harvest is considered to be too low. Vintages ĭom Pérignon is always a vintage champagne, meaning that all grapes used to make the wine were harvested in the same year. The magnums of Dom Pérignon Vintage 1961 served on that July 29 carried a special insignia created just for the ceremony. In 1981, Dom Pérignon was chosen for the wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles. A bottle of that champagne, from that order, was sold at auction for €24,758 in 2008. In 1971, the Shah of Iran ordered several bottles of the first vintage of Dom Pérignon Rosé (1959) for the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire. From the 1947 vintage, Dom Pérignon has been produced separately from the start. It was, thus, effectively an "oenothèque" release of Moët & Chandon Vintage Champagne in a different bottle. Until the 1943 vintage, Dom Pérignon was produced from regular vintage Moët & Chandon Champagne that was transferred to the special 18th century-style bottles after extended cellaring. According to current Dom Pérignon cellar master Richard Geoffroy (2012), who has been Chef de Cave for Dom Pérignon since 1990, the 1921 vintage had a "distinctive bouquet comprising sandalwood, vanilla and praline". The 17 bottles sold at an auction in Christie's in New York City in June 2004 were part of that order ( Doris Duke, the billionaire's daughter, had kept them in her cellar). James Buchanan Duke, the billionaire who had founded the American Tobacco Company, ordered 100 bottles for himself. While these bottles were almost identical to the subsequent Dom Pérignon releases, they did not display the Dom Pérignon name, rather "Champagne specially shipped for Simon Brothers & Co's Centenary 1835-1935." The wine got immediate attention in the marketplace and 100 boxes of the 1921 vintage were shipped to the United States shortly thereafter, this time displaying the Dom Pérignon name. & Co., the company that imported Moët in the United Kingdom, who gave two bottles to each of their 150 best customers to commemorate their centenary. In 1935, 300 bottles of a 1926-vintage precursor to Dom Pérignon were sold to Simon Bros. The development of sparkling wines as the main style of production in Champagne occurred progressively in the 19th century, more than a century after Dom Pérignon's death. He also introduced corks (instead of wood), which were fastened to bottles with hemp string soaked in oil in order to keep the wines fresh and sparkling, and used thicker glass in order to strengthen the bottles (which were prone to explode at that time). He pioneered a number of winemaking techniques around 1670-being the first to blend grapes in such a way as to improve the quality of wines, balance one element with another in order to make a better whole, and deal with a number of their imperfections perfecting the art of producing clear white wines from black grapes by clever manipulation of the presses enhancing the tendency of Champagne wines to retain their natural sugar in order to naturally induce secondary fermentation in the spring being a master at deciding when to bottle these wines in order to capture the bubble. History ĭom Pérignon (1638–1715) was a monk and cellar master at the Benedictine abbey in Hautvillers. It is named after Dom Pérignon, a Benedictine monk who was an important quality pioneer for Champagne wine but who, contrary to popular myths, did not discover the Champagne method for making sparkling wines. Dom Pérignon ( / ˌ d ɒ m p ɛr ɪ n ˈ j ɒ n/ DOM perr-in- YON, French: ) is a brand of vintage Champagne.
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