Dom Pérignon

What it is

Dom Pérignon is a brand of vintage Champagne. 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.

Key facts

What it is

trademark, champagne source

Made by

Moët & Chandon source

Product

champagne source

Created

1921 source

Country of origin

France source

In the maker's own words

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Origin and history

The first vintage of Dom Pérignon was 1921, and was only released for sale in 1936, sailing to New York on the SS Normandie. The brand, not exploited, was given by Champagne Mercier to Moët in 1927 for a wedding between the two families. In 1935, 300 bottles of a 1926-vintage precursor to Dom Pérignon were sold to Simon Bros. & 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.

How it is made

Dom Pérignon is always an assemblage of Pinot noir and Chardonnay grapes, although the final composition changes every vintage: at times a blend in perfectly equal proportions (e.g. 1990 Rosé), at times up to 60% Chardonnay (1982) or 60% Pinot noir (1969), and only once going over 60% (with 65% Chardonnay in 1970). According to Richard Geoffroy's Manifesto and blog: "Dom Pérignon expresses its first plénitude after seven years in the cellar", with a second plénitude 12 to 15 years after the vintage (first Œnothèque release, now referred to as P2) and a third plénitude after 30 to 40 years (second Œnothèque release, now referred to as P3). Around 2016, the producer stopped using the Œnothèque designation and started labeling new plénitude releases as P2 or P3, providing more clarity to the disgorgement date than the Œnothèque designation. The number of bottles produced in each vintage is not precisely defined, although it is at least 5 million bottles. As of july 2026, the current release of Dom Pérignon is from the 2017 vintage and the current release of Dom Pérignon Rosé is from the 2009 vintage.