Vintages of Dom Perignon follow one after the other. To a certain extent, they resemble each other in part because of their legendary bottle, yet each is different due to the particular circumstances of the growing season and harvest.

Eight years! Like all Dom Perignon Blanc of first Plenitude, the 2000 vintage released in 2008 has matured in the cellars in Epernay for seven years to express its richness and depth.

If we were limited to just two words to describe its mysterious magnetism, they would be seamless and sensual. Seamless: with no rupture, no disconnect/reconnect from the first sensation to the last, just an uninterrupted, creamy flow, the caressing smoothness of satin that seems to go on forever. Sensual, because of its intense, sophisticated sensuality, both incredibly tactile and incredibly enigmatic. A magnificent paradox in the purest creative tradition of Dom Perignon.

As Richard Geoffroy says, “This vintage has a way of holding the final note I’ve never seen before. It’s as if it doesn’t want to let go. It begins with the magnetism of a coaxing caress and ends in a kind of embrace that captivates you like a long-lasting perfume. It’s surprising, strange and magnificent

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When Father Pierre Pérignon took over as cellar master at the Benedictine Abbey of Hautvillers in 1668, his avowed goal was “to make the best wine in the world”. For a young monk just 30 years old, it took a visionary spirit and exceptional audacity to set such lofty ambitions.  He succeeded in transforming the history of wine and is known today as the spiritual father of champagne.

It was not the first Champagne to use his name, as early in the last century small proprietaire-recoltants (farmer-growers) at Hautvillers, employed it for their wine. Unfortunately for them they did not register the name, Dom Perignon, as a trademark. Dom Perignon was born Pierre Perignon in 1640, the son of a clerk to the local judge at Saint-Menehould, a small town to the east of the Champagne region. At the age of 19 he entered the Benedictine Order at the Abbey of Saint-Vannes at Verdun. When he was just 28 he was appointed cellarmaster at the Abbey of Hautvillers.

Sometime around the late 1920's, Champagne Moët et Chandon adopted his name for their new luxury or prestige cuvée of Champagne. Helped in part by Hollywood glamour, this extremely well marketed brand has developed a widespread reputation in countries across the globe. In most vintages it has proved to be considerably above average in quality and is in huge demand. Its 1990 vintage is generally admired as an exceptional Champagne.

Today, the House of Dom Pérignon has perpetuated the visionary approach instilled by its founder, a vision that continues to express the essence of true luxury: continual reinvention of the exceptional.
This reinvention is what guides the inspiration of Dom Pérignon chef de cave Richard Geoffroy as he crafts each new Dom Pérignon vintage.

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