Dom Pérignon

Vintage 2015

Champagne · Brut Millésimé · Épernay · 75cl

2015 was the hottest growing season Champagne had ever recorded — warmer even than 1976 and 2003 — and one of the driest. Cellar master Vincent Chaperon kept the wine more than eight years on its lees before releasing it in 2024. Toast and cocoa open onto jasmine, lime blossom and orange peel; the palate is delicate yet generous, with nectarine and bitter orange, and critics note citrus peel, white flowers, mint and slate.

Dom Pérignon makes vintage wine only, and only in years it judges worthy. The cuvée takes its name from the Benedictine cellar master of the Abbey of Hautvillers, who championed blending grapes from different vineyards in the late seventeenth century.

Blend

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Vintage

Hottest season on record in Champagne; very dry

Ageing

More than eight years on the lees

Critics

James Suckling 97 · Wine Spectator 96 · Vinous 96

Released

2024