Dom Perignon 2017

Vinous
The 2017 Dom Pérignon is so impressive. A sort of mini-2002, the 2017 is a Champagne of textural richness and resonance above all else. Its creamy, voluptuous contours are so inviting. Production for the 2017 is tiny, about a three-month supply, so this wine will come and go pretty quickly. That represents a fairly dramatic shift in philosophy at Dom Pérignon. In the past, a wine like the 2017 would not have been commerically viable because of its small volume. Today, Chef de Caves Vincent Chaperon prefers to bottle Dom Pérignon in every vintage, if possible, as a document of the year, even if that means some releases will be very small. The 2017 is a wild, exotic Dom Pérignon. I loved it. - Antonio Galloni. April 2025

James Suckling
An edgy Dom Perignon with intense and singular aromas of lemons, toast and botanicals. Medium-bodied with a dense center palate and a vivid and rocking finish. Tight, muscular bubbles frame this nicely. Tense. Developing well in the bottle. 62% chardonnay and 38% pinot noir. 4.5 g/L dosage. Drink now or hold.

Robert Parker/The Wine Advocate
Of the two releases—the 2017 and the 2018—the 2017 Dom Pérignon is the deeper and more structurally endowed wine, unfurling from the glass with a complex bouquet of orange peel, dried apricot and burnt buttered toast, mingling with nuances of dried flowers, toasted hazelnut and cacao bean, all strongly singed with the house’s signature smoky reduction. On the palate, it is full-bodied and concentrated, with a rich core of fruit. Its darker, open-knit profile is animated by a pillowy mousse, vibrant acidity and attractively bitter, structuring phenolics that assert themselves on a long, resonant finish.

This is a superb achievement for a vintage that required uncompromising selection, as acetic rot began to intrude upon the Pinot Noir grapes despite otherwise favorable conditions until mid-August. The fact that it represents the smallest Dom Pérignon release by volume should not mislead readers into complacency; indeed, I would much sooner own several bottles of the 2017 than divide my allocation with the 2018. A blend of 61% Chardonnay and 39% Pinot Noir, it was disgorged in March 2024 with a dosage of five grams per liter and will offer considerable complexity and generosity out of the gates.

Jeb Dunnuck
Composed of 61% Chardonnay and the remainder Pinot Noir, the 2017 Champagne Vintage pours a bright yellow hue. Apricot, mango, pineapple, golden citrus, and honeysuckle emerge from the glass. It is medium to full-bodied, broader, and more present on the palate, with fleshy stone fruit, a rounded texture, and lower acidity balanced by phenolic bitterness that contributes to the savory character of the wine. The mousse brings out an attractive spicy quality, and while this is broader in profile, it retains good clarity and elegance through the long finish. After eight years on the lees, it was finished with 5 grams per liter dosage. Drink 2026-2046.

Möet & Chandon har eksisteret siden 1743, hvor huset blev grundlagt af Claude Möet. Hans drøm var at servere en udsøgt champagne til det adle og prominente folk i Paris, hvilket blev en succes. Men det var først da hans barnebarn Jean-Remy Möet overtog huset, at Möet & Chandon for alvor blev kendt af verden. Jean-Remy blev endda kendt som manden, der introducerede champagne til verden. Han fik også Champagneimperiet, som siden da kun har vokset sig større – og har en imponerende årlig produktion i omegnen af 26 millioner flasker.

Den rige smag og farve i Möets champagne kommer af kombinationen af tre forskellige druesorter: Pinot Noir – som giver body, struktur og intensitet, Pinot Meunier – der bringer fedme og rundhed og Chardonnay – som giver syrlighed, elegance og friskhed. Druerne kommer fra vinmarker i alle de fem hovedområder i Champagne, og Möet udvælger kun de bedste. Champagneimperiets vinmarker udgør 200 af de 321 crus i regionen, herunder 17 grands crus og 32 af de 44 premiers crus. Noget af det, der er så unikt ved Champagne-området, er den karakteristiske mineralitet, som kommer fra det tykke lag af kalk og kridt, der nogle steder er over 100 meter. Den porøse kalk sikrer en god dræning og holder samtidigt på vandet, så vinstokken aldrig tørster. Om dagen opmagasinerer kalken solens varme og afgiver den igen til druerne i de kølige aften- og nattetimer.

Möet & Chandons inspiration og passion har altid været at dele succes og glamour med verden, hvilket de har gjort i næsten tre århundrede, og fortsat gør den dag i dag. Deres champagne rimer på fest og glade dage. Nyd den til livets specielle øjeblikke – store som små.