Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2043
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Oysters, roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The 2013 vintage of Dom Pérignon is celebrated as a magnificent return to the classic, late-harvest style of Champagne, a rare occurrence in the modern era of warming climates. Following a freezing winter and a rain-drenched spring that delayed the vine cycle, a glorious, sun-drenched summer rescued the crop, allowing the grapes to achieve a spectacular balance of phenolic ripeness and piercing acidity. Harvested in October under cool, crisp skies, this vintage captures a tense, sculptural elegance. The blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir was aged on its lees for nearly a decade in the chalk-carved cellars of Épernay, emerging with a chiseled minerality, vibrant citrus notes, and a deep, resonant structure that reflects the dramatic meteorological journey of 2013.
🍾 About the Producer
Dom Pérignon traces its lineage to the pioneering viticultural innovations of 17th-century Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon at the historic Abbey of Hautvillers, though the house was officially launched as Champagne's first prestige cuvée in 1921 (released in 1936) by Moët & Chandon (LVMH). Rooted across premier crus and historic grand crus in the Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne, and Côte des Blancs, the estate's vines flourish in pure Belemnite and Micraster chalk terroirs that impart profound minerality and tension. Guided by Chef de Cave Vincent Chaperon, Dom Pérignon operates exclusively as a vintage wine, crafted only in years capable of exceptional aging. Blending roughly equal parts Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, the house emphasizes reductive precision, reductive lees aging, and textural interplay without oak intervention. Alongside its flagship Vintage Brut and Rosé, the benchmark Plénitude releases (P2 and P3) reveal metamorphic secondary and tertiary complexity, exemplifying the pinnacle of Champagne's structural grandeur and longevity.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5%