Oenotheque
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted turbot with butter sauce, white truffle risotto, aged Parmigiano-Reggiano
✨ Technical Specifications
Dom Pérignon Oenothèque represents the pinnacle of the house's library releases, showcasing vintages that have undergone extended aging on their yeast lees in the deep chalk cellars of Épernay. The term 'Oenothèque' refers to the sanctuary where these precious bottles are held. While a standard Dom Pérignon is released after about eight years, the Oenothèque releases are disgorged only after twelve to fifteen years, reaching what the house calls its 'second plénitude'—a state of peak energy, complexity, and longevity. This late-disgorged style offers a mesmerizing contrast between mature, tertiary notes of toasted brioche, smoke, and dried fruits, and a shockingly vibrant, youthful acidity preserved by the reductive environment of the crown-capped bottle during its long sleep.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
12.5%