Richard Meier
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters on the half shell, roasted turbot with butter sauce, and aged Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Dom Perignon is the pinnacle of prestige Champagne, named after the legendary 17th-century Benedictine monk who pioneered many of the region's winemaking techniques at the Abbey of Hautvillers. This special edition, designed in collaboration with the world-renowned modernist architect Richard Meier, marries the structural precision of legendary architecture with the liquid art of Champagne. Dom Perignon is always a vintage wine, crafted only in exceptional years from a harmonious, tension-filled blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay sourced from Grand Cru vineyards and the historic Premier Cru of Hautvillers. Aged on its lees for at least eight years before release, it is celebrated for its signature smoky minerality, vibrant acidity, and seamless complexity, mirroring the clean lines and light-filled spaces characteristic of Meier's iconic designs.
🍾 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
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier