Silver Shield
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters on the half shell, pan-seared sea bass with a light butter sauce, or aged Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Named after the legendary Benedictine monk who pioneered key sparkling winemaking techniques at the Abbey of Hautvillers, Dom Perignon is one of the world's most prestigious Champagnes. The 'Silver Shield' refers to the brand's iconic, instantly recognizable shield-shaped label, which gleams with a metallic silver-green luster. Dom Perignon is produced exclusively as a vintage Champagne, meaning it is only crafted in exceptional years from a precise, harmonious blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The grapes are sourced from some of the finest Grand Cru vineyards in Champagne, alongside the historic Premier Cru of Hautvillers. Aged for a minimum of eight years on its lees in the deep, chalk-carved cellars of Epernay, this cuvee achieves a sublime tension between vibrant acidity, mineral precision, and rich, toasted brioche complexity. The history of the house is steeped in the pursuit of perfection, creating a wine that balances intensity with elegance.
🍾 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