Wedding Edition
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters on the half shell, roasted poultry with a light cream sauce, or aged Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Dom Pérignon's Wedding Edition represents the pinnacle of celebratory luxury, housing the estate's legendary vintage Champagne in an elegantly designed presentation. Rooted in the historic Abbey of Saint Pierre d'Hautvillers, where the 17th-century Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon revolutionized sparkling winemaking, this cuvée is a masterclass in tension and harmony. Crafted exclusively in exceptional years, it comprises an approximately equal blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir sourced from Grand Cru vineyards and the historic Premier Cru of Hautvillers. The wine undergoes a slow, transformative maturation on its lees for at least eight years in the estate's chalk cellars. This meticulous aging imparts a signature complexity, balancing vibrant mineral precision with rich, toasted brioche notes—a fitting tribute to the historic association of Dom Pérignon with royal weddings and grand milestones.
🍾 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