Champagne Dom Pérignon
Edition Lady Gaga Vintage 2010

Dom Pérignon is vintage champagne only. Each vintage is a creation, singular and unique, that expresses both the character of the year, and the character of Dom Pérignon. After at least eight years of elaboration in the cellars, the wine embodies the perfect balance of Dom Pérignon, the Plénitude of harmony.

DOM PÉRIGNON VINTAGE 2010

With the lowest temperatures since 1996, the first part of the year was definitely in contrast to the rest of the decade. Winter frosts and a cool spring were a reminder of the latitude of the vineyard. The hot summer - though not excessively so - and little rainfall made the vintage particularly dry. Suddenly, everything changed in mid-August: in two days as much rain fell as it did in two previous months. Thanks to a short heatwave and rain, ripening was quick and generous, but the harvest began together with botrytis disease, which affected the Pinot Noir grapes. As in 1995, grapes achieved an intense balance between sweetness and acidity, but it was necessary to abandon some plots and concentrate on others, after a careful selection, to bring out the best from a vintage full of contrasts.

To the nose, Dom Pérignon Vintage 2010 immediately shows the sweetness of tropical fruit: green mango, melon and pineapple. Then more temperate notes emerge: the tingling of an orange peel, the mist of a mandarin. As the wine breathes, its freshness is revealed, like the blossoming after the rain, in a sort of tactile sensation of peony, jasmine and lilac. The palate quickly reveals its full, rich, intense character. The aromatic experience is followed by an interesting maturation and a touchable sensation. The structure is finally revealed in its generous, decisive, controlled body. At last the wine vibrates on spicy and peppery notes. The energy is prolonged, until a magnificent salty sensation sums up the tasting experience.

Champagne Dom Pérignon

Dom Pérignon has had a priviledge position in the field of Champagne since it was born in 1936. Its origins are older because Dom Pérignon is part of Moët & Chandon (founded in 1743). While Moët & Chandon is involved in a good quality and large quantity Champagne production, Dom Pérignon focuses on absolute quality. Its long experience over centuries is used to produce a top quality Champagne, we all know well. Dom Pérignon is avibrant tribute to Dom Pierre Pérignon, spiritual father of Champagne. It is a miracle of assemblage and refinance with a misterious harmony, which is always new, the perfect meeting between the two classical variety Dom Pérignon, namely Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Since 1990 Richard Geoffroy has been Chef de Cave and father of the Vintages Dom Pérignon and the one embodying the spirit of Dom Pierre Pérignon. Dom Pérignon only creates Vintage Champagnes, from the best selected grapes from a single year of vintage. It never ends its innovating experience and always offers the best of the vintage. It refuses compromises and does not produce its Vintages when the vintage is not at its best- After a 8-year vinification, the wine reaches a perfect balance, the most beautiful product of the Maison: this is Dom Pérignon Vintage. P2 is Deuxième Plénitude by Dom Pérignon, the result of a 16-year process of elaboration. All assemblage ingredients are well mixed and grant the Vintage a stronger intensity, liveliness and precision: Champagne energy at its best! P3 is Troisième Plénitude by Dom Pérignon, the result of a 25-year process of elaboration. The Champagne gains an even more essential structure, enriched by a slow and deep integration. This is a sublime wine, more complex than ever. The Troisième Plénitude is Dom Pérignon's soul.