Champagne Brut AOC Vintage 2012 Dom Pérignon

Champagne Brut Vintage represents the history of Dom Pérignon and its notoriety is spread all over the world. This wine is dedicated to the Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Hautvillers who lived in the 17th century and who had contributed to the qualitative growth of viticulture in the Champagne region.

Dom Pérignon was one of the first cuvée de prestige in the history of Champagne, born from the idea of the English advertiser Laurence Venn, employed at the Simon Bros. & Co. agency, English importer of Moët & Chandon, who imagined creating a Champagne very high quality to be sold on allocation to the British aristocracy.

It is produced with the best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes, matured during a single vintage and harvested towards the end of September. The vinification takes place according to the Classic Method, with refermentation in the bottle. Subsequently the wine ages on the lees for at least 8 years, until the time deemed appropriate by the Chef de Cave.

In the Champagne region, 2012 was a hot and dry year and made all concerns about grape ripeness vanish, favoring the ideal ripening of the bunches. The harvest began in the central weeks of September, depending on the plots.

Chef de Cave Vincent Chaperon describes it this way: "2012, more than any other vintage, reveals the uniqueness of Dom Pérignon's creative approach and art of blending." The nose is rich and varied, combining hints of flowers and fruits, followed by vegetal and mineral notes. The bouquet reveals white flowers and sweet apricot, then arriving at the freshness of rhubarb and mint, and the minerality of ash. The sip is energetic and snappy with a finish that converges on acid and bitter notes, marked by ginger, tobacco and toasted aromas.