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The Dom Perignon is a vintage after vintage champagne. It is developed, in exceptional years, the Champagne house Moet & Chandon.
History

In 1670, Dom Perignon (1638-1715), a monk of the abbey cellarer bénédictineHautvillers, will be the first to perform the assembly of the grape, which improves the quality of wine and wiped out some flaws. Dom Perignon is also introducing the use of cork in the bottle held by a string of hemp impregnated with oil, allowing the wine to retain its freshness and foam. Additionally, he strengthened the bottles by adopting a thicker glass to prevent the bottle exploded, but despite the efforts of the monk, the effervescence of the wine remains until the empirical research of Pasteur on fermentation in the nineteenth century . The chalk pits near his abbey will be used to keep the champagne at temperature and humidity constant. Subsequently, other wineries will be dug in the middle chalk. of

Beyond the individual, the “years Dom Perignon” a turning point in what was later called the “champagne method”: the assembly of clusters from different vineyards, pressings separated to obtain a juice purity impeccable, and aging in bottles with cork stopper and hermetically sealed to control the fermentation of yeast that is causing the sparkling wine.

Dom Perignon before, all the wines of Champagne were reds. The local wine from Epernay (where is located the monastery of Hautvillers), also known as the “wine of the river,” was nevertheless lighter than the others and enjoyed an excellent reputation throughout the kingdom. Produced from black grapes, such as red wine, the first white wine Champagne demanded special attention to ultimately become fine wine to “crystalline reflections. In the early seventeenth century, 38 years before the arrival of Pierre Perignon Hautvillers, the city of Epernay already offers its guests a sparkling white wine that was consumed probably to England … but that was missing the famous “je ne sais quoi” so elegantly described by Canon Jean Godinot in 1718.

The first vintage, made with a wine from 1921 was sold from 1935 on an idea by Laurence Venn. The last vintage was released in 2010 with a wine from 2002.

The year 1921 was for the champagne, in general, the best year of all time, the second best year is 1928. The primary beneficiaries of vintage Dom Perignon 1921 “150 clients were in the house,” Simon Bros & Co, the UK importer of Moet, where 300 bottles were delivered. Its quality was so popular that orders poured in 100 cases and quickly departed for the United States. Billionaire Duke, founder of the American Tobacco Company in ordered 100 bottles for himself. From this command are from the 17 bottles sold at auction at Christie’s in New York in June 2004, they were kept in the cellar of Doris Duke, the daughter of a billionaire. According to Richard Geoffroy [1], the cellar master for Dom Perignon, this vintage of 1921 “developed a unique bouquet of sandalwood, vanilla and praline.

In total have only been 36 years vintage, the vintage of 2002, released in 2010 is the 36th vintage of Dom Perignon for sale after just over seven years spent in the cellar. It was possible to vintage, three consecutive years, only twice, in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1998, 1999, 2000.

The 36 vintages of Dom Perignon are: 1921, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002.

Vintage Champagne, Dom Perignon is produced only in exceptional years from grapes harvested that year, unlike non-vintage champagnes are produced from these grapes harvested in different years.

Since 1959, the vintage Dom Perignon is also produced in pink.

The 21 vintages of Dom Perignon Rosé: 1959, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000 .
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“I’ve given twenty-six bottles of wine, the best in the world. ”

- Dom Pierre Perignon

Dom Perignon wrote these words 29 September 1694 to a customer of the town of Epernay, who had ordered from the abbey of Hautvillers.

“I wish I had two excellent pieces of wine river. I think it is better to have Hautvillers than any other place. I beg you to ask me to Father Prior of Hautvillers and Dom Pierre Perignon, Prosecutor of the said monastery and impress upon them my compliments. ”

- Marquis de Puysieulx, Letter of the Marquis de Puysieulx his wine merchant, dated September 23, 1690

“Paris, November 9, 1715. I received the wine you gave me pleasure to send me. Continue, please, your work so I can experience the same pleasure every time I serve champagne to my guest. The Marquis de Puysieulx, who arrived yesterday, said that Father Pérignon, whose reputation has always been excellent, had died. I wish you thought of me on the first wines from the abbey because frankly, I do not know any better. ”

- Pierre de Montesquiou d’Artagnan, “Letter of Count Pierre de Montesquiou d’Artagnan, lieutenant general of the royal army, in Berlin Rocheret, Epernay dealer who sold the wine in particular the Father Pérignon’s abbey cellarer Hautvillers
Art

In James Bond 007 Dr. No cons, James Bond lack of breaking a bottle of Dom Perignon to defend the young Honey. Dr. No himself noted the name and the year (1955) of the object. Bond is back and although the bottle gently seized by gunmen from Dr No and then adds sarcastically that he prefers the year 1953.

In the episode hectic weekend of Charlie’s Angels Sabrina request of Dom Perignon 1955, probably a nod to James Bond author.

In his novel published in 1955 Moonraker, Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, we give an overview of the values of the British gentleman in this passage tasty:

“Bond smiled, thinking of M … – I could drink a glass of champagne tonight. Grimley, what do you think? The server was obviously delighted.

- If I may, sir, I suggest a Dom Perignon 46. “”

“My nose into the truffle salad, my towel on the head for flavor, a glass of Dom Perignon in your hand … and I let myself slip into eternity with you in mind, my beloved – a real dream awake! ”

- Paul Morand, letter to the Countess Rene de Chambrun, Vevey, February 6, 1976
People

For the wedding of the Shah of Iran in 1959, it commissioned a few hundred bottles of Dom Perignon Rose. At the time, Dom Perignon did not produce rosé. This command was unique. In 2008, a bottle of this wine was auctioned by auction at € 24 758

“I went to the gallery to see a small exhibition of the series” Glitter Shoes. ” After some interviews and photographs to the German newspapers, we returned to the hotel to find the types of 2000. This is a club of twenty members who want to buy 2000 bottles of Dom Perignon and place them in a vault until 2000. Remains to be seen to be still alive at that time … Anyway, I had a good time with these guys. Some of them came with their wives. The meal was excellent: eight dishes, each accompanied by a different wine. ”

- Andy Warhol

In 1961, Dom Perignon 1949 vintage was the menu of the meals given to the U.S. embassy in Paris to Charles de Gaulle and John F. Kennedy during the official visit of President.

In 1981, Dom Perignon was chosen for the marriage of Diana Spencer and Prince Charles. The magnums of Dom Perignon 1961 vintage served on this occasion wore a badge specially created for the ceremony.

The Dom Perignon champagne was the favorite of the famous actress Marilyn Monroe.
Records

The year 1694 was memorable wine from the abbey was in fact sold at record price of 950 pounds the tail (360 to 400 liters), five times more than red wine. Not since the founding of the abbey and the inauguration of the Father Perignon wine had reached such a price. The popularity of Dom Perignon had made it the most expensive wine of the kingdom. To commemorate this event, the sum was engraved on one of the presses of the abbey.

Dom Perignon vintages have also rubbed the tops. In 2004, during the auction of the Doris Duke collection at Christie’s in New York, a batch of three bottles of Dom Perignon 1921 is left for the tidy sum of $ 24 675. In 2008, two sales held by Acker Merrall & Condit also marked the history of Dom Perignon: $ 93 260 for three magnums of Dom Perignon’s wine cellar (1966, 1973 and 1976) in Hong Kong, but especially for $ 84 700 a set of two bottles of vintage Dom Perignon Rose legendary 1959 in New York. Only 306 bottles of vintage Rosé 1959 were produced and none had ever been sold before. In 1971, this exceptional wine was served during the festivities at Persepolis commemorating the 500th anniversary of two founding of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great.

On April 17, 2010 a new record was set, a record that will not long (see below) for a sale of wine in Britain, says the Daily Telegraph. A buyer would have spent more than $ 50 000 for Methuselah (6L) 1996 Dom Perignon Champagne Rosé (Rose Gold). This transaction took place at the Westbury Hotel at a party following the screening of the new film, “Boogie Woogie” [2].

A portrait of Dom Perignon Rose Wine Bar, a world first after the Reserve cellar Dom Perignon, never before sold, was sold at a record price at auction of wines organized by Sotheby’s in Hong Kong May 21, 2010. The batch of 30 bottles of Dom Perignon Rosé Wine Bar and magnums of 1966, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1988 and 1990 reached the sum of HK $ 1,331,000 / U.S. $ 170 641 which is a world record for a single batch of champagne is the first batch of wine sold by Sotheby’s [3] to have more than 1 million HK $ in Hong Kong.
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