Made from only the best grapes, Dom Pérignon's commitment to vintages is absolute. Dom Pérignon is always a "vintage champagne"—it is not made in weak years. Each Vintage wine is created from the best grapes grown in one single year—a true challenge for a unique interpretation of the seasons, and for reinvention.
Around 1670, Perignon pioneered a number of winemaking techniques around 1670—including blending grapes in such a way as to improve the quality of wines.
He worked on improving imperfections; creating a balance of elements to create a better whole; learning and knowing just when to bottle became an art with Perignon.
The monk also worked with corks (rather than wood, which was used at the time), to maintain freshness; and introduced thicker glass to help the bottles from exploding, which was an issue at that time.
Today, each vintage embodies the total faith in the Power of Creation that is constantly renewed by current cellar master, Chef de Cave Richard Geoffroy. "We must express our ideal, our singularity, striving always towards an absolute. It is a quest without end, where the inspiration keeps its mystery, for Dom Pérignon to reinvent itself with each vintage."
