Dom Pérignon takes its name from a Benedictine monk who worked at the abbey of Hautvillers, in the Marne, and who is credited with improving the quality of the region's wines rather than inventing the champagne method, as legend often claims. The trademark passed to Moët in 1927, following a wedding between the Moët and Mercier families, who had shared rights to the name. The first vintage set aside under the Dom Pérignon label was 1921, and the wine reached the market only in 1936, when a shipment crossed the Atlantic aboard the liner Normandie to New York.

Dom Pérignon is made only as a vintage champagne: no wine is released under the name in years considered too weak, so some harvests are skipped altogether. Each vintage blends Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from plots around Hautvillers and Épernay, in proportions that shift from year to year rather than following a fixed recipe. The wine is cellared for at least eight years before release. Richard Geoffroy directed winemaking as cellar master from 1990 to 2018.

At Dynamic Cellars, our Dom Pérignon range comes from a single vintage, 1996: the standard release, the late-disgorged Oenothèque version, and the rosé. All three are mature bottles from the same harvest, sitting within our Champagne and Grandes Maisons selections, and fall under Collector Wines (15+ Years).