Brut (2015)

About this wine

Dom Pérignon 2015 is a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that opens with aromas of jasmine, lime blossom, and a hint of roasted cocoa. On the palate it offers bright orchard fruit and stone fruit, with nectarine and ripe peach balanced by zesty citrus peel and a touch of green papaya. The mousse is fine and pinprick in character, giving the wine a chalky, saline texture and a clean, tense finish. There is a subtle spicy backbone of cardamom and white pepper that adds complexity without overpowering the fruit. The 2015 vintage benefited from a warm summer followed by late August rains, grapes were picked in early September and the wine spent extended time on the lees before disgorgement, which contributes to its creamy mid palate and layered depth.

About the grape

Dom Pérignon 2015 is made from the two classic Champagne grapes, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with roughly a 51 percent to 49 percent split, and the house selects fruit from top plots across Champagne rather than a single vineyard. Pinot Noir brings structure and phenolic presence, it is grown mainly in cooler, chalky sites such as the Montagne de Reims and is vinified parcel by parcel to preserve individual clonal and site expressions, sometimes including small oak fermentations. Chardonnay contributes freshness and mineral clarity, it is frequently sourced from the Cote des Blancs and chalk rich soils, trained and tended for slow ripening to keep acidity, and it is often fermented in a mix of stainless steel and barrel to build texture before long lees ageing for this vintage. Together the two varieties are managed and blended to emphasize vintage character, with careful parcel selection, separate vinification and extended lees contact as central parts of Dom Pérignon production.

Quick facts

• 🎨 Dom Pérignon released a 2015 Special Edition in collaboration with the Estate of Jean‑Michel Basquiat where three coffrets form a single Basquiat triptych when placed side by side.
• 📅 The 2015 harvest for the Dom Pérignon vintage began on September 7, 2015, after a dramatic season of spring frost and a late-summer heatwave.
• 🍷 For the 2015 vintage Dom Pérignon vinified a portion of its Pinot Noir grapes as if making a red wine before blending, a surprising step that adds depth and color complexity.
• 🕰️ Dom Pérignon aged the 2015 vintage unusually long in its cellars — about 96 months — giving the wine richer, more mature autolytic (toasty) character.
• 🧩 Alongside regular releases the 2015 launch included a super‑limited art piece edition (only eight copies) pairing the wine with a collectible objet d’art for collectors.

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Producer

Dom Pérignon is a prestigious Champagne brand named after Dom Pierre Pérignon, a 17th-century Benedictine monk who significantly advanced winemaking techniques in the Champagne region. Appointed as the cellar master of the Abbey of Hautvillers in 1668, he pioneered methods such as blending grapes from different vineyards to enhance wine quality and introduced the use of thicker glass bottles to withstand fermentation pressure. Contrary to popular belief, he did not invent sparkling Champagne but improved its production. The first vintage of Dom Pérignon was produced in 1921 and released in 1936, establishing it as a symbol of luxury and excellence in the world of Champagne.