Why Dom Perignon is King of the Hill
The prestige champagne Dom Perignon is produced by Moet Chandon. It is the luxury model of the range, so to speak. It is one of the best champagnes available to consumers, which is represented in its price tag.
It is named after a Benedictine monk who was an key pioneer for quality for the champagne industry but contrary to popular belief did not discover the actual champagne production method.
While the very first vintage of Dom Perignon was produced in 1921, it was some fifteen years later before it actually entered the market. With Dom Perignon being a vintage champagne it is only produced during the best growing years. It is unusual for a batch to be made yearly as it is a vintage wine, which means that they wait for a a great grape growing season before starting a production run. To add to this all grapes used to make the wine must have been harvested in the same year.
The quality and care is apparent when compared to other champagnes that are produced yearly, these use grapes from a number of seasons regardless of growing conditions. This is one of the main reasons why Dom Perignon is such a highly regarded champagne.
Around 5 million bottles of Dom Perignon are produced in each vintage. The champagne is made from a combination of Chardonnay (55%) and Pinot Noir (45%). As of 2009, the current release of Dom Perignon is from the 2000 vintage and the current release of Dom Perignon Rose is from the 1998 vintage.
Dom Perignon is shelved and aged for at least one year before it gains the renown silky feel that it is famous for.
The man at the helm of production is currently Richard Geoffroy, who was appointed to as winemaker in 1998.
With such an internationally acclaimed champagne, Moet Chandon have a full time task of distributing the champagne to local regions around France all the way to the sunny pastures of Australia.
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