![]() ![]() You will see that the cellars here are nicer and a little renovated after all they are more touristy that the rest.ĭP also only use steel vats, this also prevent oxidations. The champagne house also owned more than 1200 Ha of vineyard in the area and the other supplies are from other grower in the region. The first DP, 1921 was first sold to the US market. Vines here are never watered and only gets water naturally by the rain and when the weather is dry, the vines will pull out moisture that is being retained in the chalk. We then share a lot about the chalk and how these chalk are crucial to the production of Champagne. The currently release is the 2008 vintage and the current release of Dom Pérignon Rosé is from the 2006 vintage.Īs I mentioned the tunnels and caves of cellars here are the largest in the world and in the Champagne area, there are around 100 KM of it under and around the city. Dom Perignon are only released when the cellars masters determine that the currently year produce is good enough for the requirement of a Dom Perignon, if not no production will take place. In comparison the laws only require a basic 15 months ageing! DP was first released in 1921, with only 47 vintages released to this date. This shows how much hard work towards a bottle of champagne and why it is so expensive. We learned that the ageing for Dom Perignon is a minimum of 8 years and it could even go upwards of 45 years for the Plenitude 3 series. It is still constantly cooling down here. We started out with the history of Dom Perignon once we enter the cellars which is so comfortable.ĭespite the sweltering heat upstairs. He was really engaging and even wonder why do we like Dom Perignon so much. Our host is a nice knowledgeable guide, Evan who introduce himself and then brought us to the cellars. The champagne is exactly named after this 17th century monk! There was a wait while they called up our guide and I took the opportunity to check out some of the history. There was a nice welcome and our tour was verified. While Taittinger is old school, this seems to be like a luxury boutique. This time around, I will not share so much on the making process but rather the unique points of Dom Perignon since my Taittinger post is rather extensive already! It was a charming building on Champagne Ave, when you enter the Moet & Chandon house, you will see a status of Dom Perignon, the well known iconic Benedictine monk who made important contributions towards the champagne that we drink today. I am so happy to be visiting one of my favourite champagne brands in the world. While you will visit the same cellars, you will visit different parts of it as well as knowing different information respectively for Dom Perignon or Moet & Chandon. Dom Perignon are private tours only while Moet are group tours. Tours start from 115 to 250 Euros for Dom Perignon and from 25 to 45 Euros for Moet & Chandon. It is just a short walk from the train station and located on Avenue de Champagne! Can I live on this street?įirst and foremost, I will like to express my gratitude to Dom Perignon as well as Joelle for arranging this Dom Perignon private VIP cellar tour and inviting me over! Do note that while you can walk in to the champagne house and check out some of the common areas as well as walk in for tours to the normal Moet, Dom Perignon tours are strictly by appointment only and I will recommend you to reserve it 6 months in advance, they are highly popular. The Moet & Chandon Champagne house is located in Epernay, the other major champagne town in the Grand Est region. They share the same facility but have different cellars masters as well as release. ![]() ![]() Think of it like a BMW M Cars and normal BMW. But it is released under its own branding Dom Perignon itself. For those who might not know, Dom Perignon is a champagne brand under Moet & Chandon. Moet & Chandon can also be said as the most famous champagne house of all time! Furthermore Dom Perignon, the world class famous, highly prized vintage only champagne! I haven’t been this excited in a long time. A private visit to Dom Perignon and the Moet Caves Cellars which is the largest and most expensive among all champagne house as well as in the area. Continuing on my Champagne adventure, I am particularly interested in what is coming next. ![]()
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