Name: 2009 Brut
Brand: Dom Pérignon
SKU: FR-CMP-DOMP01-2009

Technical Specifications

Alcohol 12.5%

Drinking Window Now through 2029-2030

Region Champagne

Disgorgement Date June 2016

Dosage 4 g/l

Contains Added Sulfites Yes

Closure Natural Cork

Production Details 100% Grand & Premier Cru vineyards. Aged on lees for 7 years (2009-2016). No oak aging - stainless steel fermentation only (Dom Pérignon has not used oak since 1964). Made from grapes sourced from 21 villages across Côte des Blancs, Marne Valley, and Montagne de Reims. Released in June 2017, approximately 12 months after disgorgement. Harvest began September 12, 2009. Warm vintage with generous ripeness, described as the 'ripest rendition in the history of this cuvée'. Mild and rainy spring, storms in July, followed by hot and dry August leading to an idyllic harvest.

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Technical specifications: 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay, 7 years lees aging, 4g/l dosage, 12.5% alcohol, 100% Grand & Premier Cru, drinking window now to 2030

Alcohol content 12-12.5%, drinking window now through 2029, grape varieties Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, critical scores from James Suckling (97), Robert Parker (93), Wine Spectator (96), Decanter (96)

Dosage 4g/l, blend from 21 villages, harvest conditions and winemaking philosophy by Richard Geoffroy. Silky texture with hint of liquorice, already very approachable, hint of salinity

Winemaking process: no oak since 1964, stainless steel fermentation, reductive style enriching with grey aromas, uses sulfite to kill wild yeast, uses two cultured house yeast strains, minimum 7 years lees aging, 6 months post-disgorgement aging

Disgorgement date: June 2016. Release date: June 2017 (12 months after disgorgement)

Official Dom Pérignon tasting notes: prodigious, sunny, bold and generous vintage. Notes of guava, spicy green grapefruit zest, stone fruit (white peach and nectarine), woody vanilla, warm lightly toasted brioche

Oak aging: Dom Pérignon has been completely stainless steel fermented since 1964 (no oak aging). Terroir: grapes from 5 Grand Cru villages and 1 Premier Cru village, including Pinot Noir from Hautvillers and Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Côte des Blancs, Marne Valley and Montagne de Reims

Vintage characteristics: 2009 is a warm vintage with generously-ripe grapes and rich flavors. Medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy, rich and textural with good concentration and lively acids despite being the ripest rendition in the history of this cuvée

Contains sulfites: Dom Pérignon adds sulfite during pressing to kill wild yeast and protects wine against oxidation with sulfite at key times including disgorgement. Cork closure standard for Dom Pérignon