Dom Pérignon: vintages, prices and how it differs from Moët
The price of Dom Pérignon depends above all on the version and the vintage: the white vintage is the least expensive, the rosé costs noticeably more, and the late-disgorged P2 and old vintages are the most expensive. Every bottle is a Champagne from a single harvest, made only in good years; before it goes on sale it usually spends 8-9 years in the cellar. We have gathered every vintage ever made and show which ones are on sale today, and for the bottles we stock, the product panels show the current price.
How much does Dom Pérignon cost?
The least expensive Dom Pérignon (pronounced dom peh-reen-yon) is the white vintage in a 0.75 l bottle; the rosé, P2 and older vintages cost more, and a magnum costs more than two bottles.
Three things set the price of a bottle. The first is the version: white Dom Pérignon is the foundation, the rosé is made in much smaller quantities, and P2 is the same vintage kept in the cellar twice as long. The second is the vintage: the older and rarer it is, the higher the price, because every year there are fewer bottles on the market. The third is the bottle and packaging: a box, an artist edition or a magnum. We do not give amounts in the text, because prices change with deliveries and the euro exchange rate; the product panel shows the current price of each bottle.
Dom Pérignon costs several times more than Moët (pronounced mo-ET) from the same group, because it is rarer and waits longer before going on sale. Moët Brut Impérial (pronounced broot am-pay-ree-AL) is a non-vintage Champagne made every year. Dom Pérignon never blends years, and in weak years it is not made at all. Wine from a single harvest usually spends 8-9 years on the lees, and the P2 release 15 to 20 years. All that time the bottles take up space in the cellars and the house earns nothing from them. If you are looking for other bottles from this shelf, compare them in the ranking of Champagnes over 800 zł.
Which Dom Pérignon vintage is on sale?
The latest white vintage is 2018, released in September 2026; before it came 2017, released in March 2026. The latest rosé is 2010.
Dom Pérignon usually releases one vintage after another, but 2026 is an exception: first, on 12 March in London, the house presented the 2017 vintage, and in September the 2018 went on sale, according to the house the first vintage made entirely by chef de cave Vincent Chaperon. In May 2026 the house released the 2010 rosé, the successor to the 2009. Older vintages do not disappear from shops straight away, which is why several years are on sale at the same time.
We currently stock the 2017 and 2015 vintages, the 2009 rosé and P2 2008. The magnum of the 2013 vintage in the Luminous edition is temporarily unavailable.
All Dom Pérignon vintages
There were 48 white vintages up to and including 2017 and 29 rosés up to 2010; the first white was 1921, the first rosé 1959.
A vintage is made only when the house considers the harvest good enough. Three vintages in a row have been rare (1969-1971, 1998-2000, 2008-2010), and five in a row happened only once, in 2002-2006. The 2008 vintage was the first to be released out of order, only after the 2009. Dom Pérignon did not declare 2011, 2014 or 2016. Of the 2016 vintage Vincent Chaperon said plainly that the wines lacked concentration.
| Version | Vintages |
|---|---|
| White (Vintage) | 1921, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017; 2018 added in September 2026 |
| Rosé | 1959, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 (on sale since May 2026) |
| P2 (Plénitude 2) | released since the 1998 vintage (launched in 2014) from successive Dom Pérignon vintages except 1999 and 2005; the latest is P2 2008 |
The 1986 vintage is the only rosé made without a white counterpart. Up to the 1943 vintage, Dom Pérignon was in practice a longer-aged Moët vintage transferred into a special bottle; since 1947 it has been made separately from the very start. How to read the year on the label and when the vintage matters is explained in our article on vintage Champagne.
The vintages we stock
Dom Pérignon 2017
The summer was hot and dry until mid-August. Then came the rains, and with them grey rot and sour rot. The harvest began on 28 August. Pinot Noir suffered badly, so Chaperon put 61% Chardonnay into the blend, the second-highest share in the brand's history. Only about 15% of the usual quantity of Dom Pérignon was made; according to the chef de cave, it will last two or three months of sales. Chaperon himself says of this vintage that it “is not classic”. Scores for the 2017 vintage: Antonio Galloni (Vinous) 97/100, Wine Advocate 95+/100, Jancis Robinson 17.5/20.
Dom Pérignon 2015
We have the 2015 vintage in two versions: in the standard box and in the Luminous edition with a glowing label. The wine in both bottles is the same. The house decorated the artist edition of this vintage with works by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Scores for the 2015 vintage: James Suckling 97/100, Alison Napjus (Wine Spectator) 96/100, Vinous 96/100, Yohan Castaing (Wine Advocate) 95/100.
Dom Pérignon Rosé 2009
Rosé Dom Pérignon is the white blend with added red wine from Pinot Noir. In the early 2000s Richard Geoffroy raised the share of red wine to 20-25%, which is a great deal for a blended rosé Champagne. The 2009 vintage is among the highest-rated Dom Pérignons we stock: Antonio Galloni (Vinous) 98/100, James Suckling 97/100, Alison Napjus (Wine Spectator) 96/100, Yohan Castaing (Wine Advocate) and Tom Hewson (Decanter) 95/100 each. We have it in the house's own box.
Dom Pérignon P2 2008
The 2008 vintage was the last one released by Richard Geoffroy, chef de cave from 1990 to 2018. The year was grey and cloudy, and September saved it: the harvest began on 15 September, when blue skies and a dry north-easterly wind arrived. The P2 version spent about 15 years on its lees; it was disgorged in 2024. Chaperon calls it “a lighthouse”, because in his view it has exceptional energy. Scores for P2 2008: Antonio Galloni (Vinous), Alison Napjus (Wine Spectator) and Tom Hewson (Decanter) 98/100 each.
Dom Pérignon 2013 in magnum
The magnum of the 2013 vintage in the Luminous edition is temporarily unavailable. The product panel will show when it is back.
What do P2 and P3 on the bottle mean?
P2 and P3 are the “second” and “third plenitude” (plénitude): the same vintage released again after 15-20 years and after several decades on the lees.
Richard Geoffroy described the life of Dom Pérignon as three successive peaks. The first comes after 8-9 years, when the vintage goes on sale as the standard Dom Pérignon. The second, P2, after 15-20 years on the lees: the wine is broader and deeper, with more toast and coffee notes. The third, P3, after 30-40 years, in very small quantities. Until 2014, late-disgorged bottles were called Œnothèque. Disgorgement is the removal of the yeast sediment from the bottle; as long as the wine rests on its lees it ages more slowly, which is why P2 is not simply an older bottle off the shelf but a different wine from the same vintage.
How does Dom Pérignon differ from Moët?
Dom Pérignon is a separate brand within the Moët Hennessy group: always a vintage, always Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, no Meunier, from grapes grown in 17 grand cru villages (pronounced grahn KREW) and the premier cru village of (pronounced pruh-MYAY KREW) Hautvillers (pronounced oh-vee-LAIR).
The name Dom Pérignon was given to Moët & Chandon (pronounced mo-et ay shon-don) in 1927 by the Mercier house (pronounced mair-SYAY) as a gift on the occasion of a marriage linking the two families, and the first vintage, 1921, went on sale in 1936. Dom Pérignon is today a separate brand within the Moët Hennessy group. The differences in the glass come from the recipe. Moët Brut Impérial combines many years and three grapes, including Meunier, and is meant to taste the same every year. Dom Pérignon shows a single year, and the proportions of the grapes change with the vintage: there has been 60% Chardonnay (1982) and 60% Pinot Noir (1969). Moët also has its own vintage, Grand Vintage, which sits between Impérial and Dom Pérignon. We describe the whole Moët range in our guide Moët & Chandon: which to choose.
| Moët Brut Impérial | Dom Pérignon | |
|---|---|---|
| Vintage | non-vintage, many years and 20-30% reserve wines | always a single vintage |
| Grape varieties | Pinot Noir, Meunier, Chardonnay | Chardonnay and Pinot Noir |
| When it is made | every year | only in good years |
| Available | permanently | after about 8-9 years; P2 after 15-20 years |
We have gathered the auction records of Dom Pérignon and the world's other most expensive Champagnes in our article on the most expensive Champagne. Vintage Champagnes from other houses are compared in our ranking of vintage Champagnes.
