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Dom Pérignon is always an assemblage of 50 % Pinot Noir and 50 % Chardonnay, although the final composition changes every vintage: at times a blend in perfectly equal proportions ( e. g. 1990 Rosé ), at times up to 60 % Chardonnay ( 1982 ) or 60 % Pinot Noir ( 1969 ), and only once going over 60 % ( with 65 % Chardonnay in 1970 ).

According to Richard Geoffroy's Manifesto and blog: " Dom Pérignon expresses its first plénitude after seven years in the cellar ", with a second plénitude 12 to 15 years after the vintage ( first Œnothèque release ) and a third plénitude after 30 to 40 years ( second Œnothèque release ).

The grapes entering the blend come from the best, most sunlit sites.

Serena Sutcliffe comments: " With age, Dom Pérignon takes on a totally seductive fresh-toast-and-coffee bouquet, one of the most intriguing scents in Champagne.