DOM PERIGNON 'Millesime' Brut Vintage 2017 Carton x 6 Bottles - PRE-RELEASE

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DOM PÉRIGNON VINTAGE 2017

‘So Impressive!’

I am very excited to send you details of the 2017 vintage release of Dom Perignon.

Dom Pérignon Vintage 2017 is a singular triumph, a textural, voluptuous “mini-2002” (Vinous 97) that marries exotic depth with creamy, pastry-like texture and a long, resonant finish. Critics are unanimous: James Suckling (96) applauds its dense, layered orchard and candied citrus, The Wine Advocate (95+/100) praises its complex bouquet of orange peel, dried apricot, toasted hazelnut and smoky reduction, while Vincent Chaperon and Jancis Robinson note its thrilling duality of opulence and tension. It’s equally seductive now and exceptionally cellar-worthy, promising gratifying returns for years to come.

Production is vanishingly small, the smallest Dom Pérignon ever, so pre-release purchase is your best chance to secure an allocation at £995 per carton of six (75cl).

It will arrive in Jersey this spring and we will store it free of charge until 30/04/2027.

For collectors and lovers of great Champagne, this is an excellent opportunity.

Please reply directly to me to reserve your allocation or order online by clicking this link.

Best regards,

Neil


Vinous 97/100
Drinking window: 2026 - 2042
The 2017 Dom Pérignon is so impressive. A sort of mini-2002, the 2017 is a Champagne of textural richness and resonance above all else. Its creamy, voluptuous contours are so inviting. Production for the 2017 is tiny, about a three-month supply, so this wine will come and go pretty quickly. That represents a fairly dramatic shift in philosophy at Dom Pérignon. In the past, a wine like the 2017 would not have been commerically viable because of its small volume. Today, Chef de Caves Vincent Chaperon prefers to bottle Dom Pérignon in every vintage, if possible, as a document of the year, even if that means some releases will be very small. The 2017 is a wild, exotic Dom Pérignon. I loved it.
Antonio Galloni, April 2025

James Suckling 96/100
Dense and layered with dried apples and pears as well as candied lemons, grilled lemons and lemon meringue. It's full-bodied, rich, tangy and flavorful. March 2026 release. Tiny production. Smallest ever for Dom Pérignon. A blend of 61% chardonnay and 39% pinot noir. Dosage 4.5 g/L. Drink now.
James Suckling, Senior Editor

The Wine Advocate 95+/100
Reviewed by: Kristaps Karklins
Drink Date: 2026 - 2041
Of the two releases—the 2017 and the 2018—the 2017 Dom Pérignon is the deeper and more structurally endowed wine, unfurling from the glass with a complex bouquet of orange peel, dried apricot and burnt buttered toast, mingling with nuances of dried flowers, toasted hazelnut and cacao bean, all strongly singed with the house’s signature smoky reduction. On the palate, it is full-bodied and concentrated, with a rich core of fruit. Its darker, open-knit profile is animated by a pillowy mousse, vibrant acidity and attractively bitter, structuring phenolics that assert themselves on a long, resonant finish.

Jancis Robinson 17.5/20
Drink: 2025 - 2035
Exceedingly rich nose with more crème pâtissière than lemon in this vintage – a less-citrus Dom than usual. Seems quite sweet and a little simpler and lighter than the 2018. And not as long. But perhaps it's suffering by comparison with the sheer intensity and obvious ripeness of 2018 tasted alongside. May even be a slow burner. There's a touch of bitterness at the end. (JR)


TASTING NOTES
Vincent Chaperon, Chef de Cave

SEASONS AND HARVEST
2017 has known three sequences, three opposite directions which are the foundations of this vintage’s character in tension. In the vineyard the year began in a mild way. At the beginning of spring, in March, quietness was broken by 12 frost days , which led to a reduction of the yield potential. The rest ofspring and the beginning of summer were hot and dry, which consolidated a precocious maturation, and was propitious to concentration for the remaining grapes. The rainfalls at the end of August changed the situation.

Botytris and sour rot prospered as the grapes were running a risk of degradation. Similarly to 2005 and 2010, the cropping strategy and the ability to sort out the grapes were essential to save the best fruit. The harvested chardonnays were the ripest since 2000. When uninfected, the pinots noirs showed a very beautiful balance between maturity and freshness.

TASTING
The wine has a duality to its character - bitterness and acidity, sucrosity and tension, opulence and edge, and roundness and straightness. This duality transports you to an oniric world of fragrances and flavors capable of reconciling contraries. An acute smell of petrichor, together warm and fresh. The scent of a heady flower, of jasmine. The complex touch of candied zest, altogether vegetal and fruity, soft and grainy.

Dom Pérignon Vintage 2017 feels like a substance in zero-gravity, like the fluidity of a moving mass. This movement is pulsating; it is boiling, then whirling. The wine leaves an impression of soft gushing. Of these evening perfumes, intense and mysterious, which trail carries us away. Of these fluid and rhythmic dances which movement we are drawn into. Seduction.

*****

Terms and Conditions
Offer - Subject to availability
Delivery –Spring 2026
Prices - Include Freight, Duty & GST
Storage - On arrival into Jersey Free Storage until 30th April 2027
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