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Dom Pérignon 1976

Moët & Chandon, Champagne, France

Moët & Chandon
Champagne France
  • 98
    Points
  • The 470 best
    of 3 290 954
    wines globally
  • 29 Pros of
    30 recommend
    this wine
1558 98
  • Taste
  • Moment

  • Country ranking ?

    394

  • Producer ranking ?

    26

  • Decanting time

    10min

  • When to drink

    now to 2025

  • Food Pairing

    enjoy without food

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As for vintages, blancs de blancs (made with white grapes), crémants and pink champagnes, they continued to find favour amongst champagne lovers, but non-vintage has remained the backbone of production. There have been some exceptional vintages, notably 1947, 1955, 1964, and 1973, with some people also including 1961 and 1975. Here is a list, up to 1983, of the all the years in which a vintage was generally declared since the start of Second W...

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The Story

 At the end of the 17th Century, Dom Pierre Pérignon stated his ambition to create ‘the best wine in the world’.  On 29 September 1694, Dom Pierre Pérignon wrote that his mission was to create “the best wine in the world.” He dedicated himself to improving viticulture techniques, perfecting the art blending grapes from different crus, and introduced the gentle and fractional pressing to obtain white wine from black grapes.Ever since, the House...

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Wine Information

VINTAGE 1976 DOM PÉRIGNON VINTAGE:The weather was extraordinarily dry, with climatic conditions oscillating from one extreme to the other during the year. Flowering was early and the extremely hot summer reduced to 84 days the traditional 100-day period between flowering and harvesting. The harvest started on 1 September. The exceptional maturity of the grapes produced wines of outstanding quality.

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Vintage 1976

This sunny and hot drought year with record heat levels across Europe led to a very early harvest, which began on September 1st. Large yields (averaging 10,359 kg/ha) of super ripe fruit produced rich and powerful champagnes, although relatively low in acidity (averaging 7.2 g/l). The acidity levels made some winemakers doubt the wines' longevity but this has since been proven wrong by a multitude of majestic 1976 Champagnes defying time. The ...

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Average Bottle Price

2015 2012 2005 2000
580€ +16.5% 498€ +118.4% 228€ +130.3% 99€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

Tasting note

color

Medium, Gold and Dark

ending

Endless, Lingering and Gentle

flavors

Toasty, Mineral, Dried-fruit, Bread, Apricot and Mushrooms

nose

Intense, Generous, Complex and Fresh

recommend

Yes

taste

High in Acidity, Low alcohol content, Concentrated, Complex, Perfectly balanced, Mature, Full-bodied, Vigor, Ripe, Elegant and Dry

Verdict

Excellent

Written Notes

The Emperor flew back from London just for our dinner together. I felt like a diplomat of significance, so I brought some significant wines accordingly. What I did not bring was the stunning bottle of 1976 Dom Perignon with which we started. One accurately noted, ‘crushed walnuts and quince peel.’ It was creamy and lush with nice apple juice flavors and a touch of burnt granulated sugar. It was tasty, round and fresh, still youthful but about as good as it will ever get (95).

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  • 95p

Bright, golden yellow colour. Rich and voluptuous nose with toasty, roasted coffee flavours and delicious aromas of  breakfast with toast and apricot marmelade. Big palate with crisp acidity, rich honeyed fruitiness, toasty, round and complex taste with long mineral finish. Gracefully developed wine ready to be toasted in special events!

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  • 98p
A wine that has impressed me very little in the past, with its vintage-typical, slightly burned, warm character. That's why it was it was such a great surprise that I liked the '76 best of all among sixteen vintages at a gargantuan dinner featuring wines from Moët in December 2000. This bottle had a sensual floweriness that distinguishes the foremost '76s, as well as a stately, long, sweet finish. Grandiose! It should perhaps be pointed out that the wine was served blind. Winner of the comprehensive DP tasting in Kopenhagen 2006.
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  • 96p

The 1976 Dom Pérignon (Original Release) possesses a very distinctive set of baritone inflections that give the wine its powerful, deep personality. Ripe and full-bodied on the palate, yet very much in the Dom Pérignon style, the 1976 is a wine of textural intensity and raciness. On this night, it is superb.

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  • 94p

Full bodied, biscuity champagne with fine mousse and delicate flavors. The palate is complex, intense and filled with toasted nutty flavors followed by a long finish. This was tasted next to the 1973 Dom blind, I prefered the 73 by a slim margin.

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  • 95p
Golden with amber hue, caramel and nuts, smoke and chocolate, starting to oxidize, heavier and more evolved than my last bottle from my fathers cellar. Fresh acidity, sweet feel, ripe, plum stone, good length. This bottle falls apart quickly in the glass (10-15 minutes) 91 at it's very best.
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  • 91p
Serverades blint på Djuret en mörk torsdagskväll efter kvällsservice. ‘Come on mister hot-shot, let’s se how Your tastebuds works tonight’ sade mannen vid bardisken. Jag sniffade och log! Oh, det är percis så här en perfekt DP från sjuttiotalet skall vara. Gentlemannnen såg förvånad ut i och med att jag slängde mig ut på den djupa delen av bubble-poolen direkt. Champagnen visade upp klassiska DP-toner med hasselnöt & After Eight-mintighet. Klart att jag hamnade på sjuttiotalet. Hm, klart att det är DP, men vilken årgång?  Han svarade ‘You had this Champagne with sommelier world champion Andreas Larsson 10 years back at a dinner.‘Ah, 1976 DP Oenothèque!’ ropade jag rakt ut. ‘No sorry, it’s the ordinary 1976’ svarde han. Mycket imponerad av ’76:ans fräschör. Helt perfekt att dricka nu!
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  • 96p
Good looking normal size bottle, is in a perfect condition and has by the neck level. Colour is amber, and looking dark and medium. On the nose it is open, intense, complex and generous. The taste is ripe, elegant, toasty, and dry, low alcohol content, and high in acidity, full-bodied, with perfectly balanced, concentrated, good texture structure and mature. On the palate it is layered and has apricot, bread, buttery, chocolate, citrus, dried-fruit, floral, mineral, mushrooms, truffles and toasty flavours. The finish is endless. This wine is excellent. I paid around 200-500€ a bottle. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 5-10€ years, decant at least 5min before tasting and not a good invest wine. Good value for money. I do recommend.
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  • 97p
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Information

Origin

Reims, Champagne

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Best buy

Investment potential

Average

Fake factory

None

Glass time

35min

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Inside Information

DOM PÉRIGNON / MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN TIME

In 1936, the prestigious ocean liner Normandie left Le Havre port for New York. In its hold, it carried one hundred cases containing twelve bottles each of the 1921 vintage of Dom Pérignon. These were the first bottles of Dom Pérignon to arrive on American soil - just in time for Christmas and New Year’s Day – they were an immediate success.

In 1951, Marlene Dietrich served Dom Pérignon at an improvised Christmas dinner with two young friends, the writer Francine du Plessis and the poet Jonathan Williams. This dinner, with Dom Pérignon, became an annual affair.

In 1955, Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, had his character, the very distinguished 007 Commander of the Royal Navy and officer in Her Majesty’s Secret Service, order a prized bottle of Dom Pérignon vintage 1946.

In 1957, Christian Dior invited Stanley Karnow, journalist, to his hôtel particulier in upscale Passy, located near the Château de la Muette to conduct an interview for Time.The interview took place over a glass (or two) of Dom Pérignon vintage 1949 in the magenta upholstered armchairs and under a stilted Bernard Buffet portrait of the world’s best known fashion designer….Mr. Dior was also an avid gourmet cook who had his own recipes - Dom Pérignon played a starring role in such dishes as salmon in aspic with Dom Pérignon, partridge with Dom Pérignon, sautéed woodcock with Dom Pérignon, and Chicken Dom Pérignon which called for an entire bottle of the wine.

In 1959, Marilyn Monroe met a young Danish screenwriter, Hans Jørgen Lembourn, in New York. They soon took off on a romantic journey to the mountains with “a small stock of Dom Pérignon” – a stock of joy. “

In 1961, Dom Pérignon Vintage 1949 was served at the dinner given at the U.S. Embassy in Paris for Charles de Gaulle and John F. Kennedy during the American’s president’s official visit.

In 1962, Marlene Dietrich published her ABCs. In the book she says “If you manage to get a perfectly chilled Dom Pérignon in a beautiful glass on the terrace of a Parisian restaurant with a view of trees in mid-autumn sunshine, you’ll feel like the most divine person in the world, even if you are used to drinking Champagne.”

In 1971, at an exclusive dinner for international dignitaries in celebration the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great, Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 1959 was served.

In 1981, magnums of Dom Pérignon Vintage 1961 was chosen for the wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles.

In 2004, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony selected Dom Pérignon to serve at their wedding reception.

In 2004, with the sale of the Doris Duke collection at Christie’s in New York. A lot of three bottles of Dom Pérignon 1921 sold for US $24,675.

In 2006, Dom Pérignon was enjoyed at the wedding reception of Mathew Vaughn and Claudia Schiffer.

In 2006, bottles of Dom Pérignon were served at the wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.

In 2008, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon chose Dom Pérignon to toast their wedding in the Bahamas.

In 2008, Dom Pérignon was Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s wine of choice for their wedding celebration.

In 2008, two sales held by Acker Merrall & Condit also left their mark on the history of Dom Pérignon, with three magnums of Dom Pérignon OEnothèque (1966, 1973 and 1976) selling for US $93,260 in Hong Kong, and a lot of two bottles of the legendary Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 1959 selling for US $84,700 in New York.

In 2008, Marc Newsom, the Australian designer changed the very conception of a champagne bucket when he designed for Dom Pérignon a high-tech sculpture that impresses by its size (70 centimeters when closed) in his favorite color, acidic green.

In 2009, Dom Pérignon was served in Versailles at a private dinner held in the hall of mirrors to commemorate the exhibition opening of King Louis IV, the Sun King, and the 300 anniversary of the birth of Luxury. A fitting wine for the recreation of the King’s table, as Père Pérignon’s wines from the Abby of Hautvillers was one of the King’s preferred wines during his life.

In 2010, Dom Pérignon releases Dom Pérignon Wedding.

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