Champagne Don Perignon Vintage 1999 75cl C/ Estojo

Description

Dom Pérignon was a Benedictine monk (Sainte-Menehould, 1639 — Saint-Pierre d'Hautvillers Abbey, September 24, 1715) recognized by many historians as the inventor of champagne.

Almost a contemporary of Louis XIV, he was neither a winegrower nor an alchemist. It was on a pilgrimage to Saint Hillaire Abbey that he discovered the method of making effervescent wines. Back at the monastery of Hautvillers, near Épernay, he then imported the Limouxine method.

The luxurious and famous DOM PÉRIGNON brand belonged to Maison Mercier, a champagne producer, but was not used. In 1927, a young woman from the Mercier family married a boy from the Chandon clan. As part of the dowry, he offered the DON PÉRIGNON brand. A few years passed without the name being used until, in 1935, the Moët & Chandon team, at the suggestion of English journalist Laurence Venn, decided to develop a high quality champagne to be sold by its distributor Simon & Brothers to the English aristocracy. Part of a batch of champagne from the 1921 vintage, which was stored in the cellars, was bottled under the DON PÉRIGNON brand. He shipped the boxes (300 bottles in total) to London and the success of the extraordinary drink was absolute. The following year the company decided to extend the “joke”, which became a business, and sent a new shipment, this time to the United States. DOM PÉRIGNON was the first cuvée (vintage) champagne, which gave it enormous prestige.