Champagne - 2008 - Dom Pérignon - 1,5L - Magnum

A legendary vintage in the ideal ageing format. Dom Pérignon 2008 Magnum embodies purity, tension and elegance at their finest.

📋 Characteristics

• Appellation: Champagne
• Grape Variety: Chardonnay & Pinot Noir (exact blend undisclosed)
• Vintage: 2008
• Bottle Size: Magnum (1.5 L)
• Certification: Sustainable viticulture
• Terroir: Selected grands crus (Avize, Chouilly, Aÿ, Verzenay, Mailly…) and a few premiers crus
• Vinification & Ageing: Aged on lees for 9 years before disgorgement, brut dosage
• Alcohol: 12.5%

🍇 Tasting Notes

• Appearance: Bright pale yellow with silver highlights, fine and persistent bubbles
• Nose: Striking purity with citrus, green apple, lemon blossom, fresh almond, chalk and toasted bread
• Palate: Lively, tense and precise. Creamy texture, refined density, exceptional balance between acidity and richness. Flavours of candied lemon, grapefruit zest, brioche and smoky notes
• Finish: Long, saline and chiseled. A signature of great mineral freshness

🍴 Food Pairings

Ideal with
• 🐟 Sea bream tartare, citrus ceviche, tuna sashimi
• 🦞 Roasted lobster with lemon butter, seared scallops
• 🍗 Truffled poultry, poularde supreme
• 🧀 36-month aged Parmesan, mature Comté, aged Crottin de Chavignol

🫗 Serving Advice

• Serving temperature: 10–12°C
• Decanting: Not recommended
• Opening time: Best 30 minutes after opening in large tulip glasses

🗓 Cellaring Potential

• Drink now or cellar until 2045+

🏰 About the Cuvée

A celebrated vintage, Dom Pérignon 2008 is one of the house’s most acclaimed releases. Born from a cool and luminous year, it achieves a masterful balance between acidic tension and aromatic depth. In magnum format, it gains added complexity and longevity—ideal for ageing or exceptional occasions.