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 of spring 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. Botrytis 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.

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 flavours 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.

JAMES SUCKLING 96/100: Dense and layered with dried apples and pears as well as candied lemons, grilled lemons and lemon meringue. It's a full-bodied, rich, tangy and
flavorfu l. Marcl1 2026 release. Tiny production. Smallest ever for Dom Perignon. A blend of 61% chardonnay and 39% pinot noir.

ANTONIO GALLONI, Vinous 97/100: The 2017 Dom Perignon 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 represent a fairly dramatic shift in philosophy at Dom Perignon. In the past, a wine like the 2017 would not have been commercially viable because of its small volume. Today, Chef de Caves Vincent Chaperon prefers to bottle Dom Perignon in every vintage, if possible, as a document of the year, even if that means some release will be very small. The 2017 is a wild, exotic Dom Perignon. I loved it.