Dom Pérignon P3 1982 is the late, third-stage release of a generous, Chardonnay-led vintage. It spent far longer on its lees than the original release and comes in a gift box.
About This Champagne
The 1982 blend leans towards Chardonnay, at around 60%, one of the higher Chardonnay shares in the house's history. The year gave ripe fruit, and the wine has always been seen as rich and inviting. Reviewing an earlier late-disgorged bottle of the 1982, Antonio Galloni picked out honey, apricot, wild flowers, dried pear and mint, with real energy underneath. This P3 carries that profile further into toasty, nutty territory.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Honey, dried apricot and pear, with wild flowers, mint and toasted hazelnut.
- Palate: Ample and silky, with ripe stone fruit and fig, a creamy mousse and a clean seam of acidity.
- Finish: Long and harmonious, drifting from fruit cake to citrus peel and a savoury, mineral end.
Serving & Food
Open it cellar cool, about 11°C, and pour into a generous white wine glass. It is fully mature, so plan to drink it within a few years. Pair with Peking duck pancakes, pan-fried foie gras or crab baked in its shell with cheese.
How to Enjoy
A celebration marking 1982, or a gift for a friend who loves a richer, rounder Champagne.
Product Details
Producer: Dom Pérignon
Region: Champagne, France
Vintage: 1982
Grape Variety: About 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir
Series: P3 / Plénitude 3
Volume: 750mL
Style: Prestige vintage Champagne
Presentation: Gift box
About the Maison
The house draws its fruit from Moët & Chandon's large vineyard holdings, which gives the team a wide choice of parcels in any given year. The blend is built from grand cru villages such as Aÿ, Bouzy, Verzenay and Mailly for Pinot Noir, and Chouilly, Cramant, Avize and Le Mesnil for Chardonnay, along with the premier cru of Hautvillers where the monk himself worked. Each year the cellar master tastes through those sites and decides whether a Dom Pérignon vintage can be made at all. If the fruit falls short, there is simply no Dom Pérignon from that harvest.