Dom Pérignon is Vintage only. Each Vintage wine is created from the best grapes grown in a single year. The uniqueness of Dom Pérignon vintages lies in the way they evolve - not steadily in a linear way, but by successive windows of expression that are called "Plénitudes". The First Plénitude comes after around eight years of maturation. For the first time, perfect harmony is achieved. It is the birth of a Millésime: the Dom Pérignon Vintage. The 2009 vintage brings a prodigious decade to a close: sunny, bold and generous. Dom Pérignon Vintage 2009 is the result of two movements, one guided by nature and the other by the creative ambition of Dom Pérignon. The vintage offers a taste of the ripest and richest fruit, extreme and paradoxical grapes that give a hint of the future wine's freshness and energy. The singularity of 2009 is a step closer to achieving the ideal Dom Pérignon harmony. Fruit in all its glory! Dom Pérignon Vintage 2009 is exotic. Its mouth-feel is the most surprising. Its tactile thickness, its curves, its fleshy depth of flavour and its impressive aromatic persistence are utterly unique. Nose: Notes of guava, spicy green grapefruit zest, white peach and nectarine; then woody vanilla and warm, lightly toasted brioche. Palate: The fruit is majestic: ripe, fleshy and profound. Beyond the richness and a certain voluptuousness, the strong impression of consistency prevails. Silky, salty, sappy, bitter and briny sensations converge and persist.