Should You Refrigerate Dom Perignon?
It’s OK to store bottles of Dom PĂ©rignon in the fridge for one week to two months, but no longer, and again, only if you can create the optimal conditions — 52 to 59 degrees and 55 to 75 percent humidity in a dark, odorless spot.
If you have your own or are considering buying one, remember that Dom PĂ©rignon is best kept at a steady 52 to 59 degrees Fahrenheit in a spot that’s dark, free of odors and moderately humid — 55 to 75 percent; ensure that your locker can recreate these conditions.
Each bottling of Dom Pérignon contains grapes only from a single year, showcasing that vintage’s unique characteristics. Dom Pérignon does not produce a non-vintage wine, prioritizing quality over quantity. Some Years Have No Dom Pérignon At All.
The percentage is usually somewhere between 50/50 and 60/40, favoring one or the other depending on the flavor profiles of the season. Dom PĂ©rignon Is Aged For A Minimum Of 7 Years.
How sensitive is Champagne?
Champagne is particularly sensitive to light . Transparent glass bottles must be especially well protected. Very low humidity and high temperatures can dry out the cork and cause rapid transformation in the wine. There are 6 to 8 bars of pressure inside the bottle, i.e. three times the pressure in a car tyre.
Champagne is a living being; it evolves over time. In addition to storage conditions, which have a direct impact on the quality of the wine and how it develops, the blends (vintage) it contains, as well as the shape of the bottle also determine how the champagne develops as time goes by.
High temperatures speed up the ageing process and damage the quality of the wine. Cold temperatures slow down the development of the wine and prevent it from taking on more complexity. Champagne is particularly sensitive to light. Transparent glass bottles must be especially well protected.
There is no benefit in keeping champagne longer than the recommended time. All the bottles of champagne that we sell have been aged in our cellars and they can be opened as soon as they are purchased. Keeping bottles longer may bring about changes in taste (more pronounced), colour (darker) and effervescence (less).
How long can you keep Dom PĂ©rignon in the fridge?
It’s OK to store bottles of Dom PĂ©rignon in the fridge for one week to two months, but no longer, and again, only if you can create the optimal conditions — 52 to 59 degrees and 55 to 75 percent humidity in a dark, odorless spot.
If you have your own or are considering buying one, remember that Dom PĂ©rignon is best kept at a steady 52 to 59 degrees Fahrenheit in a spot that’s dark, free of odors and moderately humid — 55 to 75 percent; ensure that your locker can recreate these conditions.
Poike/iStock/GettyImages. Most bottles of Dom PĂ©rignon are released eight to 10 years after the grapes were harvested — called the “first plenitude” — but a few of its champagnes are sent out 15 to 16 years after the vintage — the “second plenitude.”.
Ensure that your storage space is dark, odorless and around 52 to 59 degrees Fahrenheit — and that it has humidity levels between 55 and 75 percent. A basement or dark, empty room of your home is the best option.