Dom Prignon 2017 is one of the most compelling champagne releases in recent memory scoring97 from Vinous, 96 from James Suckling, and 95 from Wine Advocate, with Antonio Galloni calling it“a sort of mini-2002, a champagne of textural richness and resonance above all else.”

Where the sunshine-driven 2015 leaned into warmth, roundness, and generous Pinot Noir character, the 2017 delivers something rarer: electric precision and chalky tension born from extreme frost, strict parcel selection, and the Maison’s smallest-ever production a Chardonnay-dominant blend aged nearly nine years on lees.

Brilliant straw gold with a fine persistent mousse, the 2017 opens with orange peel, dried apricot, burnt buttered toast, toasted hazelnut, and the house’s signature smoky reduction leading to a fine-boned, vibrant palate with refreshing acidity, waves of white fruit, and a long, leesy finish of remarkable precision, built to age gracefully for well over a decade.