Ultimate Guide to Champagne Dom Pérignon Vintages / Price Values

One of the most famous Champagne labels, and even making it into several James Bond movies, is Dom Pérignon which for many wine professionals is very much the best producer. A household name and instantly recognisable branding, Dom Pérignon holds much fame and acclaim including probably the most famous quotes of Champagne – “Come Quickly I am Tasting The Stars“.

Dom Pérignon is a Champagne label that is in fact owned by Moët & Chandon. It is widely claimed that the monk, Dom Pérignon, founded bubbles in wine (sparkling wine), though a suitably romantic story this might be, the history of sparkling wine goes back prior to this said date of 1697.

Only vintages are produced under the Dom Pérignon label and it is said that each vintage made will age perfectly well for 20+ years. Rosé, limited edition / special releases and Plénitude 2 ranges can also be found and which some bottles are very expensive – The 1996 Dom Perignon Rose Gold Methuselah is the most expensive bottle of Dom Perignon ever sold at $49,000 a bottle. Dom Pérignon is aged for a minimum of 7 years in bottle before release.

Below we take a look at the vintage range of Dom Pérignon with estimated prices* and any attributing facts. Please remember that the value of anything is really down to what people wish to pay – prices go up and down and certainly some of the prices below, depending how long in the future you find yourself reading this article, will likely rise as their rarity grows. Prices will vary too very much depending on quality of the bottle such as what storage history it has, any loss of wine from oxidisation (ullage), damage to label / cork etc (also beware of fakes!).

The guide prices below are assuming a 75cl bottle is in good to excellent condition with evidence of correct storage and with no damage. The price is a realistic selling price assuming the buyer will be in between the ‘price point’ of an end consumer / fine wine merchant. Professional selling format comes in to play for the older vintages and we must consider options such as placing them within fine wine auctions, the younger vintages most likely the price is set and selling avenues such as online communications or even via eBay / Facebook marketplace / Amazon / Facebook Champagne Collecting groups or selling to your wine friends and family will be used.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1921 – Two lots of vintage 1921 were sold by Christies auction back in 2004 with a price realised of 7,638 USD (£6,172). Considering that we are now nearly 20 years after so the rarity has increased. The unique tasting experience this vintage holds (it was initially released in 1936 on New Years Eve), and it’s place as the holy grail for wine enthusiasts, the price could easily be around £8,000 – £10,000.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1926 – There is little reference to this vintage online though guide price via wine-searcher states a value of £15,542 per bottle which might be a touch high. Sothebys auction has a past listing of a 1926 vintage with a guide price of 11,000 – 15,000 HKD (£1,143-£1,559.14) though it is stated that the bottle is ‘Reverse ullage: 1.5cm, label slightly soiled, torn across centre, scuffed at edges and nicked at base, wax capsule cracked and slightly damaged’. It is listed on a few fine and rare wine type websites, though like with Hedonism Wines here, it is always ‘out of stock‘. Estimated price per bottle would be £6,000 – £9,000.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1928 – Classed as an ‘average crop, but magnificent grapes’ by Dom Pérignon. Very little information on this vintage is to be found except for random blogs / articles / user questions and replies ie from drinks planet here. Wine-searcher indicates a price of £2,901 from march 2015 though this is slightly a reserved estimate and the approximate price today should be around £4,000 – £6,500.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1929 – Reviews seems pretty decent for this vintage such as ‘at the highest level‘ from an article on Academy of Ancient Wines. Information on the value of this vintage is once again quite scarce so hard to formulate a guide price. Taking in to consideration that this is the last release from Dom Pérignon of the 1920’s then approximate value would be around £2,500 – £4,500.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1934 – ‘Generous harvest in mid-September – Rapid flowering in best possible conditions, insignificant damage from disease and insects’ – as quoted by Dom Pérignon website. A few websites have questions about the vintage including one person trying to sell one label back in 2004 and stating that the ‘bottle still has bubbles when shaken’! Reference a drinksforum post for this! Rarity still a big pull for these early vintages so guide price to be £2,000 – £3,250.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1943 – Quoted as being an ‘Exceptional quality’ vintage the 1943 sees a bit more details regarding recent sales via a search online. £950 from a sale back in 2018 though bidforwine shows a £150 sale with a bottle that seems to be for show only with at least oxidisation and light strike. Estimate price for this vintage £1,750 – £2,750.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1947 – As we get older in years, or younger depending which way you wish to look at it, then information increases and the 1947 can be found for sale (as of December 2022) on the Hedonism Wines website at £2,380. On lassemblage there is one for sale at £1,350, wine-searcher says £1,001 and lastly an approximate price of $2,245.91 (£1814) via Drinks & Co. Price for the 1947 should be around £1750 – £2,250.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1949 – We see the 1949 vintage on eBay listed at £1,594,97, wine-searcher stating £ 1,214 and just £650 on lassemblage. Guide price should be around £800 – £1,500.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1952 – Plenty of options if you are after the 1952 vintage starting with guide price information from wine-searcher in at £1,208, iDealwine showing €655 (£562.67). For sale currently at Hedonism Wines at £1,950, lassemblage at £795, estimated sale price at Sotheby’s of £550 – £750, €540 (£464) via SoDivin and a winning bid of £275 on wineauctioneer. Guide price for the 1952 should be around £750 – £1,250.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1953 – Little to no information on the 1953 other than a few messages on forum websites such as drinksplanet. Guide price of £750 – £1,250.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1955 – A guide price on wine-searcher of £789 and another at £1,310, for sale at £1,410 at Hedonism Wines, estimated at €322! (£277) on iDealWine, $839.95 (£721) at Drinks & Co, dealer value quoted at £620 exclusive of VAT stated on bidforwine and lastly someone having paid $350! (£300) on the chat forum drinksplanet. Guide price £750 – £1,100.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1959 – Guide price of €1,559 (£1,339) on wine-searcher, price estimate of €524 (£450) on iDealWine, priced at £818 on Fine+Rare, £1,378.80 via cruworldwine, £595 at vintagewineandport and lastly an approximate price of $882.75 (£713) on Drinks & Co. A guide price should be around £750 – £1,000.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1961 – We see a guide price of €1,062 (£912) on wine-searcher as well as €855 (£734), a €492 estimate on iDealwine, a price of £669.95 though ‘out of stock’ on vintagewineandport, £677.00 on Fine+Rare, £639 a bottle (£ 7,663 a case of 12) estimate value on wineowners, £1,210 price released on Christies, €295! (£253) on SoDivin and also listed on Amazon yet ‘not available’. Sensible price would be £700.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1962 – Wine-searcher gives us €644 (£553) and €467 (£401) estimates, a €377 (£324) estimate on iDealWine, €790 (£679) at SoDivin yet ‘not available’, ‘not available’ yet priced at £625 on vintagewineandport, a $790.93 (£679.43) approximate price on Drinks & Co and £595 on cruworldwine. Price for the 1962 should be around £650 – £700.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1964 – A guide price via wine-searcher of €936 (£804), price estimate of €436 (£375) on iDealWine, listed at £546.20 though ‘sold out’ on Spirits 24 and £595 yet ‘out of stock’ on vintagewineandport. Guide price should be £600 – £700.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1966 – Estimated at €607 (£521) on iDealWine, €615 (£528) estimate on wine-searcher, a ‘price released’ of just £127 on bidforwine and an estimate price of €741.51 (£637) on Drinks & Co. Estimate price per bottle of £500 to £650.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1969 – We have €703 (£604) on wine-searcher, €418 (£359) estimate price on iDealWine, $884.68 (£715) approximate price on Drinks & Co and a winning bid of £190 on wineauctioneer. Guide price of £500 – £650.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1970 – An estimate of €775 (£666) on wine-searcher, a €409 (£351) price estimate on iDealWine, £345 though ‘out of stock’ on vintagewineandport, €539 (£463) though ‘out of stock’ on SoDivin, £686.20 on a listing for 5 x bottles (£3,431) on cruworldwine, $533.93 (£431) approximate price and ‘out of stock’ on Drinks & Co and $599.99 (£485) on cellar.com. Price should be around £500 – £600.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1971 – €950 (£816) estimate on wine-searcher, €620 (£533) estimate price on iDealWine, for sale at £651 on Fine+Rare and a ‘fair market value’ quoted on mearto.com at $200 – $350 (£162 – £283). Price of £500 – £600.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1973 – €786 (£675) gets us underway with the 1973 vintage via wine-searcher, €502 (£431) price estimate on iDealWine, priced at £445 though ‘out of stock’ on vintagewineandport, €498 (£428) though ‘no longer in stock’ on SoDivin and £360 winning bid on wineauctioneer. Price should be around £500 – £550.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1975 – Wine-searcher shows an estimate of €693 (£595), €446 (£383) via iDealWine, £395 and ‘out of stock’ on vintagewineandport, £419 price on Fine+Rare, vinovest says it is worth $619 (£500) and Drinks & Co with an approximate price of €476.15 (£385). Price guide of around £450 – £525.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1976 – £461 price on Fine+Rare, €445 (£382) estimate on iDealWine and a €616 (£529) estimate on wine-searcher. Price for the 1976 should be around £450 – £525.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1978 – An estimate of €598 (£514) on wine-searcher, €393 (£338) estimate via iDealWine, listed on Amazon though currently ‘unavailable’, cruworldwine lists it at £435 and £588 on Fine+Rare. Price should be approximately £450 – £525.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1980 – On wine-searcher the estimate is €512 (£440), a €310 (£266) estimate on iDealWine and £324 though ‘out of stock’ on vintagewineandport. Price approximately £400 – £450.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1982 – Wine-searcher shows us a variation of estimated prices including €1,224! (£1,052), £345 though ‘out of stock’ with vintagewineandport, $444.05 (£360) estimate price on Drinks & Co, a £250 winning bid on wineauctioneer and estimated at $449 (£363) on winecom. Price estimate of £425.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1983 – Wine-searcher shows an estimate of €530 (£455), a €397 (£341) estimate on iDealWine, £225 though ‘out of stock’ on vintagewineandport and a price of just £241 on Fine+Rare. Price to be £400 – £425.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1985 – Varied estimates on wine-searcher including €565 (£485), a €409 (£351) estimated price on iDealWine, listed on Amazon though once again ‘not available, drinksplanet forum chat include quoting a sale price of $295 (£238) just four years ago, priced at £590 at cruworldwine and just £389 on Fine+Rare. The 1985 vintage should be worth around £375 – £425.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1988 – The 1988 is estimated at a price of €618 (£531) on wine-searcher, €471 (£405) estimate on iDealWine, for sale at £449 on Fine+Rare and £325 though ‘out of stock’ on vintagewineandport. So a fair price would seem to be around £385 – £435.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1990 – Listed on Amazon at £439, estimated at €597 (£513) on wine-searcher, £595 per bottle on The Finest Bubble, though currently ‘unavilable’ it is estimated on wine.com at $489.97 (£421) and an approximate price of $433.82 (£351) on Drinks & Co. We are entering the more peek time to be enjoying vintages of Dom Pérignon so prices are likely to be slightly more than that of recent years before so an estimate here for the well loved 1990 vintage is £475 – £550.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1992 – The glorious 1990’s vintages of Dom Pérignon continue with the 1992 seeing an estimated price on wine-searcher of €492 (£423), though just a lowly €212! (£182) on iDealWine, for sale at £319 on Fine+Rare, once again ‘out of stock’ on vintagewineandport though priced at £349 and estimated at $249.97 (£202) on wine.com. Estimate on this vintage is £275 – £325.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1993 – €434 (£373) is the estimate on the 1993 from wine-searcher, €282 (£242) estimate on iDealWine, a drop down to Drinks & Co with an estimate of $149.80 (£121), a $249.00 (£201) estimate from wine.com and £298 though ‘out of stock’ from vintagewineandport. Estimate price of £220 – £280.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1995 – A listing on eBay kicks us off at £435, a €473 (£407) estimate on wine-searcher, The Finest Bubble lists the 1995 at £495 though it is ‘out of stock’, a €283 (£243) estimate on iDealWine and though currently unavailable there is an estimated price of $249.97 (£202) on wine.com. Fair estimate on this vintage is £325 – £400.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1996 – A €409 (£351) estimate on iDealWine, an estimate on wine-searcher on €470 (£404), a £567 price per bottle (case of six priced at £3,400) on Berry Bros & Rudd and just £328 on Fine+Rare. One of the most popular vintages of the last 30 years and relatively sought after so estimate is around £300 – £400.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1998 – The monster vintages continue with the 1998 which sees an estimate of €352 (£302) on wine-searcher, €322 (£276) on iDealWine, £272 a bottle via wineinvestment (listings shows case of twelve at £3,260), quoted at $380 (£307) on vinovest, priced at £274 on Fine+Rare, £195 and ‘out of stock’ on vintageportandwine and lastly Jancis Robinson reports on the 1998 back in 2005 quoting the price per bottle at just £70! Today we should be looking at around the price range of £240 – £300.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 1999 – Via Berry Bros & Rudd we kick off with just £167 per bottle via their option of a case of six for £1,000, wine-searcher says an estimate of €346 (£297), the price at The Finest Bubble is £382, via iDealWine is €236 (£203), £216 per bottle is the price at Fine+Rare (case of six for £1,298) and wine.com estimates a bottle at $198.97 (£161). Price estimate should be around £250.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 2000 – The new millennium for Dom Pérignon sees the year 2,000 making the vintage standards and we start with wine-searcher estimating a bottle at €357 (£307), for £439 you can purchase via Amazon, £354 on The Finest Bubble, £350 on Spirits24, a €233 (£200) estimate on iDealWine and Berry Bros & Rudd has a case for £1,260 so that’s £210 per bottle. Price estimate is £300.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 2002 – €364 (£313) is the estimate via wine-searcher, €298 (£256) the iDealWine estimate, Berry Bros & Rudd with a case of six for £1,275 makes a bottle priced at £212.50, Fine+Rare prices bottles at £218 and lastly Farr Vinters comes in at £2,850 for a case of twelve thus £237.50. Estimate price for the 2002 vintage is £215 – £250.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 2003 – Via The Finest Bubble the price per bottle is £354, wine-searcher gives us an estimate of €287 (£247), iDealWine comes in at €231 (£198) and Fine+Rare prices a bottle at £190. Estimate price should be around £225 – £250.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 2004 – £320 via The Finest Bubble, £166 per bottle with Berry Bros & Rudd with a case of six at £995 and £170 with Fine+Rare. Estimate price today at £175.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 2005 – Per bottle is £330 with The Finest Bubble, and £186.50 with Berry Bros & Rudd when looking at the case price of six bottles at £1,119. Price around £180 – £220.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 2006 – £288 a bottle via The Finest Bubble, £166 is the price quoted on Fine+Rare and Berry Bros & Rudd has a case of six priced at £1,050 so that’s £175 per bottle. Estimate value per bottle is £160 – £175.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 2008 – The 2008 is priced at £360 a bottle on The Finest Bubble, on Berry Bros & Rudd a case of six comes in at £1,165 so that’s £194 per bottle, Millesima prices at £311.67 a bottle and winesdirect says the lowest price is at £139.95 though being ‘out of stock’. Estimate price for the 2008 would be around £200 – £225.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 2009 – The closer the vintage then the more stockists there are! The Finest Bubble prices at £278, Costco at just £119.89! and Champagne Direct price is £295. The estimate price should be around £180 – £210.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 2010 – Again the prices start with The Finest Bubble up at £248 a bottle, Berry Bros & Rudd have cases of six for £990 so that’s £165 a bottle, Fine Wine Direct price is £290 and £295 a bottle via Champagne Direct. The 2010 will estimate at around £250 – £270.

Champagne Dom Pérignon 2012 – The latest vintage release is the 2012 which sees sales prices to include £235 on Amazon, £204 via The Finest Bubble, £149.98 at Costco and an ‘on sale’ price currently of £215 with Champagne Direct. If you have a bottle of this then I strongly advise to open it and enjoy or store it away in a professional manner for future years though if a value of it you are after then it is around £200 – £210.

 

“I have tasted many fine vintages from Dom Pérignon and over the years purchased quite a few vintage labels from many different sources to include online auctions and local household auctions. I have enjoyed a few visits to the the famous Abbey (Saint-Pierre) d’Hautvillers and enjoyed private tastings on the grounds behind (which are a great spot for photographs). In London I have been invited to varied vertical tastings as well as those for special releases to include a very memorable seat for the unveiling of the P2 Rosé Tasting of the 1996 hosted by Richard Geoffroy.” Christopher Walkey

The vineyards of Hautvillers are some of the most splendid and picturesque – Here’s me in 2018 with the drone capturing the magic, I hope you agree with me:

* Please consider that prices stated in this article are correct as of December 2022. Prices referred to on third party websites might change so please take note of this when studying third party estimates / prices. Stocks will sell out so please excuse any broken links / live listings suddenly becoming ‘sold out / not available’. All prices are an estimated guideline via my own (Christopher Walkey) research and you should do your own research when it comes to buying / selling Dom Pérignon Champagne.