In 1668, Dom Pierre Perignon was appointed procurator at the Abbey of Hautvillers. His aim was to create the best wine in the world.Following the rule of Saint Benedict, he left nothing to chance. Dom Perignon developed revolutionary techniques for viticulture and winemaking.Dom Perignon and Louis XIV were exact contemporaries. The wine of father Perignon was served at Versailles. Dom Perignon Vintage is a creative process with various approaches and inherent risks. Dom Perignon's constraint is the Vintage: an absolute commitment.Our ambition is to bear witness to each year, whatever the challenges may be. Our vision is inspired by Dom Pierre Perignon's own vision: To create the best wine in the world. In September 29th, 1694 to a customer from the town of Epernay who has ordered wine from the Abbaye of Hautvillers dom Pierre Perignon wrote: Sir, I have given you 26 bottles of the best wine in the world It took a visionary spirit and exceptional daring to have such ambition at the end of the 17th century. But vision and daring were second nature to dom Pierre Perignon