The short answer
The most recent recorded sale of Dom Perignon 2009 in our data was £146 a bottle in June 2026.
Dom Perignon 2009 represents a distinct, warm vintage release from Champagne, carrying a critic average of 95.2 across 5 published reviews in this site's dataset. Asking prices for the 2009 are left to the dated vintage chart, which shows a median wherever three or more single-bottle listings support one. Wine critics established a broad drinking window for the wine spanning 2017 to 2049, reflecting both its early generosity and its underlying structural cellar potential. Essi Avellan MW records a glorious sun-filled summer with almost no rain in August and September, yielding grapes of high sugar but soft acidity. Buyers comparing it with the 2008 and 2010 can read every year on this site's vintage chart, where asks, trades and critic averages share one dated extract. Buyers seeking mature Champagne can open bottles today or hold stock across the coming decades.
The market release of Dom Perignon 2009
Dom Perignon 2009 reached the market prior to the 2008 vintage, marking a rare chronological inversion by Moet & Chandon. Decanter reported that the 2009 would reach merchants in advance of the 2008, a reflection of the warmth and maturity of the 2009 compared with the cooler, classic 2008, which still needed more time. The Finest Bubble tasted the 2009 at its London launch in May 2017.
Essi Avellan MW notes that houses including Dom Perignon and Louis Roederer launched their 2009 prestige cuvees before the 2008s because of the slow ageing of the 2008s. Buyers who secured bottles at launch found an accessible, open wine that stood in clear contrast to the taut profile of cooler years.
Critical reception and aggregate scores
Across professional wine assessment, the vintage earned sustained praise. The critic average stands at 95.2 points across 5 published reviews. In its review of the wine, Wine Spectator notes a subtle power to this graceful Champagne. Critics observed that while the bottling possesses less austere tension than the 2008 release, it offers immediate harmony. The 2008 holds a critic average of 98.0.
The warm conditions throughout Champagne provided generous fruit maturity without diminishing the fundamental balance of the house style. For neighbouring years, the 2010 vintage holds 95.1 and the 2006 vintage 95.5.
The drinking window and cellar potential
The drinking window for the 2009 vintage spans 2017 to 2049. This longevity reflects the structural durability engineered into the wine despite the solar nature of the harvest. Prestige Champagne from warm years delivers early pleasure, yet well-kept bottles gain savoury complexity over decades in controlled storage.
Avellan calls 2009 a year of generous wines that showed well early, and names Dom Perignon 2009 among the finest wines of the vintage. For reference, the 2010 vintage carries a drinking window of 2012 to 2035.
Comparative pricing and market value
The wine has traded in 34 months of our recorded history, and last traded at £146 a bottle in June 2026. An asking price is what a merchant publishes and a trade is what a bottle actually sold for, so the two are shown separately. For celebrated benchmark years, merchants ask £306 a bottle (including duty and VAT where stated) for the 2008 and £229 a bottle for the 2012.
Every neighbouring vintage carries its own dated figures on the vintage chart. For more recent entries, merchants ask £234 a bottle (including duty and VAT where stated) for the 2010, £226 a bottle for the 2017, £232 a bottle for the 2015 and £208 a bottle (including duty and VAT where stated) for the 2013. For immediate consumption or medium-term cellaring, the 2009 is a dependable choice within the estate portfolio.
Vineyard conditions and vintage characteristics
Decanter's Champagne vintage guide rates 2009 four out of five, as does Essi Avellan MW with four stars. Decanter records a dry winter that left a deficit in the water table, spring showers that put the vegetative cycle to rights, a chaotic stormy July, and a warm, sunny August with cool nights. Avellan finds that Pinot Noir especially excelled.
Avellan dates the start of picking to 8 September, and Decanter records not a drop of rain during the harvest, with generous, elegant fruit expression in all three varieties. The resulting blend captures the solar warmth of the season while retaining the requisite saline finish and precision expected of the label.
Common questions
When should I drink Dom Perignon 2009?
The drinking window for Dom Perignon 2009 spans 2017 to 2049. The wine is drinking well today, offering mature complexity, yet bottles stored in sound cellar conditions will continue to develop across the window.
What critic score did Dom Perignon 2009 receive?
Dom Perignon 2009 holds a critic average of 95.2 across 5 published reviews in our dataset. Reviewers praise its generous fruit character and balanced acidity.
Why was Dom Perignon 2009 released before the 2008 vintage?
Decanter reported that the 2009 reached merchants ahead of the 2008 as a reflection of the warmth and maturity of the 2009, while the cooler, classic 2008 still needed more time. It was the first Dom Perignon released out of chronological sequence.
How much does a bottle of Dom Perignon 2009 cost?
Prices are shown on this site's price page with their date. For comparison, merchants ask £306 a bottle (including duty and VAT where stated) for the 2008 vintage and £234 a bottle (including duty and VAT where stated) for the 2010 vintage.
How does Dom Perignon 2009 compare to adjacent vintages?
Dom Perignon 2009 holds a critic average of 95.2. The 2010 vintage holds 95.1 and the 2008 vintage 98.0.
Sources
- Decanter: Dom Perignon 2009 vintage to be released before 2008, checked 2026-09-30
- The Finest Bubble: Dom Perignon launches Vintage 2009, checked 2026-09-30
- Decanter Champagne vintage guide, checked 2026-09-30
- The Finest Bubble, Champagne Vintage Guide by Essi Avellan MW, checked 2026-09-30
- Wine Spectator Dom Perignon 2009 tasting note, checked 2026-08-20
By WineExperts. First published , last updated . Figures from our tracked merchant prices and recorded sales; text prepared with AI assistance and checked against the sources listed above.