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Dom Perignon and Crystal are the top luxury champagne brands in the world. Their main difference is in their blend. Dom Perignon uses equal amounts of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes, while Cristal uses a 45%-55% blend.
Dom Pérignon isn't your everyday sparkling wine, but for an extra-special occasion, it's worth the splurge. Recommended. To help you find the right glass of bubbly for you or your next party, we've curated a list of some of the best and worst Champagne brands out there to buy.
Dom Perignon and Louis Roederer Cristal are two of the most sought-after Champagnes in the wine world. They dictate premium prices and are associated with a luxurious lifestyle. In this video...
The Bubbly Duel: Cristal Champagne vs Dom Perignon. Key Takeaways: Both Cristal and Dom Perignon are vintage champagnes, released only during exceptional years. Unique packaging designs set them apart, with Cristal’s luminous gold hue and Dom Perignon’s limited editions.
There’s no denying that if you want to toast with the best luxury champagne, it boils down to Dom Perignon and Louis Roederer Cristal. Both are vintage champagnes, thus only produced during vintage years, unlike other champagne houses that produce their bubblies annually.
Based on the classic combination of chardonnay and pinot noir, Dom Pérignon shows distinctive aromatic complexity balanced with freshness and mineral character (via LVMH). Unlike Cristal, Dom Pérignon does not come from an independently owned house.
So this week I’ve been lucky enough to taste both the Dom Perignon 2010 and Louis Roederer Cristal 2013. The Dom was AUD$100 cheaper than the Cristal. Both vintages rated very similarly to each other by a well renowned wine reviewer here in Australia so we thought we’d do our own review.
Each of the great Champagne houses of France makes a prestige cuvée or (cuvée spéciale), such as Moët's Dom Pérignon, Roederer's Cristal, Perrier Jouët's Flower Bottle, Taittinger's Comtes de Champagne and Veuve Clicquot's La Grande Dame.
Prefer the Cristal by a handful of points, personally, but the styles are very different of course… me, too, an exuberant orange creaminess and elegance in Cristal. Dom is tighter and more controlled by its acidity than fruit.
Dom Perignon and Cristal are both high-end, vintage champagnes and come in similarly shaped bottles that feature a distinctive bubble design, making them each a statement piece to accompany a special occasion. However, in terms of taste, they are two distinct varieties.