Dom Perignon Limited Edition Damien Hirst Brut Champagne 2018
(Champagne, France) - [JS 99] [VM 98] [FS 98] [WS 96] [WA 94]

About this Limited Edition:
Dom Pérignon’s 2026 Limited Edition pairs Vintage 2018 with a label by British artist Damien Hirst. The design draws on Hirst’s 2001 Kaleidoscope paintings, whose concentric patterns were made from brightly coloured butterfly wings. For the label, Hirst turned those shapes into a colourful motif of miniature versions of Dom Pérignon’s shield label. He has said the shield’s central symmetry made him think of a butterfly, which became his starting point.

Vintage 2018 wears deep blue, a colour the collaboration associates with infinity and spirituality. The same collaboration also dresses Rosé Vintage 2010 in a warm, gentle pink. Hirst describes the project as craftsmanship meeting imagination and tradition meeting reinvention. Dom Pérignon has a long record of artist collaborations, beginning with Karl Lagerfeld in 2005.

The Champagne inside is Dom Pérignon Vintage 2018, a blend of 54% Chardonnay and 46% Pinot Noir.

Ratings & Reviews

99 Points - James Suckling:
"Very floral aromas with jasmine, honeysuckle, lemons and subtle apples. Lavender as well. The medium-bodied palate has super-integrated bubbles, a touch of fine phenolics and a racy, lively finish. Weightless and refined for the vintage. The aftertaste includes ginger, dried apples, lychees, bitter lemons and minerals. 54% chardonnay and 46% pinot noir. Dosage 4.5 g/L."

98 Points - Vinous Media:
"The 2018 Dom Pérignon is explosive, bright and so vibrant in the glass. Medium in body, with layers of understated depth, the 2018 dazzles from start to finish. Lemon peel, chalk, mint and white pepper all open with a bit of coaxing. Readers will find a Dom Pérignon of unreal precision and class. (Drink between 2028-2058)" -Antonio Galloni (May 2026)

98 Points - Falstaff:
"Fine bubbles. An elegant, refined bouquet—delicate, cool, smoky, with notes of freshly cut lime, delicate brioche, mandarin zest, yellow apple, and a hint of hazelnut in the background. A refined sparkling wine. Good body, juicy, with a delicate yet firm acidity, delicate white fruit, grapefruit zest, vineyard peach, and a hint of sea salt on the finish; long." (Sep 2026)

96 Points - Wine Spectator:
"There’s a sense of finesse to this understated Champagne, which leads with minerally smoke and chalk accents on the nose before flavors of black cherry, lemon pâte de fruit, brioche, grilled nuts and pickled ginger come to the fore. Structured yet graceful, this expands beautifully on the raw silk–textured mousse, with the profile unfurling through the long, creamy finish. Drink now through 2045."

94 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"The 2018 Dom Pérignon, born of a dry, solar year and an August harvest, is a lighter-footed, less concentrated rendition when considered alongside the 2017. It opens with a moderately complex bouquet of clementine, fresh apricot and cardamom, mingling with notes of nectarine, iris and freshly baked bread, offering rather little in the way of reductive character. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied, ample and enveloping, with a sweet, fleshy core of fruit and a pillowy mousse. Its acids are ripe—and softer than those of the 2017, yet racy—carrying the wine toward a long, delicately phenolic finish. Even if it starts its life somewhat less expressive, as it evolves on its fruit and the extract derived from its ripe skins, it may well, in time, render my initial assessment on the conservative side. A blend of 54% Chardonnay and 46% Pinot Noir, it was disgorged in March 2024 and finished with a dosage of about seven grams per liter. Drinking Window: 2027-2042." -Kristaps Karklins

18+/20 Points - Jancis Robinson:
"Smoky, tense and taut with more marked acidity and depth than the 2017. But then the ripeness really shines through, too, though there's a touch of something saline or mineral. This should last well. Great fruit intensity. Really very glamorous indeed. A no-brainer for hedonists." (Jun 2025)