Dom Pérignon “Luminous” 2015 is the prestige-vintage Champagne from Moët & Chandon, presented here in the glow-label bottle; the wine inside is the standard Dom Pérignon Brut 2015. It’s a roughly even blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (commonly cited as about 51%/49%), bottled at 12.5% ABV, and released after extended cellar aging—disgorged in early 2023 with about 5 g/L dosage, according to Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.
In this warm, dry vintage, critics consistently describe a wine that leans into ripeness while staying precise. Jeb Dunnuck (96 points) calls it “expressive and layered,” highlighting “cantaloupe, peach, fresh pastry, smokey wet stones, and orange blossoms,” with a “soft, chalky texture,” concluding that “this was a very successful vintage for Dom Perignon.” Wine Spectator (96 points)—an excellent review—emphasizes its drive and detail: a “well-spiced, zesty edge” with “glazed apple, mandarin orange peel, pink grapefruit pith and crème de cassis,” plus pastry, almond, smoke and vanilla, carried by a “finely detailed mousse.”
Antonio Galloni at Vinous (96 points)—another excellent review—finds it “bright, fresh and wonderfully articulate,” with “citrus, floral and light savory notes,” and praises a style that “emphasizes freshness and vivacity more than anything else,” recommending it as “a fine choice for drinking now.”
Decanter (94 points) frames 2015 as “unusually giving and luscious at this early stage,” citing “apricot pastry,” “honey-nut,” and an “umami savour from lees ageing,” with a “deep, fruit-saturated and slightly grippy angle.” Wine Advocate (94+) notes “tangerine, orange peel, freshly baked bread and fennel,” a “muscular core of fruit,” and a long finish where “Pinot Noir phenolics assert themselves,” adding that it “will demand patience before it shows all its cards.” Drink windows suggested by reviewers range from enjoying now through the next decade-plus, with top-end guidance out to 2035.