Dom Pérignon - Eglise Saint-Sindulphe - Hautvillers, France
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N 49° 04.915 E 003° 56.479
31U E 568737 N 5436989
[EN] Dom Pérignon was buried at the foot of the high altar of the Saint-Sindulphe Abbey Church, where his tomb still exists. [FR] Dom Pérignon fut inhumé au pied du maître-autel de l'Eglise Abbatiale Saint-Sindulphe, où sa tombe existe toujours.
Waymark Code: WM1AN9A
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 09/10/2024
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 5

"His tombstone, well marked and maintained, is in very good condition.

Pierre Pérignon, known as Dom Pérignon, born in Sainte-Menehould in December 1638 or January 1639 and died in the Saint-Pierre d'Hautvillers abbey on September 14, 1715, was a Benedictine monk who, according to legend, imported from Limoux the method of the prise de mousse of wine known as the méthode champenoise — he is therefore considered to be the inventor of champagne. A contemporary of Louis XIV, he was neither a winemaker nor an alchemist. At the Hautvillers monastery, near Épernay, he ensured control of the abbey's vines and presses. His contribution to the method was to sort grapes of various grape varieties before pressing them.

In this country with a long wine-growing tradition, the exploitation of vines dependent on the monastery and the wine trade are a good way to achieve this. Attested as early as 1668, Dom Pérignon's first innovation consists of systematically matching, even before pressing them, grapes from different grape varieties. Obtaining these grape varieties does not pose any difficulty for the young monk, because the tithe obliges local winegrowers to deliver a share of their harvest to the monastery. Dom Pérignon thus has at his disposal a choice of grape varieties from very diverse terroirs which he blends himself in order to harmonize their qualities and make people forget their defects. "It is the knowledge of the good effect produced by grapes from three or four vines of different qualities that has brought to perfection the famous wines of Sillery, Ay and Hautvillers. Father Pérignon, a Benedictine monk from Hautvillers, was the first to successfully apply himself to matching grapes from different vines in this way," wrote Abbot Noël-Antoine Pluche in 1763.

Epitaph of the tomb:

Here lies Dom Pérignon, for forty-seven years cellarer in this monastery, his administration of family affairs earned him the greatest praise, commendable for his virtues and full of paternal love for the poor. He passed away in his seventy-seventh year, in the year 1715. May he rest in peace, Amen.
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Sources : Dom Pérignon

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"Sa pierre tombale, bien indiquée et entretenue, est en très bon état.

Pierre Pérignon, dit Dom Pérignon, né à Sainte-Menehould en décembre 1638 ou janvier 1639 et mort dans l'abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Hautvillers le 14 septembre 1715, est un moine bénédictin qui, selon la légende, a importé de Limoux la méthode de la prise de mousse du vin dite méthode champenoise — il est de ce fait considéré comme l'inventeur du champagne. Contemporain de Louis XIV, il n'était ni vigneron ni alchimiste. Au monastère d'Hautvillers, près d'Épernay, il assurait le contrôle des vignes et des pressoirs de l'abbaye. Son apport à la méthode a été d'assortir avant de les presser des raisins de divers cépages.

Dans ce pays de vieille tradition viticole, l'exploitation des vignes dépendant du monastère et le commerce du vin constituent un bon moyen d'y parvenir. Attestée dès 1668, la première innovation de Dom Pérignon consiste à assortir systématiquement, avant même de les presser, des raisins de divers cépages. Se procurer ces cépages ne pose pas de difficultés au jeune moine, car la dîme fait obligation aux vignerons locaux de livrer au monastère une part de leur récolte. Dom Pérignon a ainsi à sa disposition un choix de cépages venus de terroirs très divers dont il fait le mélange lui-même afin d'en harmoniser les qualités et d'en faire oublier les défauts. « C'est la connaissance du bon effet que produisent les raisins de trois ou quatre vignes de différentes qualités qui a porté à la perfection les fameux vins de Sillery, d'Ay et d'Hautvillers. Le père Pérignon, religieux bénédictin d'Hautvillers, est le premier qui se soit appliqué avec succès à assortir ainsi des raisins de différentes vignes » écrit en 1763 l'abbé Noël-Antoine Pluche.

Epitaphe de la tombe:

Ci-gît Dom Pérignon, pendant quarante sept ans cellérier dans ce monastère, son administration des affaires familières lui mérita les plus grands éloges, recommandable par ses vertus et plein d’amour paternel pour les pauvres. Il s’en fut dans sa soixante-dix septième année, l’année 1715. Qu’il repose en paix, Amen.
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Sources : Dom Pérignon

Description:
Incredible destiny of this monk who was neither a chemist nor even a winemaker, but the simple controller of the vines and presses of the abbey, whose wine was an essential income at the end of the 17th century when it was experiencing an undeniable decline.

Dom Pérignon's first innovation consisted in systematically matching, even before pressing them, grapes from various origins. An oenologist before his time, Dom Pérignon took particular care with the harvest and the choice of grapes, not allowing anyone else to taste them. The "wine of Champagne" thus acquired a quality that it had not had until then.



Date of birth: 12/01/1638

Date of death: 09/14/1715

Area of notoriety: Religion

Marker Type: Tomb (above ground)

Setting: Indoor

Visiting Hours/Restrictions: From: 9:00 AM To: 6:00 PM

Fee required?: No

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