Champagne lovers with deep pockets will have a chance to try Dom Pérignon’s latest vintages before their official release.
But the gastronomical experience — which includes a dinner prepared by legendary Argentine chef Francis Mallmann — isn’t cheap.
The cost for the tasting and dinner is $4,000 a person.
And it will be held at a secret Hamptons compound that The Post can now exclusively reveal as 70 and 71 Cobb Lane in Water Mill.
The swanky property is on the market with Hedgerow Exclusive Properties for a staggering $99.5 million, as The Post has previously reported. It sits on 21 acres on Mecox Bay — and includes a private dock.
While that price sounds high, it’s actually $19 million less than what the current owner paid for the compound: $118.5 million in 2021. That was the second-highest price anyone has ever paid for a residential property in the Hamptons. In 2014, hedge fund manager Barry Rosenstein paid a still record $147 million for three contiguous parcels on Further Lane in East Hampton, as The Post exclusively revealed at the time.
The dinners mark the first time that Dom Pérignon will release its latest vintages — Dom Pérignon Vintage 2015 and Vintage 2006 Plénitude 2 (P2) — to the public before its official release. Vintage 2015 will be available at retail for $295 a bottle in July, following the event; Vintage 2006 Plénitude 2 (P2) will be available for $560 a bottle in August.
The dinners will be for 20 people for three nights, from July 19 through July 21. The evening starts with a 6 p.m. boat ride to the property.
The first Champagne Vintage 2015 tasting is a solo experience without food. The diners will wear headsets, listening to music and looking at the ocean to add to the experience, which is all about celebrating “the balance found in opposing forces,” said Vincent Chaperon, chef de cave of Dom Pérignon, in a statement. That’s followed by a tasting of P2 2006 at 7 p.m. The dinner is from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., followed by a musical performance.
Mallmann, known as the king of open-fire cooking, has nine restaurants worldwide, from Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay to France and Miami — but none in New York.
Dom Pérignon wanted to work with Mallmann because of the dichotomy of open-fire cooking and the champagne vintages. Opening the dinners and tastings to members of the public directly before the champagne vintages go on sale has never been done before by DP, whose champagnes are created by vintage only and are a Polaroid of what happened in nature that year.
The dinners can be booked on a first-come, first-served basis. Three days into the reservations, the first night is almost sold out with 15 people having booked so far.
The champagne brand will also be launching other tasting experiences in New York City, Chicago and Washington, DC, with other top chefs — including Chef Daniel Boulud — after the vintages are out.
Dom Pérignon dates to 1668 when a young Benedictine monk, Dom Pierre Pérignon, was appointed “cellarer and procurator” at the Abbey of Hautvillers in Champagne.
The estate comes with its own pricey history.
One of the homes, 71 Cobb Lane, was also on the market as a rental for $2.5 million for the season, from Memorial Day through Labor Day, but there were no takers. According to listings, it’s now available for $2 million from July through Labor Day; $1 million for July; or $1.25 million for August through Labor Day.
The home at 71 Cobb Lane is 17,000 square feet and sits on 9 acres. It first asked $72 million in 2022 before dropping its price to $59.5 million. Last year, 70 Cobb Lane, a 28,000-square-foot home that sits on 12.2 acres, also hit the market for $59.5 million.
Altogether, the homes total 45,000 square feet.
Also at 71 Cobb are a tennis court, a pool, a spa and a two-story pool house, while 70 Cobb, the larger house, includes a 750-gallon shark tank, a 14-seat movie theater, a two-lane bowling alley, a half court for basketball, an indoor pool, a 350-bottle wine cellar and a gym — along with an outdoor saltwater pool.
