Moët & Chandon Champagne Brut Impérial Étui

Bettane & Desseauve

About the estate:

Under the leadership of its brilliant cellar master, Benoît Gouez, Moët has evolved without compromising its core values: fruitiness, balance, just the right level of approachability, and a captivating aging potential, all within a fresh style that strives for precision. The cuvées have moved away from dosage, in harmony with advances in viticulture and cutting-edge technical research. The wines reveal an additional dimension. The house’s flagship wines, Imperial and Rosé Imperial, are champagnes of impressive aromatic precision and finesse. The blends are meticulously crafted. The vintages display a distinctive stylistic signature, as exemplified by the latest 2013, an atypical vintage that is remarkably successful. The “grand maison” is in fine form.

Guide Hachette des vins

About the estate:

One of the oldest Champagne houses, founded in 1743 by Claude Moët, a vineyard owner. In the early 19th century, his grandson Jean-Rémy expanded the company’s reach internationally, with the help of his son-in-law Pierre-Gabriel Chandon de Briailles. Their heirs built on the brand’s success, making it the best-known and best-selling Champagne in the world. Today, Moët & Chandon, with 1,190 hectares of vineyards across 234 crus (50% of which are grand cru) and 28 kilometers of cellars, continues to expand within the powerful LVMH group. Its ambitions came to fruition in 2012 with the inauguration, at the Mont Aigu site in Oiry at the foot of the Côte des Blancs, of a vast, contemporary-style winery, which complements its historic facilities in Épernay. Benoît Gouez has been the cellar master since 2005.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

About the wine:

A pale color enlivened by a lovely stream of fine bubbles. The bouquet is open and direct, featuring lovely ripe fruit (peach, nectarine, greengage) and white floral notes that contribute to a well-rounded nose. The bubbles add liveliness to a rich, indulgent palate. A pleasant hint of bitterness on the finish lends character and length.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

A blend dominated by red grape varieties. The nose is open and captivating with its approachable character. It is a fairly full-bodied and rich wine, with a rounded, enveloping palate that doesn’t lose its energy. The wine offers a certain breadth on the palate while maintaining its coherence. We are a far cry from the reductive, constricted styles this winery produced a few years ago.

About the estate:

LVMH is the most powerful player in the Champagne region, thanks to the size of its vineyards (approximately 1,200 hectares, just a quarter of its needs!) and the reach of its brands (Moët, Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart, Krug, Mercier). Within this portfolio, Moët is the world’s best-selling champagne, with the Brut Impérial as its flagship, accounting for 85% of its production. Under the leadership of the excellent cellar master Benoît Gouez, Moët demonstrates impressive consistency given the volumes produced. These creamy wines, with their toasty and citrusy notes, reassure consumers wherever they are in the world. Alongside Brut Impérial, the house produces Grand Vintages that gain in definition and depth with each passing vintage.

James Suckling

About the wine:

Pleasantly complex aromas, ranging from dried apples, peaches, and pears to candied citrus and brioche. Fruity, smooth, and round on the palate. Medium-bodied, slightly honeyed, and well-balanced. A blend of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay. Dosage of approximately 7 g/l.

Jeb Dunnuck

About the wine:

Champagne Imperial Brut NV is from the 2018 vintage and boasts a rich straw-gold color, while the nose is ripe with aromas of baked apples, graham cracker spices, toast, and earthy notes. Medium-bodied, the palate is generous and fruity, with an approachable character. Very consistent on the palate, it evokes a freshly baked apple pie. Suitable for many occasions, it will be best enjoyed over the next few years. Dosage of 7 grams per liter.