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| | Vintage | N.V. |  Label 1 of 380 
 | | Type | White - Sparkling | | Producer | Moët & Chandon (web) | | Variety | Champagne Blend | | Designation | Brut Impérial | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Champagne | | SubRegion | n/a | | Appellation | Champagne | | UPC Code(s) | 0081753828929, 028110157056, 081753820084, 081753820947, 081753822781, 081753824143, 081753825294, 081753826505, 081753826802, 081753829377, 081753830502, 081753830601, 081753831127, 081753832308, 081753835958, 081753835989, 081753932787, 082110557056, 086891082240, 088076169432, 088110551032, 088110551056, 088110552053, 088112552051, 089419940053, 3021770551056, 3081880551056, 3089770551056, 3185080000335, 3185370000021, 3185370000038, 3185370000335, 3185370001233, 3185370010624, 3185370010679, 3185370017982, 3185370019207, 3185370063989, 3185370221228, 3185370341216, 3185370373798, 3185370401217, 3185370432228, 3185370449721, 3185370479339, 3185370506479, 3185370522820, 3185370529171, 3185370529270, 3185370572382, 3185370585917, 3185370586655, 3185370599709, 3185370601877, 3185370604403, 3185370610022, 3185370623305, 3185370629512, 3185370629529, 3185370635858, 3185370646120, 3185370653104, 3185370677155, 3185370683217, 3185370686751, 3185370695197, 3185370704981, 3185370720769, 3185370729960, 3185370765166, 4008176551032, 402242673507, 5315318200000, 6000710551056, 6133042673117, 8032853380079, 839728007295, 8524155677006, 852813002470, 9021170551056, 9369998125722, 9421901755171, 9533404673507, 9533404873518 |
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| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.3 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 1878 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Frejdan on 4/27/2024 & rated 90 points: Buttery feel, red apple, smoke. Ok. (752 views) | | | Tasted by JLCFan on 4/21/2024 & rated 88 points: Pretty good. The bar. Rich apple and some degree of Leesy spice.
(1336 views) | | | Tasted by greg.stone@iinet.net.au on 3/29/2024 & rated 86 points: Consistent quality (2183 views) | | | Tasted by Janda_42 on 3/17/2024 & rated 89 points: Eye: Pale to medium yellow
Nose: Brioche, green apple, lemon.
Palate: Good balance of sweet and sour. Brioche, lemon, lightly reductive; even a touch of flintiness.
Finish: Light citrus pith. Almost a faint touch of pomegranate.
Overall: A little sweeter than I prefer, but still a much better grande marque offering than Veuve.
NB: Drank from a quarter bottle. (2581 views) | | | Tasted by Gone with the wine on 3/9/2024 & rated 92 points: More lemon zest vs apple. Some toast. (2511 views) | | | Tasted by BottleScholar on 3/2/2024: Dried lemon peel, crème brûlée, mild toastiness, ripe peach, yellow apple, vanilla, pastry dough. Soft, light, round, creamy, lively mouthfeel. Only the slightest sweetness on the finish. Fresh, reductive style. 36% PN, 36% PM, 28% Chard. Full MLF. No Oak. 24 months on lees. 7 g/L. Roughly 37% of 1-3 year old reserve wines. -Much from WSG Champagne class with Essi Avellan (2436 views) | | | Tasted by richshoes on 2/23/2024 & rated 90 points: solid drinkable champagne--a little bit more on the lemony sour side (2711 views) | | | Tasted by Colorado Wino on 2/16/2024 & rated 76 points: I have had alot better. Wouldn't buy again. (2380 views) | | | Tasted by stayhappy21 on 2/10/2024 & rated 86 points: Brought this to my brothers place for our annual CNY gathering with the extended family.
Fizzy, crisp and elegant. A Champagne that is welcomed by most, loved by some, rejected by non.
A very standard Champagne to serve at gatherings or occasion where you do not need to impress nor wish to hurt anybody's feelings. (2118 views) | | | Tasted by melvinyeowq on 2/2/2024 & rated 93 points: Bordeaux first-growth lunch: Brought this an extra. Early-90s label, similar to previous impressions that this was a nicely-aged example to show the longevity of these older NV bottlings. Vinous with a hint of bubbles left, honey notes without entering sherry territory. Age had mellowed the sweetness and coarseness of this, leaving a gentler expression of champagne. (2446 views) | | | Tasted by Brolawa on 1/30/2024: B3. Beautiful, nutty, yeasty and clean. Aramara @ Punta Mita. (2239 views) | | | Tasted by AudunG on 1/21/2024 & rated 86 points: Nice mousse. Developed and a bit subdued aromas of citrus, toast and sur lie. Agreable, but a bit bland, and lacks some concentration. (1870 views) | | | Tasted by Deyue on 1/21/2024 & rated 89 points: Attractive and approachable of this famous Champagne brand. Pale straw colour with a hint of green. Generous aromas of green apple, lemon, cream. Crisp, dry flavour, delicate bubbles, fresh acidity. Reliable, no surprise. (2204 views) | | | Tasted by Jabulani on 1/19/2024 & rated 75 points: Still cloying despite at least a year in bottle, plenty of fruit but no lift. No real depth of character, but drinks easily which is of course the point! (1863 views) | | | Tasted by Brent25 on 1/1/2024 & rated 89 points: Clear pale/medium gold with medium bubbles; clean medium plus nose of fuji apples, yeast and fresh lemon; dry-ish; screaming high acidity; medium alcohol; medium body; palate follows nose with addition of sour dough bread; medium plus finish; drink now; crisp, clean sparkler with low perceptible RS (2483 views) | | | Tasted by OysterSmiles on 1/1/2024 & rated 82 points: Dry. Very very dry. Didn't like it very much. (2014 views) | | | Tasted by ThijsV on 12/31/2023 & rated 88 points: Not my champagne, tasted next to the Bereche Brut Reserve and it obviously lost by quite a margin (at approximately the same price). Lemon, tart, only a hint of brioche (2085 views) | | | Tasted by Saadissimo on 12/30/2023 & rated 80 points: Tickled my palate although slightly bitter aftertaste. Went down well at Xmas lunch (2022 views) | | | Tasted by asgerG on 12/29/2023 & rated 90 points: PnP
Ok Champagne (2064 views) | | | Tasted by Carson.McEvoy on 12/26/2023 & rated 86 points: Nothing to write home about but it does the job. Easy to drink and good to pass around. (1924 views) | | | Tasted by thomasjhpowell on 12/24/2023 & rated 85 points: Disappointing. Have had so many bottles of this in the past but it just seems to get worse and worse. Our two most recent bottles were in the new labelling and was virtually tasteless fizzy, and mildly acidic (but not in a good way) with lower dosage than I remember. The £7 prosecco from Lidl we drank before it was more complex than this. After 15+ years of buying will not buy again. (1459 views) | | | Tasted by Lyubomir Lefterov on 12/23/2023 & rated 88 points: CRetr Christmas Party; 12/23/2023-12/24/2023 (Keelung): A touch higher r.s. on the dosage, in a way to balance the intensity of the palate. Finer bubbles create some luxurious feel, but again felt it manipulated and confirms my 'no buy' bias. (1891 views) | | | Tasted by JimLongwood on 12/22/2023: Nice yeasty character and easy drinking (1792 views) | | | Tasted by bin905 on 12/15/2023 & rated 90 points: Very easy to drink. (2510 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 11/28/2023 & rated 93 points: not blind, from the 80ies, 9 liters
Bubbles, vivid, some fine coffee notes. I love old Moets from big size. They are not sweet and have a great depth .93-94 (3852 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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| Moët & Chandon Producer websiteN.V. Moët & Chandon Champagne Brut ImpérialFounded in 1743 by Claude Moët, Champagne Moët was almost immediately introduced at the Court of France. Madame de Pompadour, French courtesan and Louis XV’s mistress, even became its first ambassador in 1750.
Claude Louis Nicolas Moët succeed to his father, yet the man who led the Champagne house to its first glories and lasting international success was the founder’s grandson, Jean Remy Moët (1758-1841). He was an illustrious personality, friends with many of the celebrities of his time. He was also a very skilful businessman, who despite the conflicts of wars and revolutions of his era built up an international mercantile network, selling his Champagnes to various countries around Europe and even across the ocean. Today Moët & Chandon still holds a Royal Warrant to supply Champagne to Queen Elizabeth II.
Very early on Jean Remy Moët became friends with the future Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, while the latter was still at military school in Brienne. Napoleon, who was a great lover of Champagne, once said, “I drink Champagne when I win, to celebrate… and I drink Champagne when I lose, to console myself.”
Later Napoleon Bonaparte who came to visit his friend Jean Remy Moët several times in Epernay, decorated him with the medal of the “Legion d’Honneur”, which he took from his own suit to put it on the one of Mr. Moët, the major of Epernay. A marble plate with engraved golden letters situated at the entry of the Moët cellar gives lasting testimony of this visit. Also several pieces of furniture and various other objects the Emperor offered to his friend can still be admired in the “Salon Impérial”. This reception hall has been specifically constructed by Jean Remy Moët to receive his friend Napoleon. The name of “Brut Impérial ”, which was given in 1863 to the former “J. Moët & Fils” Champagne, by Jean Remy Moët’s heirs, is a lasting homage to that episode.
Other than building up the Moët Empire, he was the one who in 1793 constructed the splendiferous neoclassical property that visitors can still admire Avenue de Champagne in Epernay.
The Trianon, across the street, is composed of two major buildings, a French garden, and an Orangery. The structure was conceived and constructed by one of Mr. Moët’s prominent friends, the miniaturist painter to Empress Joséphine Bonaparte, Jean Baptiste Isabey. Richard Wagner, another famous visitor, is said to have found the inspiration for his opera “Tristan and Yseult”, during his stay at the Trianon. The Moët family lived in the Trianon until 1930, and the place opened for public visits in 1967, several years after the death of the Countess of Chandon-Moët.
Jean Remy Moët quit the direction of the company in 1833, passing Moët to his son Victor Moët and son-in-law, Pierre Gabriel Chandon de Briailles. Henceforth the company was called Moët & Chandon. Victor Moët constructed the beautiful hunting residence of Château de Saran, on a slope not far from Epernay.
In 1985 Louis Vuitton Malletier acquired the Veuve Clicquot group, which included Givenchy. At that time Moët Hennessy already owned Champagne Ruinart, Dior Perfumes, Champagne Mercier, Cosmétiques Roc, Roseraies Delbard, Moët & Chandon, and of course Cognac Hennessy. The two groups stating they were complementary decided to merge in 1987, thus becoming the leading luxury group in the world. Two years later a young shareholder, Bernard Arnault was inaugurated president of LVMH. Today LVMH is the world’s leading luxury group, and Bernard Arnault one of France’s richest, and most powerful businessmen.
But marketing alone is not everything and Moët & Chandon wouldn’t have such a success if the quality didn’t follow. Today Moët possesses over 1000 hectares (2471 acres) of vineyards stretching across 5 of the 17 Grands Crus appellations in Champagne, some of which are single vineyards. Some 28 kilometres (17 miles) of cellars are dug in the chalk underneath the property. The oldest parts of the cellar date back to the creation of the Champagne house in 1743. They all lie underneath the city of Epernay and were constructed on several levels between 10 and 30 metres (11 and 33 yards) below the surface.
The older parts, which date back to the time of Jean Remy Moët, carry the name of “Galerie Impériale” another homage to Napoleon. A 13-hectolitre Portuguese vat the emperor offered to Jean Rémy Moët is still exposed in the cellar.
The winemaking team is currently directed by cellar master Benoit Gouez. To him, the creation of each wine presents its own challenge. He feels that the most important thing in the realisation of the Brut Impérial is regularity. He therefore considers that all the steps of its production and especially the blending decision demand true teamwork.
In general there is a vintage declared every two years, yet with the increasing know-how and technical advancements in the cellars and in the vineyards, the quality of the grapes is on a much higher level than it used to be, which makes it possible to declare vintages more frequently than before.
When it comes to the Brut Impérial, Benoit Gouez defends a very reductive style of winemaking. This means, he tries to let the fruit aromas express themselves as much as possible, by avoiding oxygen contact during all the winemaking processes. Each year about 20 to 30 % of reserve wines are used to make the Brut Impérial and 3 to 4 blending sessions are scheduled per year.Moët & Chandon Champagne Brut Impérial Brut ImpérialChampagne Blend"Champagne blend" is a classic grape blend that typically includes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and/or Pinot Meunier in any proportions.
However, this blend can also include Arbane, Fromenteau (Pinot Gris), Petit Meslier and/or Pinot Blanc as well.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comChampagne Le Champagne (Le comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne) | Grandes Marques & Maisons de Champagne (Union des Maisons de Champagne)
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Champagne - The French region of Champagne (including the cities of Rheims, Épernay, and Aÿ) was the first region in the world to make sparkling wine in any quantity. Today, the name of the region is synonymous with the finest of all sparkling wines, and wine-making traditions of Champagne have become role models for sparkling wine producers, worldwide. Surprisingly, the region of Champagne is now responsible for only one bottle in 12 of all sparkling wine produced. Styles of champagne range in sweetness ranging from an extra brut or brut 0, to the basic brut to demi sec to doux; some houses produce single vintage champagnes and others produce non-vintage (or incorporate wines/grapes of multiple vintages), often to preserve a specific taste; combinations of grape varietals; and colors, including a rosé. There are several sub-appellations, including the Valley of the Marnes river running from Épernay west, Massif de Saint-Thierry north and west of Rheims, Valley of the Ardre, the Mountains of Rheims (between Rheims and Épernay), Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, and Côte des Bar in the South. Champagne wine only uses three grape varietals (cépages): Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier.ChampagneThe vineyards of Champagne on weinlagen-info |
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