Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage
The driest bottle in the house: 5 grams of sugar per liter and six years of cellar aging before release. All the grapes come from a single harvest, giving this Champagne its own character rather than the house's signature style.
One harvest, six years in the cellar
While most Champagne is a blend of several years, all the grapes in a Grand Vintage come from the same harvest. The house also gives a bottle like this much more time: six years of aging in the cellar before release. Those years show in the brioche on the nose and the smooth, lingering finish. The 2016 vintage is the one being poured now; the grape proportions shift with each new vintage.
The second number that defines this bottle is its dosage: 5 grams of sugar per liter, making it an extra brut. Within the same house, Nectar Impérial contains 40 to 45 grams, almost nine times as much. The 2016 blend consists of 44 percent Pinot Noir, 32 percent Chardonnay and 24 percent Meunier; the Chardonnay share is higher than in Brut Impérial and gives the bottle its tension. The alcohol content is also 12.5%.
In brief
White peach, jasmine and brioche
Jasmine and pastry
White peach and jasmine up front, with the bread-like brioche that comes from long cellar aging. No sweet aromas at all; everything stays crisp.
Invigorating and lively
Lively and invigorating from the first sip, with a fine tension that holds up thanks to the low dosage. You taste the wine, not the sugar.
Dry and long
At 5 grams per liter, there's nothing to soften the finish. What's left is fruit, acidity and minerality, and it lingers for a long time.
The flavor profile of Grand Vintage. An extra brut has no sweet buffer, so temperature and glass choice matter more here than with Brut Impérial.
Sip slowly, not too cold
Keep it between 8 and 10 degrees and aim for the upper end of that range. Serving it ice-cold suppresses the jasmine and brioche, which are precisely the two notes the bottle developed over six years.
From a white wine glass
Pour 10 cl into a white wine glass and let it sit for five minutes before taking your first sip. That's when the aged notes really open up; they remain trapped in a narrow flute.
Wine glasses →With seafood
A dry, aged champagne pairs well with seafood and is ideal for leisurely tasting at the table. Pour about 12 cl per glass and fill it two-thirds full, leaving space above the wine.
Glass: tulip or wine glass →Open it without a pop
When opening the bottle, turn the bottle, not the cork, and keep your thumb on the cork until it gives way. The cork will then come out with a sigh and you won't lose any mousse, which would be a shame with this bottle.
Bar tools →Champagne cocktails
Drink this bottle neat; six years of cellar aging and 5 grams of sugar per liter disappear completely beneath the liqueur or gin in a cocktail. The classics below call for a simpler brut, such as Brut Impérial.
French 75
Gin, lemon and syrup shaken and topped with bubbles. Use a regular brut for this.
Champagne Cocktail
A sugar cube with Angostura bitters, topped up with champagne. The simplest way to dress up bubbles.
Negroni Sbagliato
Campari and red vermouth with bubbles instead of gin. Bittersweet and low in alcohol.
Kir Royal
Pour cassis into the bottom and top up with bubbles. The same applies here: the simpler the champagne, the more fitting it is.Which glass suits vintage champagne?
A mature champagne needs room for its aromas. A white wine glass or a generous tulip-shaped glass provides that room; a narrow flute mainly traps the bubbles, which isn't the main thing here.
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Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial
Wild strawberries, raspberries and a peppery kick. Its color comes from around 10% red wine in the pinot noir blend.
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Moët & Chandon Nectar Impérial
Pineapple, passion fruit and stone fruit, with a hint of vanilla. The sweetest bottle from the house, made for dessert.
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Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial
Made to be poured over ice cubes. Mango, guava, and nectarine, with firm acidity that can stand up to the melting water.
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Moët & Chandon Brut Grand Vintage 2016
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