Average rating 4.9/5 stars across all Google and external reviews
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Bought directly from Moet Hennessey UK Ltd, the bottles are stored in bond at London City Bond Eton Park, in ideal conditions at a constant 13°C. For same-day deliveries, small quantities are kept in our office cellar, where the temperature is maintained between 11–13°C. We source all our bottles directly from the Maison or their official UK office, eliminating the risk of poor storage. This is crucial, as champagne quality is highly sensitive to heat: temperatures above 18°C accelerate maturity significantly, which compromises quality.
Moët & Chandon are the most famous producers in Champagne. First founded in 1743 by Claude Moët, it was the marketing acumen of Rémy Moët which initiated the brand's international fame and mass volume production. Since then, Moët & Chandon have grown by acquiring other champagne estates, selling them forward and keeping their prestigious vineyards. Such large-scale production could only operate under the leadership of a truly superb Chef de Caves and in Benoît Gouez, Moët have one of the best. With a ten-man oenologist team led by chief Dom Pérignon winemaker Vincent Chaperon, Benoît has access to the most academic minds and palates in the region, no doubt a huge driving factor behind his success. Now proprietors to the largest amount of land: some 1,190-hecatres of rich limestone soil, and the largest extent of cellars: over twenty eight kilometres.
Moët & Chandon Impérial NV is the world's most popular champagne: and Moët's Rosé Impérial NV ranks up there in the non-vintage rosé category. The most extrovert and seductive expression of the House style, Rosé Impérial is a Pinot Noir- and Meunier-dominant blend of over two hundred crus. The final assemblage contains 25% reserve wines and 8% red wine made using thermo-vinification; a method that gives colour and fruitiness to the wine.
Technical Information:
Vineyards: Predominantly Grand & Premier Crus
Grape Varieties: 45% Pinot Noir, 35% Meunier, 20% Chardonnay | inc. 8% Red Wine
Reserve Wines: 25%
Lees Ageing: 3 years
Dosage: 9 g/l
Cork: Mytik Diam Technological
Drink: Now for 5+ years
Tasting Note:On the nose, this vivid pink champagne displays a fruity bouquet of red berries and cherries. On the palate, an initial sweetness of berries lends itself to a freshness of fruits. The finish is long with more red fruit flavour and hints of pink grapefruit. A very vinous rosé with a fruit-forward style.
Put simply, Moët & Chandon are the most famous producers in Champagne. With production (rumoured to be in the region of thirty million bottles annually) accounting for over one-tenth of the entire region's, their role as an image builder for the appellation as a whole cannot be overstated. First founded in 1743 by Claude Moët, it was the marketing acumen of Rémy Moët which initiated the brand's international fame and mass volume production. Realising the business potential of his close friendship with Napoleon, Rémy even built the emperor a palace, Trianon on Avenue de Champagne.
Since then, Moët & Chandon have grown by acquiring other champagne estates, selling them forward and keeping their prestigious vineyards. Such large-scale production could only operate under the leadership of a truly superb Chef de Caves and in Benoît Gouez, Moët have one of the best. With a ten-man oenologist team led by chief Dom Pérignon winemaker Vincent Chaperon, Benoît has access to the most academic minds and palates in the region, no doubt a huge driving factor behind his success. Now proprietors to the largest amount of land: some 1,190-hecatres of rich limestone soil, and the largest extent of cellars: over twenty eight kilometres, Moët & Chandon's future is as secure as their champagnes are delicious.
Cellar Master: Benoît Gouez
Winery Location: Épernay | Champagne, France
Champagne Region: Côte des Blancs
Annual Production (bottles): Undisclosed
Chef de Cave History at Champagne Moët & Chandon:
Benoît Gouez - 2005 to current | Prior to joining Moët & Chandon, he worked in various other wine regions, including California, Australia, and New Zealand. Gouez's team includes chief Dom Pérignon winemaker Vincent Chaperon and a ten-man oenologist team, providing him with extensive expertise and resources
Expert Reviews
90/100
Josh Reynolds
“(roughly 45% Pinot Noir, 35% Pinot Meunier and 20% Chardonnay, with 9 g/l dosage; LAH9V): Dark, vivid pink. Ripe red berries, rose oil and tangerine on the nose, plus a subtle note of toasty lees. Bitter cherry and berry skin flavors give way to softer raspberry in the middle, with a tangy blood orange nuance adding cut and lift. Packs a punch but shows very good clarity and delineation, finishing round, smooth and quite long.”
90/100
Essi Avellan MW
“The bright raspberry-pink colour is attained largely by the use of thermo-vinified Pinot Noir and Meunier red wines. Moët is the sole user of this method in Champagne, which allows the making of consistent, fruit-forward red wines with low tannin. This has a sweet nose of primary fruit, with candy tones and raspberry lemonade meeting a touch of spice. Very youthful aromatics. The palate is supple, sweetly fruity and silky, with absolutely no tannin. Simple candied finish. Needs time. Dosage 9g/l”
15.5/20
Jancis Robinson MW
“No clue as to principal vintage or disgorgement date but there is code LAL 84 on the back label. 40–50% Pinot Noir of which 10% is still; 30–40% Pinot Meunier and 10–20% Chardonnay. Aged for 21 months before disgorgement with dosage 9 g/l. Quite a deep orangey pale strawberry colour. Not much nose but a lively mousse – fairly exuberant bubbles – that is just the right side of aggressive. Not too sweet with very lively acidity. Extremely fruity though, as I say, not too sweet. A little chewy on the end after a really mouth-filling palate. Respectable considering presumably the massive quantity. Drink 2020 – 2022”
88/100
Jamie Goode
“12% alcohol. Pink with an orange hue. Bright, sweetly fruited nose is quite berryish with some taut toastiness. The palate has some herby notes as well as fruit sweetness and good balance. Very drinkable, this. ”
Moët & Chandon winemaker Amine Ghanem talked us through the trials and tribulations of the 2018 vintage during our last visit to Champagne. He acknowledged it was a "challenging" vintage, but overall still "one of the best years region wide" - the resulting base wines he showed us were outstanding.
We met with winemaker Amine Ghanem to taste the 2017 vins clairs. As usual, discussion turned to the future of winemaking, of which Moët is at the forefront. Technological corks, thermovinification, thermal imagery - you name it, they're doing it.
Moët & Chandon MCIII is a champagne like no other. A blend of six different vintages, utilising three different ageing vessels and an assemblage of finished champagne and still wines; this is the ultimate in luxury.
Enlightening, educational and at times jaw-dropping, our visit to Moët was one of a kind. Amine Ghanem showed us the 2016 Vins Clairs, new Grand Vintage 2008, a 1988 magnum and the ultra-prestige MCIII.
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