Moët & Chandon Champagne Grand Vintage 2016
Champagne
Effervescent
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Drink or Keep
90/100
RVF
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94/100
Bettane & Desseauve
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93/100
Jeb Dunnuck
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93/100
Vinous
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91/100
Robert Parker
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16/20
Jancis Robinson
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1*Étoile
Hachette
"Each Grand Vintage is unique, the expression of an awakening, a luminous dawn characterized by the first light of day.
Grand Vintage 2016 exudes a radiant, peaceful sensation. A remarkable Champagne embodying a vintage full of bounce, it is endowed with great complexity and superb ripeness.
Features
Estate
Champagne Moët & Chandon
Cuvée
Grand Vintage
Vintage
2016
Designation
Champagne
Region
Champagne
Grape varieties
48% Chardonnay, 34% Pinot Noir, 18% Pinot Meunier
Terroirs
Soils of Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs, Vallée de la Marne, Sézanne and Aube
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Traditional Champagne method, malolactic fermentation carried out
Breeding
6 years in the cellar
Alcohol content
12%
Residual sugars
5 g/l
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Slightly golden yellow with green highlights
Nose
On the nose, notes of hazelnut and toast soften, with aromas of gingerbread, marzipan and barley sugar, followed by fruity and floral nuances.
Mouth
Round and supple on the attack, giving way to a fine structure, with a soft, acidic freshness on the finish.
Serve
AT 7°- 8°C
Drink before
2031
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy as an aperitif, with a starter, sushi, smoked salmon, duck breast with cherries, mushroom risotto, shellfish...
Champagne Moët & Chandon
Champagne
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 94/100 (Vintage 2015)
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
Under the impetus of its brilliant cellar master Benoît Gouez, Moët has progressed without denying its fundamentals: fruitiness, balance, the right accessibility, captivating ageing potential, with a fresh style in search of precision. The cuvées are free of dosage, in harmony with advances in viticulture and cutting-edge technical research. The wines take on an extra dimension. The house's spearheads, Impérial and Rosé-Impérial, are champagnes of impressive aromatic precision and finesse. The blends are meticulous. The vintages display a distinctive stylistic imprint, like the latest 2013, a remarkably successful atypical vintage. The "grande maison" is in fine form.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (guide 2024) 1*Star (Vintage 2015) (Very successful wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
One of the oldest Champagne houses, founded in 1743 by Claude Moët, a vineyard owner. In the early 19th century, his grandson Jean-Rémy, with the help of his son-in-law Pierre-Gabriel Chandon de Briailles, gave the company an international dimension. Their heirs have continued the success of the brand, which has become the best-known and best-selling in the world. Today, Moët et Chandon, with 1,190 ha of vines in 234 crus (50% of which are grand cru) and 28 km of cellars, continues its expansion within the powerful LVMH group. Its ambitions were realized in 2012 with the inauguration of a vast, contemporary-style winery on the Mont Aigu site in Oiry, at the foot of the Côte des Blancs, in addition to its historic facilities in Épernay. Benoît Gouez has been cellar master since 2005.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (guide 2023) 91/100 (Vintage 2015) (Wonderful wine)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated (Guide 5) 90/100 (Vintage 2015)
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
LVMH is the most powerful player in the Champagne region, both in terms of the size of its vineyards (around 1,200 hectares, only a quarter of its needs!) and the distribution of its brands (Moët, Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart, Krug, Mercier). Within this galaxy, Moët is the world's best-selling champagne, with its flagship brut Impérial accounting for 85% of production. Under the leadership of excellent cellar master Benoît Gouez, Moët is impressively consistent in terms of volumes produced. These creamy wines, with their toasty, lemony notes, reassure consumers the world over. Alongside the Brut Impérial, Moët delivers Grand Vintage wines that gain in definition and depth vintage after vintage.
Jancis Robinson
Rated wine (guide 2022) 16/20 (Vintage 2015)
Vinous A. Galloni
Rated (guide 2022) 93/100 (Vintage 2015)
James Suckling
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Jeb Dunnuck
Rated (guide 2023) 93/100 (Vintage 2015)
Recommended area
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