Moët & Chandon
Grand Vintage Extra Brut Champagne
Champagne, France
The largest Champagne house in France, founded in 1743 by Claude Moët, blend of 41% Chardonnay, 38% Pinot Noir & 21% Pinot Meunier. Golden straw color with aromas of stone and citrus fruits with notes of nutty toast. On the palate flavors of apple and peach with lemony tones and floral notes. Great balance, good bubble bead flow and mousse, lively acidity, long finish ending with crisp toasty mineral tones. A Fav!
The largest Champagne house in France, founded in 1743 by Claude Moët, blend of 41% Chardonnay, 38% Pinot Noir & 21% Pinot Meunier. Golden straw color with aromas of stone and citrus fruits with notes of nutty toast. On the palate flavors of apple and peach with lemony tones and floral notes. Great balance, good bubble bead flow and mousse, lively acidity, long finish ending with crisp toasty mineral tones. A Fav!
Jan 19th, 2023
Medium lemon yellow color - plenty of biscuity yeast aromas with lemon drop and a hint of Hazelnut. Firm acidity and fine mousse - very much a wine in medium-full bodied style. Good length
Medium lemon yellow color - plenty of biscuity yeast aromas with lemon drop and a hint of Hazelnut. Firm acidity and fine mousse - very much a wine in medium-full bodied style. Good length
1 person found it helpfulAug 2nd, 2018
Last weekend we sat down to our Vintec Club Private at home tasting. We couldn’t make it to the live event as we needed to fit it in around bubs and feeding 🤱 of course!
The tasting was champagne! Moët & Chandon to be exact and it’s safe to say we have a whole new appreciation for this major champas brand. We learnt so much from winemaker Marie-Christine from Moët such as:
🍾 There are 10 winemakers on the team and 40 cellarmen - this increases to 300 cellarmen during vintage!
🍾 Their grapes are all handpicked and 3,000 people help bring in the grapes from their vineyard
🍾 The reason experts prefer to drink from standard wine glasses vs champagne flutes is so the champagne can breathe. Because it spends time on lees, it needs to breathe in order to properly reveal itself
In the tasting we tried their signature Non-Vintage and also their 2012 Vintage. We got a few of the recommended food matches to accompany our tasting: fries 🍟& aioli, Brie, vintage cheddar and some Gouda. They also suggested sushi 🍣 which we’ll do next time 😋
Here’s some notes I jotted down on the sparklers:
NV
Fresh orchard fruit - think apples pears with some grapefruit zest, lychee and almonds with a lick of honey. It went really well with the triple cream Brie we had from Tassie.
2012
This one was delicious with the vintage cheddar we had. Very smooth with delicious refreshing acidity, pear and walnut brioche with grapefruit zest. We both preferred the vintage 😜
I can’t wait for the next Vintec Club tasting!
Last weekend we sat down to our Vintec Club Private at home tasting. We couldn’t make it to the live event as we needed to fit it in around bubs and feeding 🤱 of course!
The tasting was champagne! Moët & Chandon to be exact and it’s safe to say we have a whole new appreciation for this major champas brand. We learnt so much from winemaker Marie-Christine from Moët such as:
🍾 There are 10 winemakers on the team and 40 cellarmen - this increases to 300 cellarmen during vintage!
🍾 Their grapes are all handpicked and 3,000 people help bring in the grapes from their vineyard
🍾 The reason experts prefer to drink from standard wine glasses vs champagne flutes is so the champagne can breathe. Because it spends time on lees, it needs to breathe in order to properly reveal itself
In the tasting we tried their signature Non-Vintage and also their 2012 Vintage. We got a few of the recommended food matches to accompany our tasting: fries 🍟& aioli, Brie, vintage cheddar and some Gouda. They also suggested sushi 🍣 which we’ll do next time 😋
Here’s some notes I jotted down on the sparklers:
NV
Fresh orchard fruit - think apples pears with some grapefruit zest, lychee and almonds with a lick of honey. It went really well with the triple cream Brie we had from Tassie.
2012
This one was delicious with the vintage cheddar we had. Very smooth with delicious refreshing acidity, pear and walnut brioche with grapefruit zest. We both preferred the vintage 😜
I can’t wait for the next Vintec Club tasting!
This Moet & Chandon Grand Vintage 2015 champagne has initial notes of breadcrumbs, fresh brioche and almond paste, and a hint of elderflower and jasmine, then to fruit such as white peach and watermelon.
A wonderful champagne to share with families and friends at important events and festive seasons!
This Moet & Chandon Grand Vintage 2015 champagne has initial notes of breadcrumbs, fresh brioche and almond paste, and a hint of elderflower and jasmine, then to fruit such as white peach and watermelon.
A wonderful champagne to share with families and friends at important events and festive seasons!
Good continuation of the evening. Not one of the more memorable 2012s
Good continuation of the evening. Not one of the more memorable 2012s
Dec 28th, 2023
Pale-medium straw color.
Aromas of citrus, brioche.
Dry. Flavors of lemon, mineral, toast. Tart finish.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 3/5
Finish: 3/5
Pale-medium straw color.
Aromas of citrus, brioche.
Dry. Flavors of lemon, mineral, toast. Tart finish.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 3/5
Finish: 3/5
Brioche and caramel with nice bubbles
Brioche and caramel with nice bubbles
Apr 2nd, 2022