Collection Imperiale Creation No. 1
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Seared sea scallops, roasted turbot in a delicate butter sauce, and aged Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Moët & Chandon's Collection Impériale Création No. 1 represents the absolute pinnacle of the house's blending expertise, launched to celebrate their 280th anniversary. This multi-vintage prestige cuvée is an intricate assemblage of seven outstanding years, anchored by the 2013 vintage aged in stainless steel, and enriched by older reserve wines aged in oak casks and on their lees in bottle. The concept pays homage to the visionary spirit of Jean-Rémy Moët, who famously shared his champagnes with Napoleon Bonaparte, cementing the house's imperial legacy. By masterfully blending different aging vessels and vintages, Chef de Cave Benoît Gouez has crafted a Champagne of extraordinary depth, freshness, and complexity, showcasing the chalky terroir of Champagne's finest Grand and Premier Cru vineyards.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1743 by Claude Moët, Moët & Chandon stands as Champagne's quintessential global ambassador. Anchored along the prestigious Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, the maison commands approximately 1,190 hectares of prime estate vineyards spanning the Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs, and Vallée de la Marne, supplemented by an extensive network of grower partnerships. Viticulture emphasizes sustainability through certified Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE) and Viticulture Durable en Champagne (VDC) protocols, eliminating chemical herbicides. Underground, 28 kilometers of historic chalk crayères provide the microclimatic stability required for extended lees maturation. Guided by longtime Chef de Cave Benoît Gouez, the winemaking philosophy prioritizes bright fruit purity, seductive palates, and elegant maturity through temperature-controlled stainless steel vinification and malolactic fermentation. The portfolio spans the ubiquitous benchmark Moët Impérial to the terroir-driven Grand Vintage expressions and multi-vintage prestige assemblages like Collection Impériale, epitomizing grand-scale precision and classical Champagne typicity.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier