Millesime
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops, roasted pheasant or poultry with wild mushrooms, and aged Comté or Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Moët & Chandon's Millésime, widely celebrated today as the Grand Vintage, represents a departure from the house's signature non-vintage consistency in favor of celebrating the unique personality of a single exceptional year. First created in 1842 to satisfy international connoisseurs seeking the distinct character of specific harvests, each vintage is a bespoke creation by the Chef de Cave. Sourced from the finest Grand and Premier Cru parcels across Champagne, the blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Meunier shifts annually to best express the season's triumphs. The wine undergoes extended cellar aging on its lees—typically for at least seven years—developing a sophisticated autolytic profile of toasted brioche, roasted nuts, and ripe stone fruits, finished with a low dosage to maintain its precise, terroir-driven energy.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1743 by Claude Moët, Moët & Chandon is one of the world's most iconic Champagne houses, headquartered along the prestigious Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, France. Now the flagship Champagne brand of the LVMH group, the maison oversees extensive premier and grand cru vineyard holdings across the Champagne region. Guided by centuries of blending mastery and state-of-the-art cellar craftsmanship, the house embodies a style characterized by bright fruitiness, an elegant palate, and refined maturity. Moët & Chandon is universally celebrated for its legendary non-vintage flagship, Moët Impérial, as well as its expressive Grand Vintage cuvées and innovative sparkling creations.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier