Rose
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled lobster, roasted duck breast, fresh red berry tart
✨ Technical Specifications
Moët & Chandon's Rosé Impérial is a spontaneous, radiant, and romantic expression of the house's signature style, distinguished by its bright fruitiness, seductive palate, and elegant maturity. Historically, rosé Champagne has enjoyed royal favor; Napoleon Bonaparte and his mother, Letizia, were famously fond of Moët's pink-hued bubbles. The wine's vibrant pink color with coppery highlights is achieved through the traditional assemblage method, where a carefully selected portion of still red wine made from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier is blended into the white base wine before secondary fermentation. This ensures a consistent, lively profile dominated by red berries, cherry, and a touch of herbaceous rose. Aged for approximately 21 months on its lees in the house's extensive chalk cellars in Épernay, it offers a harmonious balance of freshness and intensity.
🍾 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 40-50%, Pinot Meunier 30-40%, Chardonnay 10-20%
🍷 ABV
12%