In honor of its 280th anniversary, Moët & Chandon is delighted to present Collection Impériale Création No. 1, a timeless creation of intricate complexity.

This cuvée is the inaugural release in the Collection Impériale line launched this year to celebrate the milestone. A product of Moët & Chandon’s centuries-old savoir-vin, Création No. 1 is the pinnacle of the Maison's practice of Haute Oenologie. This champagne is made from an assemblage of remarkable vintages, aged through different maturation processes in oak casks and on the lees, in bottles.

THE VINTAGE

Collection Impériale Création N°1 is a blend of seven remarkable vintages, each with singularities, and each carefully evaluated and aged in distinct environments to enhance its individual qualities. Their intricate assemblage begins with the fresh 2013 Grand Vintage, aged in stainless steel tanks, complemented by the refined 2012, powerful 2010, tense 2008, full-bodied 2006, lively 2000, aged in oak casks, and finished with the elegant 2004, bottle aged on lees after its second fermentation.

TASTING NOTES

On the eye: Deep, bright yellow hue, reminiscent of a canary diamond.

On the nose: A gradually revealing bouquet. Licorice root, mocha and toast. Madeleine, fresh hazelnut and vanilla. Luscious fruit emerge, accompanied by hints of dried fig and mirabelle plum.

On the palate: A generous & serene palate. Aromatic sweetness. Creamy and delicate effervescence. Interplay of freshness and bitters. Smoke and licorice.