Moet et Chandon - Champagner Collection Imperiale No. 1 Brut Nature

Bewertungen

• 96/100

  Decanter
  The aromatic complexity of this multi-vintage blend is dazzling, framed by a controlled and alluring reductive tautness of gunpowder, white pepper and charred citrus peel. Unfolds with a lengthy procession of poached strawberry, papaya and dried peach, eventually showing intruiging nuances such as cocoa, dried lime, nutty honey and sourdough. The gentle, resovled weight of age is apparent on the palate, yet the effect is surprisingly delicate and calm, and all the more nimble with zero dosage, refusing to feel either conclusively mature or youthful. Rather unique, this will be fascinating to follow, with further time on cork perhaps offering yet more smoothness and complexity. A blend of seven vintages, 42.5% of which is the 2013 Grand Vintage blend, followed by 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004 and 2000 reserves aged in oak foudres."

• 95/100

  Wine Spectator
  A voluptuous start leads to a sleek display in this sophisticated version, with a minerally underpinning of smoke and oyster shell.

• 95/100

  Wine Enthusiast
  This is the first blending of this Champagne. From a base wine of 2013, there are seven vintages married into the taste. It is a beautifully mature wine, keeping fresh crispness and a citrus flavor while also having this yeast and spice flavor to balance. Drink now."

• 95/100

  James Suckling
  Complex aromatics to this inaugural release, which cellar master Benoit Gouez has been working on since the turn of the century. Bergamot, ash, white truffles, licorice, fresh and dried figs, flint and some toast on the nose, evolving to honeycomb and beeswax. On the palate it’s smoky and savory, with creamy bubbles and delicious umami and salty elements. There’s no dosage (no sugar added), but it’s beautifully balanced with a dried-fruit and braised-mushroom sweetness to it. A blend of 7 vintages: 2013 (vinified in steel tanks), 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2000 (all vinified in oak casks) and 2004 (aged on the lees in bottle). Bottled in 2014 and disgorged in August 2022. 40% chardonnay, 40% pinot noir and 20% meunier. Drink now or hold."

• 94/100

  Jeb Dunnuck
  The inspiration behind the cuvée of the NV Champagne Collection Imperiale Creation No. 1 was the new Millennium in 2000, with the idea of taking wines that were already in bottle and putting them back into tank. The color of this wine is a bright golden yellow, and the nose lifts with a layered and complete profile in its aromas of brioche, preserved orange, honey, flinty wet stone, and apricot. The palate offers full body, and no sugar is added at disgorgement, allowing for the natural richness of the wine to shine through. It’s mouthwatering on the palate, with a fine, stony texture, good concentration, and a long finish, with delicate spice and depth. It is showing wonderfully now and should have a rather long window for enjoyment. Disgorged in October 2023."

• 92/100

  The Wine Advocate
  The NV Collection Impériale Création No.1 from Moët is a blend of 40% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Meunier without dosage and was disgorged in March 2022. It reveals a delicate, fresh, complex bouquet with aromas of honey, orchard fruits, menthol, toasted nuts, butter, spices and tonka beans. Medium-bodied, the palate is well-balanced with an iodine-like, chalky core of fruit and a delicate, tense mid-palate that segues into a saline, short finish."

• 16,5/20

  Jancis Robinson
  Very fine bead. Pungent nose that's quite reduced at first with some citrus peel and with quite an unusually chewy finish. Multi-layered and with some aspects that are already quite mature. A wine to chew over - definitely not a casual aperitif style! It may be zero dosage but has nothing in common with the austere zero-dosage grower champagnes which tend to be much younger. If you're looking for freshness above all, this is not the champagne for you but it's certainly intriguing, with a slight sweetness on the finish."