In the 1960s, Moët & Chandon began exploring the potential for producing world class sparkling wines outside France. Having established successful Chandon Estates in Argentina, Brazil and California, they saw the opportunity to produce a premium quality sparkling wine in Australia.
During the mid-eighties, a group of Australian wine experts were engaged to find an ideal site for growing traditional cool climate champagne grape varietie...
The Yarra Valley offers great diversity for our winemakers. Fruit can be sourced from a range of viticultural sites with different micro climates. They vary from the Green Point Vineyard at Domaine Chandon, to the slopes of the upper Yarra, at 500m above sea level. These micro climates, combined with subtle variations in soil types - from ancient alluvial sandy clay loams soils to the red granitic soils of the upper Yarra - give the winemaking...
Méthode Traditionnelle. All Chandon sparkling wines are created using the centuries-old ‘méthode traditionnelle’, developed in the Champagne region of France. After the grapes are pressed, the juice undergoes two separate fermentations, the second taking place in individual bottles producing the fine bubbles of great sparkling wine. Méthode traditionnelle wines are made exclusively from chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier grape varieties,...
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