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    137
  • Decanting time

    No
  • When to drink

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  • Food Pairing

    Seafood, Salads & Consommes

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The Story

Moët & Chandon Impérial is a complete, generous and dynamic Champagne made of chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier. Moët Impérial is the House’s iconic Champagne. Created in 1869, it embodies Moët & Chandon’s unique style- a style distinguished by its bright fruitiness, its seductive palate and its elegant maturity.

Created from more than 100 different wines, of which 20% to 30% are reserve wines specially selected to enhance its maturi...

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Vintage 1988

CHAMPAGNE: From this year, the most classic and refined champagnes were producedChampagnes are long-lived and mature slowly to their peak.

Winter and spring were fairly mild. Inflorescences began in good weather in June. Already during the next month, the cloud masses swarmed to the Champagne province. Finally, the sky broke right before harvest. The harvest remained smaller than in the previous year. Even though the weather was unstable,...

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Written Notes

Golden colour with amber hues. Honey-toned mature yet fruity nose, with baked apricot, herbs and fragrant floral tones. Fullness and roundness meet energy and liveliness on the structured palate. No longer improving but will take further keeping.

  • 94p

Lemon yellow. Apples, brioche, nuts, fruity, fruity nose. Fresh acidity, fresh apples, some minerals, elegant, quite nuanced, long. 91

  • 91p

Medium intense, light green colour. Toasty, coffee, tempting nose. Dry, light-bodied wine, Palate is still moderately fresh but lacking touch of promise of the nose. – JL – Aug 25, 2018

  • 92p
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Origin

Reims, Champagne

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