Champagne

By Moët Hennessy

Dom Perignon

In the 17th century, the monk Dom Pierre Pérignon nurtured an ambition to create “the best wine in the world”. This bold and visionary mind even went as far as to earn himself a place at the table of the Sun King, who was won over by the quality of his wine.

This vision is tangible through the subtle balance that characterizes the House Champagnes – an alliance of ripeness, vibrancy, lightness and intensity – giving the wine the potential to age with suppleness and elegance.

In 1668, Dom Pierre Pérignon took up his role as cellarer at the Abbey of Hautvillers. He used the vineyards to return the estate to prosperity. With well thought-out and thorough blending of grapes, white wines from black grape varieties and gentle and divided pressing

Dom Pierre Pérignon laid the essential foundations for the "champenoise" method. Right up to his death in 1715, this contemporary of Louis XIV perfected the art of winemaking in Champagne.

Each year, the Chef de Cave reinvents the House style with different grapes, creating a unique vintage, a perfect balance between the expression of Dom Pérignon and the expression of the vintage itself.
These aromas, which develop in the wines as they are protected from oxygen during the aging process, guarantee exceptional cellaring potential and a characteristic minerality which is an aromatic signature of the House.

Veuve Clicquot

By Philipe Clicquot

It was founded in 1772 by Philippe Clicquot and is one of the largest champagne houses in the world.
Clicquot creating the first known vintage champagne in 1810, and inventing the riddling table process to clarify champagne in 1816.

The "Grande Dame of Champagne"

Madame Clicquot or Widow Clicquot was a French Champagne producer. She who took on her husband's wine business when widowed at 27. Under her ownership, and her skill with wine, the company developed early champagne using a novel technique.

Development

Veuve Clicquot has an exceptional oenological heritage, which features the largest palette of reserve wines. It can be traced back directly to the vision of an exceptional woman with a passion for Pinot Noir. I’m delighted to perpetuate more than two centuries of expertise and excellence, and to design iconic cuvées such as Brut Yellow Label and La Grande Dame.

Moët & Chandon

Since 1743 when it was founded, Moët & Chandon has been passing down unequaled winemaking savoir-faire and an innovative and pioneering spirit from generation to generation.

For Benoît Gouez, Cellar Master at Moët & Chandon since 2005, the champagne that he was previously ignorant of has now become a passion.
In his own words: “I’m not from the wine world. I arrived here through a series of encounters, circumstances and above all, intuition! “.
Benoît Gouez’s enthusiasm and expertise drove him to understand the spirit of Moët & Chandon Champagne, which he has been magnifying with boldness and elegance, vintage after vintage.

As the House's signature cuvée, Moët Impérial is its most comprehensive and universal expression. This Champagne is a perfectly executed blend of over 200 crus, mingling the full body of pinot noir with the suppleness of meunier and the finesse of chardonnay. The very incarnation of balance in Champagne for over 150 years.