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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.
Collection Impériale Création No. 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. At the same time, Collection Impériale Création No. 1 also salutes the future. It sets in motion a countdown to Moët & Chandon’s 300th anniversary, a momentous milestone that will be reached in 2043. Beginning with the release of No. 1, a new Création will be revealed every two years, enriching, over time, the portfolio of Collection Impériale.
