Moet&Chandon Champagne Grand Vintage Collection 2000.

This is one of the rarest and most prestigious vintages in the Moet&Chandon house, with a longer aging on the lees, with a rich and complex aromatic profile. They are rare and collectible bottles.

As the wine opens, the initial reductive notes of mocha, toasting, tobacco, smoke, the most volatile, gradually give way to sweet and sugary notes such as nougat, honey, resin and vanilla. Then, the fruit settles and radiates, rising into an intense and summery bouquet of toasted stone fruit, apricot, mirabelle plum, fig, and intoxicating flowers such as jasmine and lavender.

The palate is initially powerful, dissolving into a warm, rich and creamy opulence. The body is well structured, open and the texture delicate. The sensation of sweetness and delicacy of summer stone fruit is evident. The finish is long and persistent, with menthol and spicy notes. The overall feeling is one of undeniable maturity and charm.

Moët & Chandon has developed a unique approach to pairing food and Champagne for years. The goal is to create memorable gastronomic experiences based on six principles: dialogue, color, simplicity, minerality, cooking and texture. The best way to create a perfect pairing for Grand Vintage Collection 2000 is to choose three main ingredients: the main element, meat, fish or vegetable, which provides the texture; the secondary ingredient that evokes the intense fruitiness of apricot, fig, clementine and toasted sesame; the contrast provided by a touch of jasmine, a light note of grapefruit, sweet spices, white pepper or vegetal ingredient.

Grand Vintage Collection 2000 tells the story of a single vintage, with the grapes harvested in a single harvest. These grapes – Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier – share the same cycle, the same atmospheric conditions, have faced the same challenges and experienced the same triumphs.

This lot was donated by Moet&Chandon.