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Moet & Chandon, Grand Vintage 2002
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About the Producer
When King Charles VII knighted brothers Jean and Nicolas Moet in 1446, he established a lineage that would later be named for one of the most beautiful legends in the history of Champagne. As early as 1743, the wine merchant Claude Moët founded the Moët & Chandon Champagne distillery, which soon earned an important reputation in the great courts of Europe. His grandson, Jean-Remy Moet, made Moet & Chandon an icon of international luxury and a symbol of celebration. Jean-Remy Moet was awarded the Legion of Honor by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who visited the estate in Epernay on several occasions, and to whom the estate's iconic champagne, Moet & Chandon Imperial, pays tribute. Legend has it that the act of opening a bottle of Moët & Chandon with a sword was invented by Napoleon and his troops to celebrate a victory. Thanks to the genius of the family, Moët & Chandon has embodied the charm of its champagne and shared it with the whole world for more than two and a half centuries now. Since 1987, the winery has been owned by the LVMH group. Each year, it undergoes a rigorous selection of terroirs, and cellar master Benoit Gouez seeks to amplify the uniqueness of one vintage after another.
