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Moet & Chandon Grand Vintage Collection 1996

750 ml Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier Champagne, France 1996

Moet & Chandon Grand Vintage Collection 1996 is a dry, light-bodied sparkling from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier (Champagne, France), in the sparkling style. Acidity is fresh; oak influence is little. Good with duck, salmon, roast chicken, creamy pasta. Listed at £200.00 by Hedonism Wines, who say it is out of stock; that is the last price, not an offer.

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Hedonism Wines
Out of stock
£200.00
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.4
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Pinot Noir + Chardonnay prior
body
2 / 5
light
Pinot Noir + Chardonnay prior
acidity
4 / 5
fresh
Pinot Noir + Chardonnay prior
oak
2 / 5
little
Pinot Noir + Chardonnay prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Sparkling
rules-v1
Colour
Sparkling
merchant feed
Origin
Champagne · France
merchant feed
Grapes
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
inferred
ABV
not stated by merchant
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Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
none
merchant feed
Drinking window
not stated
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Decant
not stated
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Food
ducksalmonroast chickencreamy pasta
inferred from grape and style
Occasions
celebration · aperitif · wedding · gift · special occasion
inferred
About Pinot Noir
Typical aromas: red cherry, strawberry, raspberry, violet. Serve at 14–16 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Pinot Noir · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
light · 2/5
Tannin
lowhigh
soft · 2/5
Acidity
lowhigh
fresh · 4/5
Oak
noneheavy
some · 3/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Merchant's description

Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial 1996 is a mature, vintage Champagne produced by Moët & Chandon in Reims, France. Brut Impérial is Moët & Chandon’s iconic Champagne first created in 1869. It embodies the house style of bright fruitiness, a seductive palate and an elegant finish. The nose is vibrant and intense with green apple, citrus fruit, minerality and brioche. The palate is generous and sumptuous with fleshy peach and apple.

Other vintages of Moet & Chandon Grand Vintage Collection we list
2000£300.00
The same wine in a different year. Vintages differ; our taste profile is derived per vintage only where the merchant's text differs.
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