If you measure a champagne house by its vintages then Moët & Chandon is likely to be high on your list. After all, 73 vintages is nothing to sniff at. Unless you’re at a tasting of course. Blended from more than 100 different wines, the bottles have been rested in comfort in the Moët cellars for the past seven years and now, four years after the required minimum for vintages, it’s ready for drinking. It’s everything you want from a good champagne, from the innate complexity of age and full-bodied structure to the honey and mild spices from the high Pinot Noir content. The 2009 is a beautiful addition to a pedigree of fine vintage champagnes; moet.com
