Benoit Gouez
Benoît Gouez joined Moët & Chandon in 1998 and become Chef de Cave in 2005, taking his own unique route to becoming a champagne maker. As he says, “I wasn’t brought up in the world of vintners. My career path was shaped by series of chance encounters and fortunate circumstances, and, above all, by an innate flair for this profession.” Thanks to his keen instincts, Gouez quickly grasped the Moët & Chandon spirit. “Champagne is all about sharing—it’s a rich, passion-filled world. I love to share. I love dinners with friends, good conversation, exchanging ideas and different points of view. I love to celebrate, to make every moment in life as good as it can be.”
Gouez’s enthusiasm and expertise propelled him to his current position as Chef de Cave. For Gouez, winemaking consists of a subtle mix of technique and sensitivity, knowledge and creativity.
Benoît Gouez’s unparalleled mastery of his art ensures champagne with the distinctive Moët & Chandon character. He keeps the House in tune with the times while remaining a firm believer in gentle evolution rather than jarring revolution.
Style and integrity, two of Gouez’s most marked personal qualities, are essential to his ability to bring out the best in each year’s harvest and, in his words, “to highlight and sublimate the special characteristics of the grape varieties grown in the Champagne region.” With his wonderful panache and consummate respect for the natural qualities of the fruit, this young, atypical Chef de Cave is the ideal guardian of the Moët & Chandon spirit.
Winemaking techniques, no matter how well mastered, are nothing without the intuition, finesse and sensitivity that characterize Moët & Chandon’s Chef de Cave. The firm’s history, culture and traditions are in good hands with Benoît Gouez. “The Moët & Chandon heritage is handed down from generation to generation. We are a house with deep roots in the past and eyes looking toward the future.”
Gouez’s enthusiasm and expertise propelled him to his current position as Chef de Cave. For Gouez, winemaking consists of a subtle mix of technique and sensitivity, knowledge and creativity.
Benoît Gouez’s unparalleled mastery of his art ensures champagne with the distinctive Moët & Chandon character. He keeps the House in tune with the times while remaining a firm believer in gentle evolution rather than jarring revolution.
Style and integrity, two of Gouez’s most marked personal qualities, are essential to his ability to bring out the best in each year’s harvest and, in his words, “to highlight and sublimate the special characteristics of the grape varieties grown in the Champagne region.” With his wonderful panache and consummate respect for the natural qualities of the fruit, this young, atypical Chef de Cave is the ideal guardian of the Moët & Chandon spirit.
Winemaking techniques, no matter how well mastered, are nothing without the intuition, finesse and sensitivity that characterize Moët & Chandon’s Chef de Cave. The firm’s history, culture and traditions are in good hands with Benoît Gouez. “The Moët & Chandon heritage is handed down from generation to generation. We are a house with deep roots in the past and eyes looking toward the future.”