Premium champagne label Moet & Chandon is finally releasing its 2002 cuvee after seven years of ageing.

The Grand Vintage 2002's release coincides with the launch of two collector's edition years from the winemaker, the 1975 and 1992.

Cuvees are normally released after five years of ageing, but the chef du cave of the world's biggest champagne house, Benoit Gouez, told the Drinks Business that the wine simply had to wait.

"Two years ago we could only see the fruity side of the [2002] wine, so it needed those two extra years. I wanted to wait for that toasty character to come through," he told the publication.

Sampling the Grand Vintage 2002, Decanter magazine's tastings director Christelle Guibert commented that the wine shows "beautiful development", with a complex yet well-balanced finish that has "amazing depth".

Rising demand for Moet & Chandon wine has helped luxury retailer LVMH to boost profits in the wines and spirits market by 22 per cent during 2010.