Champagne Taittinger - Brut Cuvée Prestige avec étui

Name: Champagne Taittinger - Brut Cuvée Prestige with case
Brand: Champagne Taittinger
Rating: 4.2 (16 reviews)

Champagne|Sparkling wine

Champagne

Effervescent

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Drink or Keep

Case

4.2/5 (16 customers)

accessible

aperitif

safe bet

celebration

"A must-have for your festive season!"

Taittinger's Brut Cuvée Prestige is a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from some fifty different crus. With a high proportion of Chardonnay, rare for a Brut sans année, Taittinger Champagne is composed as follows: Airy, balanced and elegant, with superb aromatic potential.

Features

Estate

Champagne Taittinger

Cuvée

Brut Cuvée Prestige

Designation

Champagne

Region

Champagne

Grape varieties

60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay

Terroirs

From some fifty different vintages

Viticulture

Reasoned

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

Traditional Champagne method

Breeding

3 to 4 years in the cellar

Alcohol content

12%

Case

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Golden straw yellow

Nose

Very expressive and open, both fruity and brioche, with aromas of peach, white flowers (hawthorn, acacia) and vanilla bean.

Mouth

Lively, fresh attack. Delicate fruit and honey flavours.

Serve

AT 8-10°C

Drink before

2026

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy as an aperitif, with festive evenings and cocktails...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

4-star rated estates (top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

About the domain :

From the vineyard to the presentation of the cuvées, Taittinger has become a fine model for Champagne and wine in general. All the wines - not just the most prestigious - are brilliant representatives of a classic Champagne school, based on fresh, light-hearted aperitif elegance. Each cuvée also has its own personality, culminating in the prestige cuvée comtes-de-champagne blanc, based exclusively on Chardonnays from six Côte des Blancs grands crus, and an unforgettably fine rosé. Gone are the days when non-vintage brut was the house's weak point: light, floral and fruity, it's a delightful aperitif. The rest of the range is equally brilliant, witty and dynamic.

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté Award-winning wines (Wines from this producer regularly win awards in the guide)

About the domain :

Alexandre Fourneaux produced still wines in Rilly-la-Montagne. His son founded a trading house in 1734. Two centuries later, in 1936, Pierre Taittinger became the principal shareholder of the Forest-Fourneaux house, to which he gave his name. In 2005, the company was taken over by an American pension fund, and bought back by the family a year later, under the management of Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger. Before settling on the historic butte Saint-Nicaise, it had its headquarters at the Hôtel des Comtes de Champagne, hence the name of its prestige cuvée. The company has chalk quarries dating back to the 4th century and a vast vineyard (288 ha). Chardonnay is its emblematic grape variety.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine rated (guide 2024) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the domain :

The flamboyant P.E.T. (Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger), now surrounded by his children Vitalie and Clovis and a rejuvenated team, are putting this major house back on track, with its historic chalk pits and treasure trove of vines (including rare massal selections and 180 hectares worked without herbicides). "Taittinger's future lies not so much in increasing volumes as in being able to increase the share of luxury cuvées in our offer," explains Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, with particular emphasis on the Comtes de Champagne cuvée. Here, the dosage (9 grams/liter constant) is defended as a "flavor enhancer, indispensable in non-vintage bruts". In recent years, we've noticed an improvement in the density of the wines.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.2/5

out of 16 reviews

Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 30/07/2023

A classic BSA combining finesse and lightness, with fine bubbles in the glass and a lovely, persistent cordon de mousse. It's seductive in its straightforwardness, with a clean, invigorating attack. This is counterbalanced by a palate that unfurls sweet flavors of citrus, white fruit and yellow flowers, enhanced by delicate hints of honey and spice. The finish, with its clear fruitiness, is refreshingly long and airy. Price progression: from €26 in 2017 to almost €40 in 2023, representing an increase of around 10% per year for six consecutive years! Un ange passe....The fact remains that this model of elegance and balance will always hold its own at 8° for an aperitif in particular. Score = 4.1.