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Taittinger Champagne
The most popular Taittinger Champagne brands are rated and compared to other brands. Detailed descriptions along with tasting notes are provided.
Taittinger is one of the few family owned houses remaining in Champagne. The Taittinger group also owns Domaine Carneros in California.
Taittinger Comtes De Champagne Rosé 2012 is one of Taittinger’s prestige cuvees. Grapes were harvested from Grand Crus vineyards from the prestigious Côte des Blancs and Montage de Reims regions. It is only produced when the harvest is of exceptional quality worthy of a vintage year.
Wine-making methods involve using just the first press juice and ageing 5% of the wines for four months in new oak barrels, a third of which are renewed every year.
Grape Varieties: 40% chardonnay, 60% pinot noir (including 14% Red Wine).
Vineyards: 100% Grand Cru
Pinot noir from Bouzy
Chardonnay from Avize, Chouilly, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, and Oger
Red Wine from Bouzy
Nose: “This Champagne features extraordinarily delicate bubbles and a fresh, highly refined nose with complex aromas of wild strawberries, cherries and black currants with hints of fresh almonds and licorice.”
Palate: “On the palate, the fruit flavor intensifies and leads into a rich, structured midpalate and a generous finish that maintains balance and freshness.”
The most popular Taittinger Champagne brands are rated and compared to other brands. Detailed descriptions along with tasting notes are provided.
Taittinger is one of the few family owned houses remaining in Champagne. The Taittinger group also owns Domaine Carneros in California.