Intro to Taittinger Vintage Champagne – Taittinger 2013 Champagne is a delicious elegant Champagne with a lingering yeasty toasty aroma and balanced palate blended form Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Full tasting note and wine making – Taittinger Vintage is pale yellow with fine bubbles and the nose combines flintiness with yeasty bread aromas and also fine, intense, crystallized fruit scents of lemon and mandarin with a flowery touch of acacia honey. On the palate it is sublimely fresh and fruity. The mid-palate is balanced and smooth with flavours of sugared pink grapefruit. The exceptional intensity of the finish is long, generous and complex. Taittinger produces a Vintage Champagne only when the harvest has been of exceptional quality. Made from first press wines the wine is only released after several years of cellar ageing, allowing the aromas to mature slowly and the length and complexity of the wine to develop. It is an elegant but complex cuvée, the rich blend of Grand Cru Chardonnay and Pinot Noir shows off the quality of the great vintages with their extra body and concentration of fruit. The producer – Taittinger remains one of the few Champagne Houses owned and managed by the family named on the label. Its origins date back to 1734 and the Taittinger link was established in 1931 when Pierre Taittinger acquired the House. Today, the Reims it is headed up by Pierre’s grandson, Pierre-Emmanual Taittinger and his son, Clovis and daughter Vitalie both of whom are actively involved in of this Champagne House. Taittinger’s home is situated above miles of chalk tunnels and cellars that are perfect for the slow ageing process required for great Champagne. The hallmark of the Taittinger Champagnes is the high percentage of Chardonnay used in their winemaking which can be anything from 40% in the Brut Réserve Non Vintage to 100% in the prestigious Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs. This Chardonnay dominance provides for a style of elegance, delicacy and finesse that has earned the House many accolades over the years. Drink with- An excellent aperitif and it is great with creamy fish dishes such as Lobster Thermidor.
