Assortment Case
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
fresh oysters, roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The Taittinger Assortment Case is a curated collection designed to showcase the breadth, elegance, and stylistic diversity of this historic Champagne house. Rather than a single bottling, this assortment typically features a selection of Taittinger's most celebrated cuvées, ranging from their signature Chardonnay-dominant Brut Réserve to their prestigious vintage releases and the legendary Comtes de Champagne. Each bottle in the assortment reflects the house's dedication to finesse, lightness, and mineral precision, nurtured in their historic 4th-century Gallo-Roman chalk cellars (crayères) in Reims. By bringing together different expressions of the Taittinger style, this collection offers an organoleptic journey through the terroir of Champagne, celebrating the family's legacy of blending artistry that dates back to the house's origins.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its viticultural lineage to 1734 through the historic house of Forest-Fourneaux, Champagne Taittinger was formally inaugurated under the family name in the 1930s by Pierre Taittinger after acquiring the Château de la Marquetterie. Today, the maison remains an independent, family-led enterprise directed by Vitalie Taittinger with cellar master Alexandre Ponnavoy. Taittinger manages approximately 288 hectares of sustainably farmed vineyards, certified under Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE) and Viticulture Durable en Champagne (VDC), spanning premier terroirs across the Côte des Blancs, Montagne de Reims, and the Marne Valley. Here, pure Cretaceous chalk soils, gentle slopes, and a marginal semi-continental climate impart hallmark tension and refined minerality. Taittinger's winemaking philosophy champions a distinctively high proportion of Chardonnay, yielding cuvées of crystalline precision, airy floral lift, and structural grace. Prolonged aging takes place inside subterranean 4th-century Gallo-Roman chalk crayères beneath the historic Saint-Nicaise abbey ruins, culminating in iconic prestige expressions like the 100% Grand Cru Chardonnay Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
🍷 ABV
12-12.5%