Brut Diamond Box
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters on the half shell, roasted chicken with wild mushrooms, and aged Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Taittinger Brut Diamond Box features the house's signature Brut Réserve, a testament to the family-run estate's historical mastery in Reims. Rooted in history that traces back to 1734 through the original Forest-Fourneaux house, Taittinger is famous for its breathtaking, UNESCO-listed Gallo-Roman chalk cellars (crayères) where these bottles quietly mature. This cuvée is distinguished by an unusually high proportion of Chardonnay (typically 40%), balanced by Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier from over 35 different crus. Aged for three to four years on the lees, it delivers a remarkably elegant profile defined by white flowers, fresh peach, and delicate brioche, reflecting the airy, graceful style that defines the Taittinger heritage.
🍾 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
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier