Brut Millesime
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Seared scallops, roasted poultry with cream sauce, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Taittinger's Brut Millésimé is a masterclass in vintage selection, crafted only in years when the harvest yields grapes of exceptional quality and distinct character. Sourced primarily from Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards, this cuvée represents a harmonious dialogue between the finesse of Chardonnay and the robust structure of Pinot Noir. The wine undergoes several years of slow maturation on its lees deep within the subterranean Gallo-Roman chalk cellars (crayères) of Reims. This extended aging imparts a complex autolytic character of toasted brioche and honeyed citrus, while retaining the signature freshness and mineral precision that defines the Taittinger house style. Historically, vintage Champagnes were reserved for celebratory feasts of the European elite, and Taittinger continues this legacy by capturing the unique climatic signature of a single exceptional year.
🍾 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 50%, Pinot Noir 50%
🍷 ABV
12.5%