Demi Sec
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fruit tarts, blue cheese, crème brûlée
✨ Technical Specifications
Taittinger's Demi-Sec is a beautiful nod to the historical preferences of the 19th century, an era when Champagne was traditionally enjoyed with a much sweeter profile. Crafted using the same precise blend as the house's renowned Brut Réserve, this cuvée is defined by its generous dosage of cane sugar (typically around 33 grams per liter), which is masterfully balanced by the natural, vibrant acidity of the grapes. Composed of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier sourced from over 40 different vineyards, the wine undergoes slow cellar aging in Taittinger’s historic Gallo-Roman chalk crayères in Reims. This patient maturation imbues the Champagne with a delicate effervescence, rich honeyed notes, and a remarkably smooth, round texture, keeping a grand historical style alive for modern epicureans.
🍾 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 40%, Pinot Noir 35%, Pinot Meunier 25%
🍷 ABV
12%