Nocturne Sec
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Foie gras, fruit tarts, mildly spicy Asian dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
Taittinger Nocturne Sec is a 'Sec' Champagne designed to accompany the energy and elegance of the night. It is crafted from a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier sourced from some thirty different crus. After undergoing a slow maturation of at least four years on its lees in Taittinger's historic chalk cellars, the wine is finished with a dosage of 17.5 grams per liter of cane sugar. This precise dosage creates a round, smooth, and voluptuous palate while maintaining the signature Taittinger freshness and mineral precision. The cuvee is a modern tribute to the art of celebration, offering a softer, more indulgent alternative to traditional Brut Champagnes.
🍾 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 and Pinot Meunier 60%
🍷 ABV
12.5%