Nocturne Sec
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Typically best enjoyed within 3 to 5 years of release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Foie gras, fruit tarts, mildly spicy Asian dishes
✨ wine.spec_sheet
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.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1932 when Pierre Taittinger acquired the historic Forest-Fourneaux house founded in 1734, Champagne Taittinger is one of the few remaining family-owned and operated Champagne houses based in Reims, France. The house is celebrated for its extensive Gallo-Roman chalk cellars, known as crayères, which provide the perfect aging conditions for their elegant, Chardonnay-dominant cuvées. Taittinger's signature style is defined by lightness, finesse, and mineral precision, epitomized by their legendary prestige cuvée, Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, alongside their classic Brut Réserve and the artistic Taittinger Collection.