Prestige Rose
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, smoked salmon, fresh red berry tart
✨ Technical Specifications
Taittinger Prestige Rosé is a vibrant celebration of the traditional blending art in Champagne. Its brilliant, shimmering pink hue is achieved through the meticulous addition of approximately 15% still red Pinot Noir wine—sourced from the prestigious crus of the Montagne de Reims and Les Riceys—to a delicate blend of white Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier grapes. This assembly method, historically championed by the region's grand houses, imparts both its intense color and a wonderful structural depth. The high proportion of Chardonnay brings the signature Taittinger elegance, freshness, and mineral precision, while the Pinot grapes provide a luscious core of wild raspberry, cherry, and blackcurrant notes. Aged on its lees in the house's historic cellars, this cuvée strikes a masterful balance between crisp vivacity and velvety fruitiness.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its foundations back to 1734 when the original house was established by Jacques Fourneaux, Champagne Taittinger took its modern identity in 1932 under the visionary leadership of Pierre Taittinger. Headquartered in Reims within the historic Champagne region of France, the family-owned house matures its finest cuvées inside UNESCO-listed Gallo-Roman chalk caves beneath the ancient Abbey of Saint-Nicaise. Taittinger is distinguished by its defining reliance on Chardonnay, crafting champagnes celebrated for their elegance, minerality, and delicate aromatics. The house's supreme expression is the iconic Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, a benchmark vintage champagne produced exclusively from top Grand Cru vineyards in the Côte des Blancs.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir 50%, Chardonnay 30%, Pinot Meunier 20%
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5%