Taittinger | Rose (Double Magnum) – NV

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Sparkling Wine: Taittinger | Rose (Double Magnum) – NV

Orange zest, peaches and grilled nectarines on the nose. The palate delivers a gently spicy kick, with more strawberry and raspberry. A real riot of fruits.

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Producer: Taittinger

Ratings: WA | 90 V | 90

Vintage: NV

Size: 3L

ABV: 12.5%

Varietal: Champagne Blend

Country/Region: France, Champagne

Orange zest, peaches and grilled nectarines on the nose. The palate delivers a gently spicy kick, with more strawberry and raspberry. A real riot of fruits.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Taittinger’s intensely colored NV Brut Prestige Ros is a blend of 35% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay and 25% Pinot Meunier (with 30% Reserve wines) that gets its raspberry color from 15% red Pinot Noir still wine sourced in the Montagne de Reims. Displaying raspberry and strawberry pat flavors on the subtle but aromatic nose, this is a very delicate, fresh and elegant Brut Ros with a round but stimulatingly dry and finely grippy finish. It’s not meant to be disparaging when I mention that some fruit drops flavors on the nose and finish and note it’s toward the border of what I taste as dry. Tasted in November 2017 from a bottle that was said to be disgorged on February 15, 2017, after almost three years on the lees, with a dosage of nine grams per liter.

• Vinous: Light orange-pink. Cherry, orange zest and fresh rose aromas show very good clarity and energy. Sappy red fruit flavors display a spicy quality, picking up energy and a floral nuance with air. Concentrated, vibrant and precise, finishing on a zesty mineral note, with lingering spiciness and firm grip.

Producer Information

Taittinger is one of Champagne’s most famous houses. Based in the city of Reims, Taittinger is known for its Chardonnay-dominant cuves, the pinnacle of which is the blanc de blancs prestige cuve, Comtes de Champagne. The family-owned estate has approximately 290 hectares (710 acres) of vines, around half of which is planted to Pinot Noir, with Chardonnay and a small amount of Pinot Meunier making up the rest. These vineyards contribute 50 percent of Taittinger’s output, with the rest coming from growers who have historical relationships with the house. Taittinger’s Brut Reserve NV is composed of 40 percent Chardonnay, with the two Pinots making up the remainder. This makes for a fresh and reasonably delicate house style. In addition to this, Taittinger makes a range of Champagne styles, including a demi-sec, several ross and an array of single-vineyard, vintage and otherwise limited-edition wines. The Comtes de Champagne is Taittinger’s top wine, and was first made in the 1952 vintage. The grapes are mostly sourced from grand cru vineyards across Aviz, Chouilly and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Oak is used sparingly to impart flavors of brioche and grilled almonds, rather than to add any tannins or weight. The bottles are kept for at least 10 years in the underground chalk galleries beneath the former Saint-Nicaise Abbey in Reims (now the Taittinger headquarters). Taittinger’s flagship is considered one of the most consistent blanc de blancs (effectively a Chardonnay-only Champagne) from the region. Taittinger also produces a somewhat rarer Comtes de Champagne Brut Ros. The blend for this wine is more Pinot Noir-dominant with only 30 percent Chardonnay in the base wine and 15 percent of the Pinot Noir vinified as a red wine (in other words, fermented on skins) prior to blending. The house was established under Pierre Taittinger in 1932. His son Franois took the reins in 1945 and built up the cellars and the vineyards, establishing Taittinger as a top Champagne house. In 2005, the company was sold to US investment group Starwood, but was bought back a year later by the family. Most recently, Taittinger has established a vineyard in the English region of Kent.