Taittinger Champagne Brut La Francaise NV Grower Champagne layered with hints of toast

layered with hints of toast and chalk

The wine bursts with aromas of black cherry

linear structure

on its own or in a kir with Burgundy crème de cassis

From the producer: Manchester Ridge Vineyard sits at a 2

Taittinger Champagne Brut La Francaise NV Grower Champagne layered with hints of toastMost big house non vintage Champagne leans on Pinot Noir. Taittinger goes the other way: roughly 40% Chardonnay in the blend, an unusually high share, and you can taste it in the wine's lift and cut. Pinot Noir and Meunier fill in the flesh. It rests close to four years on its lees in the chalk cellars beneath Reims, well beyond the legal minimum, which buys texture and a fine, persistent bead. The result is one of the more elegant house styles