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Taittinger

A Reims house, family-owned, whose style is built around Chardonnay — culminating in the prestige blanc de blancs Comtes de Champagne.

Founded
1931
Location
Reims, France
Ownership
Family-owned (Taittinger family)
Known for
Chardonnay-led house style · Brut Réserve (NV) · Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs (prestige) · Large estate holdings on the Côte des Blancs
Grapes
Chardonnay (4) · Meunier (2) · Pinot Noir (2)
Official site
www.taittinger.com

Style

Taittinger's blends carry an unusually high proportion of Chardonnay for a large house — typically around 40% in the non-vintage brut. The house owns extensive vineyard holdings on the Côte des Blancs and uses them to define its style, which leans toward elegance and aromatic lift rather than weight.

History

The house began in 1734 under the name Forest-Fourneaux and was acquired in 1931 by Pierre Taittinger, who gave it its modern identity. Taittinger briefly left family hands in 2005 (sold to Starwood Capital), then was reacquired by the Taittinger family the following year. It remains under family direction today.

Cellars

Taittinger's Reims headquarters sit above the 13th-century chalk cellars of the former Abbey of Saint-Nicaise, destroyed in the French Revolution. The cellar network is part of the UNESCO inscription.

Cuvées

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