Taittinger
Réserve à Reims Brut Champagne Blend
Champagne, France
Time for something from France.
I’ve generally not been a huge fan of Taittingers N/V, but after a series of Croatian wines, it seems much better. Just goes to the saying, everything’s relative! .
@AmbassorHotel-Split, Croatia.
Time for something from France.
I’ve generally not been a huge fan of Taittingers N/V, but after a series of Croatian wines, it seems much better. Just goes to the saying, everything’s relative! .
@AmbassorHotel-Split, Croatia.
There are very few moments in my time that have had a greater call for Champagne than when I opened this, on June 3rd 2025. My football team here in the UK, Oldham Athletic, promoted for the first time in my life, which I watched at Wembley. I know this seems quite trivial and meaningless to most of you, but I must document it here, so please indulge me. Up the Latics!
As for the wine, this was a hasty cellar pull and I didn’t want anything OTT. But isn’t Taittinger fantastic? For me, one of the best Grandes Marques pound-for-pound. This bottle had a bit of age too. Really superb, drinkable stuff.
There are very few moments in my time that have had a greater call for Champagne than when I opened this, on June 3rd 2025. My football team here in the UK, Oldham Athletic, promoted for the first time in my life, which I watched at Wembley. I know this seems quite trivial and meaningless to most of you, but I must document it here, so please indulge me. Up the Latics!
As for the wine, this was a hasty cellar pull and I didn’t want anything OTT. But isn’t Taittinger fantastic? For me, one of the best Grandes Marques pound-for-pound. This bottle had a bit of age too. Really superb, drinkable stuff.
I picked this up a few years ago. Glad I didn’t hold onto it any longer. Perfect time to open. Golden in colour. Soft bubbles. Champagne and oysters… no better pairing.
I picked this up a few years ago. Glad I didn’t hold onto it any longer. Perfect time to open. Golden in colour. Soft bubbles. Champagne and oysters… no better pairing.
Jan 1st, 2023
Prestige Rosé stands out for its intense hue whose secret lies in the fact that it is a blend, complex & costly to produce. The blend, 15% of the best Pinot Noir from Montagne de Reims & Les Riceys added to the final blend, giving this cuvée its unique color & intensity. The wine contains Chardonnay (30%) completing the blend bringing elegance to Taittinger’s signature style. Red fruit aromas with strawberry and cherry flavors, elegant, long finish ending with chalky minerality and slight yeasty notes.
Prestige Rosé stands out for its intense hue whose secret lies in the fact that it is a blend, complex & costly to produce. The blend, 15% of the best Pinot Noir from Montagne de Reims & Les Riceys added to the final blend, giving this cuvée its unique color & intensity. The wine contains Chardonnay (30%) completing the blend bringing elegance to Taittinger’s signature style. Red fruit aromas with strawberry and cherry flavors, elegant, long finish ending with chalky minerality and slight yeasty notes.
Sep 23rd, 2021
2020 baby. Hint of sweet on this. I like.
2020 baby. Hint of sweet on this. I like.
Jan 1st, 2020
30 April 2018
A very clean Brut with keenly balanced acidity, just a touch of sweetness lingers on the palate.
Photos of a hand painting of the original monks once inhabiting the property and a stunning architectural model in the visitor lobby.
30 April 2018
A very clean Brut with keenly balanced acidity, just a touch of sweetness lingers on the palate.
Photos of a hand painting of the original monks once inhabiting the property and a stunning architectural model in the visitor lobby.
Inaugural Christmas Champagne tasting.
Blind NV flight.
Inaugural Christmas Champagne tasting.
Blind NV flight.