2015 Taittinger Brut Reserve
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Bottle weight 845 g. 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir. Aged on the lees for five years. RS 9 g/l. Available in 205 stores. Pale straw. Solid depth to this and a nice lot of autolysis. Tingly and exciting. Well done and not that expensive for a vintage champagne nowadays, alas. Long. GV ? (JR)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir. Five years on lees. Dosage 9 g/l. Salty, bready nose with strong leesiness giving brioche and umami flavours. Cooked apples. Powerful with savoury length. (RH)
A 50/50 blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Five years on the lees. Interesting to taste this straight after the Domaine Carneros 2018. Completely different: fresher aroma of citrus and more subtle in its aroma, which is both pure citrus and a delicate yeasty character but just a little bit cedary, which does remind me of the Domaine Chandon. Tight, with a fine mousse but expands across the palate on the finish. Impressive length. (JH)
About the producer
Champagne Taittinger is one of the region’s leading Grande Marque Champagne houses and also one of the largest, when it comes to vineyard ownership. It is also the producer behind one of the region’s best loved vintage Blanc de Blancs: Comtes de Champagne.