Taittinger Champagne Brut La Francaise NV (375ml) CS20231023 while the palate displays tropical

while the palate displays tropical fruit notes and a saline texture

Indigenous varietals and their modern expressions

This blend is then introduced into the Grandfather Solera

From the storied Conca d'Oro vineyard in Tuscany's heart

Taittinger Champagne Brut La Francaise NV (375ml) CS20231023 while the palate displays tropicalThe half bottle is an underrated format: two good glasses, no commitment, no flat Champagne going sad in the fridge door. This is Taittinger's house wine, and its house style is Chardonnay forward at roughly 40% of the blend, unusually high for a big house non vintage, with Pinot Noir and Meunier filling in the middle. It spends close to four years on its lees in the chalk cellars beneath Reims, far past the legal minimum, which is where the texture