Description / Reviews
// 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir
Aged on lees for over six years before disgorgement in April 2025
9 g/L dosage
"This Brut Champagne showcases aromas of white fruits, lightly candied yellow fruits, pear and apple to lend this wine its main characteristics. The nose is very appealing and spicy, with notes of hawthorn blossom. On the palate, the 2018 reveals great energy and a relatively fresh attack, with notes of peach and citrus fruit which gradually give way to some initial toasted aromas and a degree of minerality, then a lovely bitterness on the finish. A relatively deep, complex and fruity wine which over time will develop toasted, brioche notes and acquire more minerality as the Chardonnay in the blend slowly brings new balance to the wine over the next three to five years." - Alexandre Ponnavoy, Cellarmaster
The ample power and forward acid profiles of Champagne's 2018 harvest is one of, if not our team's collective personal favourite of the past ten years - Taittinger's newest Millésimé effort flexes this abundant year in all its glory. In striking contrast to its previous 2016 showing - a more incisive and linear bubbles - this release is delectably full-bodied and fleshy, pushing a core of ripe peach, yellow apple and kumquat, which mingle with freshly baked bread and saline grip, plus gardenia and verbena florals that keep each sip bright and positively addictive - Our Notes
"A layered and lively wine with aromas of strawberries and hints of currant bush, lemons, earth, chalk and white pepper. Medium-bodied with structure and freshness. Lively and energetic." - 94 Points, James Suckling
