It takes only 30 minutes to chill the champagne with a bucket filled with water and ice cubes, while it takes 3 hours in the refrigerator.
Domain and appellation
Taittinger
Founded in 1734 as a trading company under the name of "Maison des Comptes de Champagne", the Maison took the name of the new owners in 1932.
Terroir: The vineyard covers 288 hectares.
Viticulture: The Chardonnay comes from the finest wines of the Côte des Blancs: Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger.
Vinification: This champagne comes from the first juice only. The wine is aged in new oak barrels (5%) and containers (95%). It is then aged 10 years in the chalk cellars of Saint-Nicaise.
