Champagne Taittinger

Nocturne

Region: France / Champagne
Grapes: 40% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, 25% Pinot Meunier

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A blend of more than 35 different crus from a variety of harvests, this wine spends four years on the lees before being disgorged. A 18 g/l dosage of cane sugar combined with the slow cellar aging creates a round, mellow, smooth Champagne that is perfect to enjoy with a dessert or late in the evening.

90 Points

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tasting note

This distinctively sweet “sec” Champagne (with 18 g/l residual sugar) is pale yellow in color with shimmering highlights and bubbles that form a delicate ring of fine foam. On the nose there are aromas of white flowers, yellow peach and dried apricots. The palate is smooth and creamy yet very crisp and gives way to flavors of raisins and fruit in syrup. This mature, rich and round wine culminates in a long, smooth finish.

food pairing

Nocturne is the perfect accompaniment to fruit desserts or lightly sweet pastry or cakes as well as rich pâtés with toasted brioche.

technical data

GRAPES: 40% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, 25% Pinot Meunier
APPELLATION: Champagne
ABV: 12.3 %
AGING: 4 years on the lees

points of distinction

A distinctively sweet “sec” Champagne that is perfect after dinner

about the grape +
- Chardonnay
  Though it has a distinctive profile, Chardonnay reflects other factors such as soil composition and vinification technique. Chardonnay is a reliable, hardy and prolific vine whose only real vulnerabilities are frost and uneven development of fruit.
- Pinot Meunier
  Typically this grape lends fruitiness to Champagne, and it will make bright, fresh, fruity light red and rosé wines with crisp acidity and smoky vegetal notes when produced as still wines.
- Pinot Noir
  In France, makes a silky, deceptively powerful wine of elegant, complex aromas and subtle, red fruit flavors, with earthy, floral, mushroom and mineral notes. In California, shows ripe, sweet characters.