Champagne - Taittinger Brut Vintage 2016

Taittinger Brut is a blend of grapes exclusively from the first pressing. It consists of 50% Chardonnay from the “Grands Crus” of the Côte des Blancs and 50% Pinot Noir from the “Grands Crus” of the Montagne de Reims and the start of the Vallée de la Marne. Taittinger produces a vintage champagne only when the harvest has been of exceptional quality. The precious wine is then marketed only after several years of cellar ageing, allowing the aromas to mature slowly and the length and complexity of the wine to develop. In the books, James Bond drank Taittinger (as it was creator Ian Flemming’s favourite champagne). In the film version of From Russia With Love, Tatiana Romanova’s glass of the delicious bubbly was spiked with poison… The House of Taittinger subsequently withdrew their involvement.