A champagne with a huge history that dates back to the Crusades and is directly linked to the legend of King Thibaud IV, Count of Champagne! Prestige, elegance, complexity, and a huge reputation synonymous with luxury have placed it among the number-one choices of collectors worldwide over the years.
The House of Taittinger is the third largest house in Champagne, and its history dates back over 100 years. It is a family business with approximately 288 hectares of vineyards in the best parts of Champagne, between the Côte des Blancs, the Vallée de la Marne, and the Montagne de Reims. The contents of the bottle are described as “gold,” and their philosophy is based on the premise that “to have gold in our bottle, we must first have gold in our hands”!
Taittinger Comtes de Champagne, Blanc de Blancs was first created in 1952, to honor Count Thibaud IV of Champagne. He left for the Crusades in 1239 and returned with extremely rare gifts. Among them was a clone of a vine, which later turned out to be the ancestor of Chardonnay! Since then, it has been made 100% from Chardonnay grapes, from the Grand Cru region of Côte des Blancs.
The year 2011 is considered particularly favorable for the ripening of the grapes and further enhanced the complexity and flavor of Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, underlining the prestige of the name it bears.
