Taittinger Champagne Brut La Francaise NV Grower Champagne From the producer: Manchester Ridge

From the producer: Manchester Ridge Vineyard sits at a 2

cooked butter

and a no-brainer for anyone who loves mature wine

linear structure

layered with hints of toast and chalk

Taittinger Champagne Brut La Francaise NV Grower Champagne From the producer: Manchester RidgeMost big house non vintage Champagne leans on Pinot Noir. Taittinger goes the other way: roughly 40% Chardonnay in the blend, an unusually high share, and you can taste it in the wine's lift and cut. Pinot Noir and Meunier fill in the flesh. It rests close to four years on its lees in the chalk cellars beneath Reims, well beyond the legal minimum, which buys texture and a fine, persistent bead. The result is one of the more elegant house styles