Taittinger Prestige Rose

In the glass

Aroma: strawberry, red berries, herbs, blood orange, guava

Palate: delicate red fruit, fresh, perfumed, lively

A delicate, perfumed rose with a bouquet of strawberry, red berries, herbs, blood orange and guava, fresh and lively on the palate.

What it pairs with

• Charcuterie Find charcuterie on TableJourney →
  Red fruit and herbs frame cured meats.
• Seared tuna
  Lively red fruit meets seared fish.
• Strawberry tart Find strawberry tart on TableJourney →
  Strawberry notes echo the dessert fruit.

History

Taittinger's non-vintage rose is built by blending around fifteen percent still red wine into a Pinot-led base, giving its perfumed red-fruit profile.

1. 1968 — Taittinger establishes its non-vintage Prestige Rose

Facts

Producer

Champagne Taittinger

Grapes

Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay

Classification

AOC Champagne

Oak

Stainless steel; brut blend with around 15 percent still red wine

ABV

12.0%

Price

EUR 55 to 75 at retail

Drinking window

now to 6 from release

First vintage

1968

Scores

• Wine Spectator 90

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