Taittinger Champagne Brut La Francaise NV 4JULY25SALE From the producer: The latest

From the producer: The latest permanent release from Basil Hayden consists of an entirely new brown rice mashbill and a secondary finish in toasted barrels

A zero dosage 100% Meunier bottling from th e Mardeuil Cru

Rested in oak barrels

excellent as an aperitif

Tasting notes of citrus

Taittinger Champagne Brut La Francaise NV 4JULY25SALE From the producer: The latestMost 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