NV Champagne Taittinger Brut Reserve Gift Boxed

92 POINTS

James Suckling

A dry, fresh and delicious Taittinger with aromas and flavors of apples, fresh lemons and minerals. Full-bodied. Precise. White pepper and salt at the end. 40% chardonnay and 35% pinot noir, the rest pinot meunier. Three to four years on the lees. Drink now.

91 POINTS

Wine Spectator

Hints of smoke and spice underscore flavors of poached pear and white raspberry in this delicate, aperitif-style Champagne, with a lacy mousse. Crisp and lightly citrusy. Drink now through 2021. 50,000 cases made.

Decanter World Wine Awards 2020 - Bronze

Spicy pear, red apple, melon, apple and nougat nose and palate. Very poised and delicate. Long, citrus finish.

Decanter World Wine Awards 2018 - Bronze

Gentle red apple nose, with a soft touch of brioche. The palate is medium-bodied and offers notes of grey pears and red apples. Very pleasant.

Decanter World Wine Awards 2019 - Bronze

Beautiful aromas of ripe pear and toasty biscuit, crisp apple and bright lemon on the palate.