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N.V. Taittinger Les Folies de la Marquetterie

Taittinger

92Average Score

Champagne / France

White

2015-2024

Rich and toasty, yet elegant overall, this layers racy acidity with honeyed flavors of blackberry pâte de fruit, toasted brioche, candied kumquat and pastry cream, with a smoky, mineral-tinged finish. Disgorged October 2014. Drink now through 2020. Nov 2015, www.winespectator.com, Drink: 2015-2020

Wine Spectator Score: 92/100 Drink 2015-2020

Bts	-	0 Immediate \| 4 Marketplace		£39.00
6x75cl	-	0 Immediate \| 176 Marketplace		£216.00

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2015-2024

Taittinger's NV Folies de la Marquetterie Brut is a family-owned single vineyard blend of 60-70% Pinot Noir and 30-40% Chardonnay from stony soils in Pierry. The current release is based on 2009, was partly fermented in oak foudres (30%) and spent five to six years on the lees before disgorgement. Very fine and fresh on the nose, with intense stone fruit aromas along with nougat and mocha notes, this is a stunningly fresh and light-footed blend with an intense fruit and lingering minerality. It is a remarkable blend of complexity and tension with finesse and elegance. Jun 2016, www.robertparker.com, Drink: 2016-2024

Stephan Reinhardt, Wine AdvocateScore: 92/100Drink 2016-2024

(55% pinot noir and 45% chardonnay, from a single vineyard in Pierry, due south of Epernay and near Cuis; L1202FC00100): Pale gold. Red berries, rose and orange peel on the fragrant, floral-accented nose and in the mouth. Sappy and broad, with very good depth and an energizing note of chalky minerals. Gains weight with air and finishes with excellent breadth, clarity and lingering mineral and honeysuckle notes. Dec 2012, www.vinous.com

Josh RaynoldsScore: 92/100

Wine SpectatorScore: 92/100Drink 2015-2020

About The Producer

The producer

Taittinger

Champagne Taittinger is one of the region’s leading Grande Marque Champagne houses and also one of the largest, when it comes to vineyard ownership. It is also the producer behind one of the region’s best loved vintage Blanc de Blancs: Comtes de Champagne.

Champagne has been made at the Taittinger property previously known as the Forest-Fourneaux Champagne House since the 1700s, but the Taittinger family only became involved in the 1930s.

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