Folies de la Marquetterie Brut NV, Champagne Taittinger

Type: Sparkling Wine
Grape(s): 45% Chardonnay and 55% Pinot Noir
Wine Region: Champagne, France

Tasting Notes: This champagne blends 45% Chardonnay and 55% Pinot Noir from Taittinger's vineyards, with some crus aged in oak and five years of bottle ageing for perfect balance. The wine has a deep yellow hue, fine bubbles, and a fruity bouquet of peach, apricot jam, toasted brioche, and vanilla. Full-bodied and smooth, with dominant peach flavours and a lightly woody finish, it’s a rich, complex champagne ideal for pairing with robust dishes like roasted meats and fish in sauce.

Château de la Marquetterie, set in the heart of the Champagne wine-growing region, was, prior to the French Revolution, the one-time residence of writer Jacques Cazotte, author of French classic Le Diable Amoureux, and a site for village fairs where philosophers and intellectuals of the Enlightenment would gather. General Castelnau also used the stately home as his headquarters during the Battle of Champagne in 1915, while much earlier, in the 17th century, Brother Oudart, a Benedictine Monk, discovered some of the secrets of champagne fermentation

Suggested food and wine pairing: ideal accompaniment to robust dishes such as roasted meats and fish in sauce.

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