Taittinger Folies de la Marquetterie Brut Champagne 94 Points supported by Chardonnay and Pinot

supported by Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier

Lingering toasted almond and light butterscotch

~8 months average Barrels Virgin new American oak

dense character that needs — as Suckling specifically noted — a year or two to fully open

twenty-five years removed from harvest

Taittinger Folies de la Marquetterie Brut Champagne 94 Points supported by Chardonnay and PinotGrapes for this Champagne are grown on the Chteau de la Marquetterie, a longtime Taittinger property. "The latest release of Taittinger's NV Brut Folies de la Marquetterie is showing superbly, bursting from the glass with aromas of fresh bread, crisp stone fruit, buttered toast, citrus oil and mirabelle plums. Full bodied, vinous and fleshy, with an enveloping core of fruit, racy acids and a pillowy pinpoint mousse, it's a gourmand, concentrated wine