Visiting the Taittinger Cellars in Champagne France is a must when in Reims. This was a phenomenal tour and tasting which delved into the history of the champagne house as well as the house style. Taittinger is one of the few still family-owned and operated champagne houses in the region. The house owns 752 acres including Grand Cru in the Montagne de Reims and the Cotes des Blancs.
The tour started with a short informational video, fter the video, we headed down 30m below ground to one of the five champagne crayeres in the Champagne region. The Crayeres are the Roman chalk quarries that the Romans created to build the city of Reims including some of the current stone structures that you can see throughout the city. The caves are absolutely magnificent and there are reminders of the wars that plagued the region including the multiple chapels that were used by the Champenois to take refuge in. There are hundreds of thousands of champagne bottles in the chalk caves that are at a consistent temperature of 10 degrees C / 50 degrees F.
After the cellar and cave tour, we came back up and did an exceptional tasting of three of the Taittinger styles: the Brut, Rosé and the current vintage release.
Whilst I highly recommend the Taittinger tour, I still back Ruinart as the best house tour in Reims. The Taittinger tour is currently closed until 2024 so plan your trip to Reims next year instead!
Have you ever visited the Taittinger House?
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