{"product_id":"champagne-taittinger-brut-millesime","title":"Champagne Taittinger Brut Millesime 2016 750mL","description":"\u003cp\u003eFRANCE : CHAMPAGNE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChardonnay, Pinot Noir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMED-BODIED, HAWTHORN, PEACH, BRIOCHE, CITRUS ZEST, NO OAK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2016 vintage in Champagne came close to not existing. April frosts followed by a wet early summer cut the crop by roughly a third. Then August turned dry and sunny, and September extended the run — 25 days of harvest across both ridgelines, enough to coax exceptional ripeness and the razor acidity that makes vintage Champagne worth the wait. Taittinger's Brut Millésimé draws equally on Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs Grands Crus and Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims Grands Crus: 50\/50, 70% Grand Cru sites, five-plus years sur lattes in bottle, disgorged September 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecanter gave it 97 points — \"razor sharp acidity and mouth-filling mousse.\" James Suckling and Jeb Dunnuck each landed at 94. It drinks well now and sits comfortably through the early 2030s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePAIRINGS :\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eOysters on the half shell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebrininess mirrors the wine's gunflint and razor acidity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eScallop carpaccio\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003efine mousse and citrus zest lift the delicate richness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eVeal with cream and mushrooms\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ethe structure and bubbles cut through cream; the wine holds its weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Empire Merchants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31756993462344,"sku":"6292","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/eastsidecellars.com\/products\/champagne-taittinger-brut-millesime","provider":"Eastside Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}