Enjoy the first Sommelier’s Selection at home

With Sommelier’s Selection, we deliver special moments to you by offering you two specially chosen bottles of wine. Let Toby Sadettan, expert sommelier from Michelin star restaurant Lutum, inspire you with this video. Learn about his story, tasting notes and pairing advice. Begin this wine journey now and enter your personal code to receive his selection at home and elevate your festive celebrations.

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Champagne Taittinger Prélude Grands Crus

The Prélude Grands Crus Cuvée is composed of Chardonnay (50%) and Pinot Noir (50%) that Taittinger has exclusively selected from the best Grands Crus vineyards classified as “100%” in the Champagne system. This rare blend is produced only from wines of the first pressing and offers the finesse and structure that a great wine needs if it is to be kept for a long time. On the palate, this wine finds the perfect balance between the mineral Chardonnay and the strongly expressive Pinot Noir. The champagne has been matured in the cellar for more than five years, which makes the Prélude cuvée unique because of its great richness of flavors.

Country

France

Grape

Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir

The sommelier's tip

The sommeliers' pairing tip is a lovely piece of white fish, shellfish like a beautiful scallop, and caviar is always a perfect match. Make sure to focus on brininess. Another important component for the perfect pairing is creaminess. If you're celebrating life, open this bottle, as it's also perfect as an aperitif.

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Producer: Champagne Taittinger Prélude Grands Crus

Country of Origin: France

Classification: AOC Champagne

Year: NV

Grape varieties wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir

% grape varieties wine: 50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir

Taste description: This brilliant wine is pale yellow with silver highlights, a sign of the high proportion of Chardonnay. The bubbles are fine and form a persistent and delicately creamy foam ring. The wine is subtle and fresh on the nose. The mineral aromas quickly give way to green and then floral notes with the scent of elderflower and spicy cinnamon. The attack is clean and lively, dominated by very exceptionally fresh citrus notes. These turn into fuller, rounder and silky flavours where white peaches in syrup predominate. The finish is rich, persistent and bursting with flavour. Prélude Grands Crus is a cheerful mix of finesse and complexity. The balance between freshness and aromatic expression is excellent.

Wine and food combination: Prélude Grands Crus is a cuvée that is ideally suited as an aperitif or as an accompaniment to classic fish dishes.

Vinification: The Taittinger Prélude Grands Crus cuvée is made from a blend of 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir, which Taittinger has selected only from the ‘Grands Crus’ vineyards; the most highly regarded vineyards in the Champagne region. Only the first pressings are used, resulting in a perfect balance between the lively minerality of the Chardonnay and the power and structure of the Pinot Noir. The champagne matures for 5 years in the cellars and has a pronounced freshness combined with refinement and complexity.

Vineyard location: Prélude Grands Crus Cuvée is composed of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that Taittinger has selected exclusively from the best Grands Crus vineyards.

Soil: This Champagne is blended. The terroirs, grape varieties and soils are different, but there is a large presence of lime in the limestone soils, which can sometimes be somewhat clayey.

Closure: Cork

Bottle size: 750 ml

Serving temperature: 9 – 11 °C

Tenuta di Nozzole, La Forra Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG '20

La Forra is a vineyard that descends from a mountain ridge into a ravine; all around are only woods and lakes. It is one of the historic crus of Tenute Folonari, whose first harvest dates back to 1980. La Forra Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG is a wine in which the viticultural and oenological sciences are perfectly applied; an example of how tradition, understood as the historical path of wine, has been taken over by innovation. For this reason, for 40 years La Forra has represented the perfect expression of the historic territory of Greve, the capital of

Country

Italy

Grape

Sangiovese

The sommelier's tip

The sommeliers' pairing tip is to focus on depth, complexity, and pronounced flavours with a wine like this. Game is a perfect choice, but red meat is also an excellent option. Additionally, I would look for secondary elements like nuts, mushrooms, and a rich, deeply reduced sauce.

Enjoy the first Sommelier’s Selection at home

Champagne Taittinger Prélude Grands Crus

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The sommelier's tip

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Tenuta di Nozzole, La Forra Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG '20

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Enjoy the first Sommelier’s Selection at home

Champagne Taittinger Prélude Grands Crus

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Grape

The sommelier's tip

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Tenuta di Nozzole, La Forra Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG '20

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Grape

The sommelier's tip

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