Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Extra Brut Sainte Anne NV 750ml

Fragrant spice and lime blossom accents on the nose waft through flavors of ripe raspberry, white peach, blood orange peel and whole-grain toast as they ride the lacy mousse of this vibrant Champagne. This is well-structured and firmed by finely honed acidity, but there’s a sense of overall finesse and harmony. Long and expressive through the minerally finish of chalk and brine. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier. Disgorged November 2024. Drink now through 2030.

• Country: France
• Region: Champagne
• Size: 750ml

Varietal

Champagne Blend

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn’t unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as ‘blanc de blanc’, meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or ‘blanc de noir’, which is made solely with Pinot Noir.