Champagne Taittinger Prestige Rose rose brut 0.375 l 12.5% ​​(3016570002037)

In 1734, Jacques Fournet, a champagne wine merchant, created a company that would later be named Taittinger . He was engaged in the sale of wines produced at the beginning of the 18th century by the Benedictine abbeys of Hautvillers, Pierry, Verzy and Saint-Nicaise in Reims, which owned the best vineyards in Champagne. They grew vines and produced sparkling wines.

Jacques Fournet's company flourished throughout the 19th century. After the First World War, the company acquired a 13th-century residence, the so-called “House of the Counts of Champagne”. It was the home of Thibault IV, a famous feudal lord of medieval France during the reign of Louis IX. Thibault IV was King of Navarre, master of the Abbey of Saint-Nicaise and the last Count of Champagne. He was also a famous poet and musician, earning him the nickname "Thibault the Minstrel." His muse was Blanche of Castile, Queen of France, wife of Louis VIII. Fleeing from unhappy love, Thibault IV fled France, joining the crusade to the Holy Land. On the way back, Thibault IV brought grapevines from Cyprus, which were the ancestors of the current Chardonnay of the Taittinger company.

At the beginning of the 20th century, a merger took place between the Fournet and Tetenge companies, natives of Lorraine, who took control of the production of champagne wines. Pierre Taitenger in 1932 acquired Château Marquetter, an 18th-century mansion famous for its vineyards where Chardonnay and Pinot were planted. It was Pierre who decided that Chardonnay would be the dominant variety in the Tetenge brand, bringing lightness, grace, elegance and variety of aromas. The champagnes produced by the House of Tetenger quickly acquired the status of great wines. Each bottle bears the coat of arms of Thibault IV on the label. Today the "House of Taitenger" is one of the greatest names in Champagne. The House's products are exported to more than 100 countries around the world, representing a sign of luxury and prestige.