Taittinger champagne

Champagne Taittinger is a prestigious house of Wine from champagne, before called " Forest-Fourneaux".

Its origin goes up in 1734, when Jacques Fourneaux created a commercial firm of wine from champagne and then works with the large bénédictines abbeys owners of more beautiful vineyards Champagne. After the First World War, the house settles in the beautiful residence located street of Drum. In this residence of the 13th century remained the count Thibaud IV of Champagne (1201 - 1253), known as Chansonnier. It is him which to the return of crusade, brought back Cyprus, the young vines, ancestors of the grape Chardonnay.

Taittinger are a family of wine from champagne traders, installed in the Paris region after having left the Lorraine in 1870, to remain French, after the Franco-German Guerre of 1870 and the Traité of Frankfurt.

In 1932, Pierre Taittinger acquires near the country cottage " Forest-Fourneaux" , the Castle of Marquetterie, close to Épernay, which he had discovered at the time of the Guerre of 14-18 and for which he had a very favorite. It is then a property of the 18th century whose vineyards of the Coteaux Champagne are planted in Chardonnay and black Pinot. This property was exploited by the Oudart Brother, one of the creative fathers of champagne and belonged to the writer and philosopher Jacques Cazotte, died guillotine in 1792.

Of 1945 with 1960, the house was directed by François Taittinger, his third wire, in collaboration with his/her two brothers Jean and Claude. Under its direction the Taittinger House is established in the cellars of the Abbaye Saint-Nicaise built at the 13th century on Gallo-Roman Crayère S going back to the 4th century. After its accidental death, the house was directed of 1960 with 2005 by Claude Taittinger, which made it possible the house to develop and contributed to do of them one of large the house of Champagne reputation.

The Taittinger champagne was sold in 2005 by the Taittinger family, at the same time as her subsidiary company Société of Louvre, with the American pension fund " Starwood". This group then estimated that the objectives of short-term profitability or even in the medium term, at all costs, preached by current managers of the business world, were not compatible with the production of a wine from champagne of quality, which asks for time, confidence and an important delegation of being able with the chiefs of cellar. Moreover the arrival of completely exogenic investors to the culture of the wine from champagne could have like consequence to break great balances of this branch of industry.

Finally, the North-eastern regional Case of the Agricultural credit repurchased the business for a secret amount still preserved. The field covers 287 hectares of vineyards and has 12 to 13 million bottles in stock. The Castle of Marquetterie and the cellars belong to the bought unit.

Claude Taittinger took his retirement in 2006 and Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, the son of Jean, was appointed delegated general director of the mark which in 2005 sold 4,6 million bottles.

Vintages of prestige

"Counts de Champagne" , special vintage.
" Madnesses of Marquetterie" , exit only of the grapes of the Taittinger property, this champagne exalte of the flavors of fishing and apricot compote.
" Prélude" , champagne of dessert

External bonds

site Taittinger

Genealogy family Taittinger

Genealogy family Forest-Furnaces

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