Created to commemorate Thibaud IV Comte de Champagne, the aristocrat who planted the original Chardonnay vines in France circa 13th Century. First vintaged in 1952, it is produced exclusively from the delicate first pressing of the most extravagantly valued Chardonnay grapes, grown to perfection within the ancient communes of the elite Cote des Blancs. Taittinger is still crafted under the historic cellars of the 13th Century Abbey Saint-Nicaise, in the heart of Champagne in Reims.