Taittinger Brut Millésime Champagne 2015

94 points Essi Avellan, MW: "(50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir). Bright, medium-deep lemon color. Appealing and inviting nose of pristine fruitiness. There are plentiful sweet peach and apricot tones to it, with a twist of vanilla, pencil shavings, and fruit drops. Cool and crunchy fruit, with hardly any austerity. The palate comes across fresh and fluffy, with an expansive but elegant mousse. The sweet and juicy appeal lasts all the way through to the fresh and perky finish of pristine fruit. Dosage 9g/l. (Oct 2023)"

93+ points Sarah Mayo (The Wine Independent): "Brut Millésme 2015 is a 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir blend of which 70% is Grand Cru and 30% Premier Cru. Aged seven years on fine lees before the first release in 2022, it was finished with a nine grams per liter dosage. Alluring and complex on the nose with notes of apple tart, butter pastry, and hazelnuts the medium to full-bodied palate has a ripe and round orchard fruit core supported by buoyant acid freshness and toasty notes emerging at the finish. Very balanced and elegant throughout. The bottle tasted was in early 2023. Alcohol 12.5%. Drink: 2023-2033. (11/8/23)"

93 points Wine Spectator: "[$115 list] Vibrant and harmonious, with a pleasing range of ripe pear and nectarine, toast point and salted almond, candied lemon peel and spun honey riding the finely detailed bead. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Drink now through 2030. 500 cases imported. (11/30/22)"

93 points Audrey Frick (JebDunnuck.com): "The 2015 Champagne Millésime Brut is equal parts Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The nose is fragrant with ripe peach and rose petal, and it has a rich texture, with a more viscous feel, and note of yellow flowers and Anjou pear. It speaks to the ripeness of the vintage, but it is long on the palate and has a light phenolic finish. I think this is ready to drink now. Drink: After 2022. (11/7/22)"

93 points James Suckling: "This is a vivid Taittinger with notes of chalk, almond croissants, lemon curd and biscuits. Bright and linear, with a tight bead of bubbles. Focused with persistent pastry notes. 50% pinot noir and 50% chardonnay; 70% Grands Crus and 30% Premiers Crus. Drink or hold. (10/5/22)"

92+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2015 Taittinger “Brut Millésimé” is crafted this year from its customary blend of fifty percent chardonnay and fifty percent pinot noir. The wine offers up a lovely bouquet right out of the blocks, delivering scents of apple, pear, almond, bread dough, chalky soil tones and a topnote of spring flowers. On the palate the wine is crisp, full-bodied and complex, with fine depth at the core, good soil undertow and cut, elegant mousse and a long, well-balanced and still fairly youthful finish. This is already tasty, but it is still a young wine and I would be easily induced to tuck bottles away for another three to five years and really let them blossom with some additional aging. A fine vintage from Taittinger. 2023-2055+. (May/Jun 2023)"

92 points Yohan Castaing (Wine Advocate): "Taittinger’s 2015 Brut Millésimé is a blend of 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir from various villages, 70% of which are grands crus. It has an elegant, floral bouquet with aromas of honeysuckle, lime tree, citrus oil, orchard fruit and almonds. It’s moderately weighted and perfectly balanced with a delicate mousse and a refined, elegant and mineral finish. This well-crafted, superb cuvée requires patience to fully realize its potential. Drink 2023-2040. (11/16/23)"