GRAND VINTAGE Taittinger Veuve Clicquot Cellars & Tastings trip
Description
English Guided Cellars visits and Champagne tasting by famous Champagne Houses Taittinger and Veuve Clicquot with High level tastings. This is a VIP Private Day trip from Paris by Mercedes. Hotel Pick up included. Tiered Pricing. You visit as well the famous Reims Cathedral. By Veuve Clicquot we offer you 2 high Level Options: Option ADVANCED: “Une Seule Qualite" 1.5 hours, Guided Cellars visit with Tastings 4 cuvées: Brut Carte Jaune, Extra Brut Extra Old, Vintage 2015 and Vintage Rosé 2015. Option PREMIUM: "L'art du vieillissement". 2 hours comparative 4 cuvées: Vintage Brut 2015, Vintage Brut Rosé 2015, Vintage Brut 2002 en Magnum, Cave Privée 1990 with a selection of cheeses. By Taittinger we offer ADVANCED Option: "INSTANT GOURMET": Guided Taittinger Cellars visit, max 14 people, 1,5, the tasting of the iconic blends such as the Prestige Rosé and the Brut Millésime with a selection of canapes especially made to match our iconic blends.
Tour Options
Itinerary
07:30 Hotel Pick up and Departure destination Champagne region. The ride takes about 2 hours (140 km) and one part of it goes along the picturesque Champagne landscapes and vineyards. One stop at a rest area will be made.
10:00 - 11:30 Champagne Taittinger. ADVANCED Option "Instin Gourmet" includes: Guided Taittinger Cellars visit, max 14 people, 1,5, the tasting of the iconic blends such as the Prestige Rosé and the Brut Millésime with a selection of canapes especially made to match our iconic blends.
11:40 - 12:10 Reims Cathedral self-guided visit where most of the French kings were crowned.
12:10 - 14:00 Lunch break in Reims. You can spent time of your own or we can make a restaurant reservation for You.
14:00 - 16:00 Veuve Clicquot Champagne house visit. Existing since 1772 Veuve Clicquot produces nowadays more than 22 million bottles per year and is one of the biggest producers. UNESCO listed Cellars Guided tour made by Veuve Clicquot staff gives you great insight into the history and Champagne production method. We offer you the choice between three high Level Options: Option ADVANCED: “Une Seule Qualite" 1.5 hours, Guided Cellars visit with Tastings 4 cuvées: Brut Carte Jaune, Extra Brut Extra Old, Vintage 2015 and Vintage Rosé 2015. Option PREMIUM: "L'art du vieillissement". 2 hours comparative 4 cuvées: Vintage Brut 2015, Vintage Brut Rosé 2015, Vintage Brut 2002 en Magnum, Cave Privée 1990. Option VIP - higher level: "L'art du vieillissement" 2 hours, Guided Cellars visit with comparative Tastings of 4 cuvées: Vintage Brut 2015, Vintage Brut Rosé 2015, Vintage Brut 2002 en Magnum, Cave Privée 1990. 16:00 Departure to Paris. It takes 2,5 hours (140 km)
18.30 Coming back to Paris and Drop off at Your hotel.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up is always from the entrance door of Your hotel
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age for Champagne tastings is 18 years old, Children under 18 y.o. can take part at Guided Cellars tours
- Transfer travel time is already included in the total duration time
Reviews(3)
Great day trip experience for seeing popular champagne houses. Our driver was top notch. It was fun to learn the history, see and hear about the process and of course, taste champagne!!
Very easy trip. Just booked it and then didn’t worry about any more logistics for the whole day. We went to Veuve Clicquot, the Reims Cathedral and town, and Taittinger. No hassle, no stress
We absolutely loved this trip, but there were a few things that could be improved, hence the 4 star rating The best bits: we loved the stop off at Reims Notre-Dame Cathedral - stunning building and we were lucky enough to see an actual church service happening. We also had a fab lunch in a local brasserie. We utterly loved the Veuve Cliquot house tour - the guide was fantastic, so informative, stylish and fun - the tour so interesting, site and shop fab, and champagne beautiful. A bucket list trip! The could be betters: our driver could speak pretty much no english, to the point he couldn’t even tell us times to meet him. If we had a guide with basic english who could tell us where to go and when to meet or suggest places to see when dropped off it would make a huge difference. Instead, he basically kept stopping the car at unknown locations and just indicating we should get out and come back. Also, the description does say the Tattinger cellars are shut but doesn’t really explain what this means. What it does mean is that the Tattinger Champagne house, ie the entire Tattinger tourist site with the cellars underneath are closed and, instead, they take you to an old house that is related to the Tattinger family. We were the only two people on the “tour” which consisted of a staff member talking to us briefly about the champagne, a 20 minute audio clip we listened to while awkwardly reading a booklet and drinking our champagne. It was nice enough but they really should make clearer what you’re actually getting. Lastly, timings. We were picked up at 7.30am and arrived iin Reims about 9.15 but our tour didn’t start until 11.20, which meant A LOT of hanging about when the town was largely closed as it was Sunday. The trip really needs to look at timings to prevent hanging about unnecessarily. All in, we did love this trip but mainly because the Veuve tour is just so fabulous. Pricey for what you get but still lovely.
