Singapore Airlines (SIA) customers can now enjoy the exquisite taste of Taittinger Comtes de Champagne in First Class. Produced by the prestigious family-owned champagne house Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs is produced only in the best years, composed exclusively of Chardonnay grown in five Grand Crus vineyards, and only first press wine (the ‘cuvée’) is used to give it an absolute guarantee of quality. With strict criteria governing its production and a long maturation period of eight to 10 years, the bottles are not produced in large volumes, making it a rare and celebrated wine.
“Taittinger Comtes de Champagne is a refined, elegant vintage champagne with an impressive mineral finish. Featuring this champagne is part of Singapore Airlines’ commitment to working closely with the best wineries in key regions around the world, such as Taittinger, to offer an increased variety of wines directly from the source,” said Ms Jeannie Cho Lee.
In selecting the champagne, SIA’s Wine Panel, comprising world-renowned wine experts Michael Hill-Smith, Jeannie Cho Lee and Oz Clarke, conducted blind tastings of wines from many of the world’s most famous wine regions, before deciding upon Comtes de Champagne for its exceptional quality and taste.
Deputy Managing Director of Taittinger, Mr Clovis Taittinger, said: “We are extremely honoured to accompany Singapore Airlines in their quest of perfection. We put lots of passion to make some of the best wines in the world and hope all SIA First Class passengers will enjoy their flights with our sophisticated and elegant wines.”
Each year, more than 350,000 bottles of champagne are served on SIA flights. Comtes de Champagne joins two prestige cuvées in First Class, Dom Pérignon and Krug Grand Cuvée, which continue to be well received by customers.
Comtes de Champagne will first be served on flights to Auckland, Beijing, Delhi, Dubai, Melbourne, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo (Haneda) from 27 October 2019 to February 2020, before being rotated to other routes.
Aside from the introduction of Comtes de Champagne, other upcoming First Class enhancements include special edition unisex amenity kits with a new series of the iconic crystal fishes from renowned luxury French crystalmaker Lalique. Next year, First Class customers can also look forward to an enhanced caviar service that will be expanded to more flights.
