American Taste

The first person to taste the salvaged champagne was Peter Lindberg, who headed the Jönköping search party in 1998. He recalls: “I couldn’t believe it. It had a very pronounced taste. It was sweet and fruity. In reality, it was a truly great drink!” Heidsieck

& Co Monopole has revived the Goût Américain (American Taste) by replicating the 1907 archival recipe. Get a taste of the contemporary alias of that rare champagne, which was jammy sweet, according to the preferences of its time. Available exclusively at Atlas for two years, this non-vintage bubbly is listed at $170 a bottle.