Product Description
Taittinger Comtes de Champagne is a prestigious Blanc de Blancs cuvée, created solely from Chardonnay grapes handpicked from the top Grand Cru vineyards in the esteemed Côte des Blancs region. It is produced exclusively during years with exceptional harvests deserving of a vintage year. The blend is made up of 100% Chardonnay, and it undergoes lees ageing nine years in underground cellars located eighteen metres below ground level.
Tasting Notes
Robert Parker 92
The 2011 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne has generated a certain amount of controversy in critical circles, with appraisals ranging from the condemnatory to the ecstatic, so I was curious to revisit a bottle with some more time on cork. Since I tasted it last year, the wine has tightened up a little, integrating its dosage and showing more of a structural backbone. Exhibiting aromas of crisp stone fruit, buttery pastry, freshly baked bread and hints of fresh hazelnut, it’s medium-bodied, pillowy and racy, with an impressively seamless palate and delicate but penetrating finish. It isn’t a powerhouse, but I continue to think that it’s a genuine success in a challenging year.
Anticipated maturity: 2022-2037
Producer Profile
Area under vines: 288 hectares
Winemaker: Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger
Grape varieties:
- Chardonnay 37%
- Pinot Noir 48%
- Pinot Meunier 15%
Wines Vineyard Holdings:
- Les Folies de la Marquetterie
- Prestige Rosé
- Brut Réserve
- Cuvée Prestige
- Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs
- Comtes de Champagne Rosé
- Brut Millésimé
- Prélude « Grands Crus »
- Brut Millésimé
- Nocturne
- Demi-Sec
Learn more about Taittinger here
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