Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2008

Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2008

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  • Robert Parker rating 98
  • Vinous rating 98
  • Jancis Robinson rating 18
Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2008
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75 cl

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Taittinger’s flagship blanc de blancs was first produced in 1952 and it’s only made in the best years. The 2008 vintage is a fresh, mineral and focused champagne, pleasantly scented with notes of white flowers, fresh citrus fruits, white peaches and yeasty dough. On the palate the wine has a delicate creamy mouth-feel and shows racy acidity, crystalline purity and steeliness. Flavours of lemon, lime and orchards, with sprinkles of white pepper lead to a long chalky finish.
98 Robert Parker
Taittinger`s 2008 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne is being released this year, and it will be worth a special effort to track down. I wrote in August 2019 that this is the finest Comtes de Champagne since the brilliant 2002, and this tasting confirmed that. Offering up a deep and complex bouquet of citrus oil, crisp orchard fruit, warm brioche, crushed chalk, blanched almonds and smoke, it`s full-bodied and incisive, with excellent concentration, racy acids and a long, searingly chalky finish. While this is already immensely impressive out of the gates, this 2008 is clearly built for the long haul, and three decades` longevity won`t be a challenge. - William Kelley
98 Vinous
The 2008 Comtes de Champagne is every bit as stunning as it has always been. The first signs of aromatic complexity are starting to appear, while there is a bit less of the youthful austerity that was present at the outset. It will be interesting to see how the 2018 continues to develop. It is certainly not the austere, bracing Champagne it was a few years ago. Hints of apricot, slate, mint, crushed rocks and light tropical accents build into the salivating finish.Antonio Galloni30th November 2022
18 Jancis Robinson
Firm, quite strict, serious sort of nose. Good weight. Marked acidity and chewiness. Very complex. Solid and youthful. Promising. (JR)

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The Taittinger family have been running their eponymous Champagne house since 1932. One of the last family-owned houses in Reims, the brand has a reputation for quality-driven vintage and non-vintage Champagnes. Sourcing fruit from over 35 vineyards sites, the team produce a range of styles including an elegant non-vintage, two sweeter Champagnes in the form of Nocturne and Demi-Sec and a Grand Cru-based non-vintage.

The Taittinger family's Prestige Cuvée is Comtes de Champagne, first produced in 1952. This Blanc de Blancs (100% Chardonnay) is produced using fruit from five different Grand Cru sites across the Côte de Blancs. An aromatic, full-bodied Champagne with notes of citrus oil and green apple in youth, Comtes de Champagne ages superbly, with time in the bottle revealing notes of toasted hazelnut and a creamy richness.

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