Taittinger 2000 Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs

• A great Blanc de Blancs ready to drink
• One of the finest Comtes de Champagne

In our search for Comtes de Champagne that are ready to drink, we discovered the 2000 vintage. Apart from its more delicate perlage, it hardly shows its age. Lemon, brioche, white flowers, vanilla, and delicate toasted notes are typical Comtes aromas. Salty sea air and oyster shells give it a maritime note. It shows wonderful harmony, drinks very well now, but will improve.

Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs is a prestige cuvée made exclusively from Chardonnay grapes from the Grands Crus of the Côte de Blancs. Taittinger uses only the first pressing of the must. Five percent of the wines are aged for four months in oak barrels, a third of which are replaced each year. This handcrafted champagne is bottled in 18th-century style and aged for at least eight years in the 18-meter-deep cellars of Saint-Nicaise in Reims, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Pierre Taittinger purchased the Forest-Fourneaux house, which had been in existence since 1734, in 1932. The Taittinger label was introduced in the same year. A century of tremendous growth followed. Today, Taittinger is one of the largest champagne houses and one of the few that is still family-owned. Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger was succeeded as president by his daughter Vitalie in 2019. The company owns 288 hectares of vineyards, and Taittinger's creamy, fruity style is characterized by a high proportion of Chardonnay.

96-98 Essi Avelan MW essiavelan.com This Comtes has been so impressive since the beginning. The pristine Chardonnay fruit and richness of the vintage just build up to a big wow. Pronounced, soft, creamy nose with charred toastiness, sweet apple and vanilla. Velvet-smooth, creamy on the palate with classy mineral bite at the end. Voluptuous and caressing texture. Crisp and intense. A perfect drink today but will further improve. A gorgeous, gorgeous Comtes. Very close to being the champagne of the vintage

750 mL

12.5

Champagne

Chardonnay

Sulphites

• Zero Dosage

France

Taittinger, 9, Place Saint-Nicaise, 51100 Reims, Frankreich