Taittinger - Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Comtes de Champagne 2012 (750ml)
Price: $215.98
| Producer | Taittinger |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Varietal | Champagne |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Size | 750ml |
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James Suckling: 99 Points
This is a fantastic and refined Blanc de Blancs. So layered and complex, with lemon curd, chalk, hazelnuts, pastries, baked apples and almond croissants. Structured and tightly wound, with almost imperceptible bubbles. Delicious salty notes at the end. Beautiful. Drink or hold.
Rated 99/100 James Suckling
Decanter Magazine: 95 Points
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
The 2012 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne is showing beautifully out of the gates, offering up demonstrative aromas of sweet golden orchard fruit, buttery croissants, peach and hazelnuts. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and enveloping, it's a rich, textural, vinous Comtes somewhat reminiscent of the brilliant 2002. If it gains in tension and cut (as the 2002 did and as I suspect the 2012 will) with more time on cork, it will make this initial rating seem conservative.
Rated 95+/100 The Wine Advocate
Rated 95/100 Decanter Magazine
