Ratings & Tasting Notes:

98 points Vinous

The 2006 Comtes de Champagne is in a great spot. Baked apple tart, spice, chamomile, marzipan, slate and chalk confer tremendous vibrancy and power throughout. Bright saline notes play off the natural exuberance of the year. The 2006 was spectacular on release. It is all that today, too. (AG)

96 points James Suckling
Review Date: 01/2018
This is settling into a deeper presence. It has a freshness that really appeals, along with Taittinger’s signature toasty layer of autolysis, grilled nuts and praline. Plenty of flesh and weight on the palate. Acidity clasps ripe peach and mango fruits, finishing long, powerful and fine.

96 points Wine Advocate
Review Date: 06/2018
Tasted almost two years after disgorgement, the 2006 Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs shows a beautiful golden-citrus color and opens with a fascinating intense, floral, slightly reductive nose that develops enormously in the glass, offering lemon and lemon confit aromas along with flinty notes of crushed chalk and the iodine flavors of the Atlantic Ocean. This is an utterly complex and promising bouquet! The palate is terribly fresh but also rich, lush and intense, with the purity of the finest wines of the Côte de Blancs, the concentration of perfectly ripe Chardonnay and the suppleness of 2006. This has impeccable balance paired with high tension. The wine is very tight and still seems to be on its way right now. Although there is a first hint of aromatic ripeness, this should be a great Comtes de Champagne in a couple of years. The finish is tensioned, concentrated and mineral but keeps its talents in an almost bursting bubble. (SR)

Cult Wines International Notes:

The Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut is the celebrated flagship prestige cuvée of the Taittinger House, crafted exclusively from 100% Chardonnay grapes—a true Blanc de Blancs—sourced only from the finest Grand Cru villages in the Côte des Blancs. Produced solely in exceptional vintage years, the wine uses only the first press juice and undergoes a meticulous maturation process, resting for a minimum of ten years on the lees in the historic chalk cellars (crayères) beneath Reims. This dedication to quality results in a Champagne of immense complexity and finesse, displaying a brilliant pale gold hue with incredibly fine bubbles. The elegant, expressive palate typically offers sophisticated notes of brioche, toasted almond, lemon confit, and chalky minerality, culminating in a persistent, long, and exquisitely balanced finish. Known for its remarkable aging potential, Comtes de Champagne is considered one of the world’s great sparkling wines, pairing perfectly with refined seafood and celebratory occasions.

Bottle Size:

750 mL

Storage History:

Always stored on its side in a climate-controlled cellar.

Condition:

Some label staining due to humidity. Otherwise, outstanding condition.

Discounted simply due to stained label.

Please note: The condition of the bottle you will receive is accurately reflected by the one shown in the images.