Taittinger, Champagne Brut Comtes de Champagne, 2002
Comtes de Champagne is Taittinger's flagship, made only in standout vintages and only from 100% Chardonnay off the Grand Cru chalk of the Cote des Blancs (Avize, Cramant, Chouilly, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger). Just the first-press juice goes in, a small fraction sees new oak, and the wine then rests close to a decade on its lees in Taittinger's Gallo-Roman chalk cellars beneath Reims. The 2002 is a celebrated, structured vintage now showing the toasty, honeyed depth that long aging brings, while still carrying that laser of Chardonnay acidity. This is prestige Blanc de Blancs at full maturity. Decant lightly and serve in proper glasses, not flutes.
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Comtes de Champagne is Taittinger's flagship, made only in standout vintages and only from 100% Chardonnay off the Grand Cru chalk of the Cote des Blancs (Avize, Cramant, Chouilly, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger). Just the first-press juice goes in, a small fraction sees new oak, and the wine then rests close to a decade on its lees in Taittinger's Gallo-Roman chalk cellars beneath Reims. The 2002 is a celebrated, structured vintage now showing the toasty, honeyed depth that long aging brings, while still carrying that laser of Chardonnay acidity. This is prestige Blanc de Blancs at full maturity. Decant lightly and serve in proper glasses, not flutes.
