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Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2008 |Prestige

Taittinger

Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2008

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$445.00

- The perfect blanc de blancs champagne (100 points)
- Extremely rare bottle from 2008 vintage
- Full-bodied with notes of apple, pear, brioche

The Comtes de Champagne is the finest example of the Taittinger House style and thanks to perfect conditions, this 2008 vintage is set to be the best Comtes de Champagne we have ever seen. Aged for 12 years in the chalk querries beneath Saint-Nicaise, this is an exceptional champagne made with patience, expertise and passion. 

Comtes de Champagne is made with 100% white grapes from five Grand Cru villages: Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Oger, Mesnil-sur-Oger. Only first press juice is used (best quality of the grapes). A small percentage (5 %) of the blend is aged in fresh oak barrels to create the very delicate balance of toasted notes in the final wine. 

Suggested serving temperature for this wine and other vintage wines would be around 10-12 degrees Celsius. This cuvee does not come in a Taittinger gift box, but can be gift wrapped in an Emperor signature gift box. 

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Champagne Taittinger is one of France's most celebrated champagne houses. As the epitome of French sophistication, style and grace, Champagne Taittinger celebrates the pleasures of life, believing that special moments are best enjoyed with fine champagne and great company. Revered by critics the world over and recognised as the champagne connoisseurs, Champagne Taittinger is renowned for creating wines of unmatched delicacy, elegance and finesse.

100% grand cru Côte des Blancs Chardonnay; 60% Avize and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, the pillars of Comtes, for structure and finesse, then Chouilly for body and strength, Oger and a little less than 10% Cramant; 5% from Chouilly aged (not fermented) for 6 months in young oak barrels (new, with one-third renewed each year) to add body and subtle burnt-vanilla and coconut character; 9g/L dosage

Rich, ethereal and mineral with lemon curd and biscuity notes. Heaven. We love this champagne with a seafood risotto and a squeeze of fresh lemon and a sprinkling of parmesan to finish! 

About the House

Champagne Taittinger is one of France's most celebrated champagne houses. As the epitome of French sophistication, style and grace, Champagne Taittinger celebrates the pleasures of life, believing that special moments are best enjoyed with fine champagne and great company. Revered by critics the world over and recognised as the champagne connoisseurs, Champagne Taittinger is renowned for creating wines of unmatched delicacy, elegance and finesse.

Food suggestion

Rich, ethereal and mineral with lemon curd and biscuity notes. Heaven. We love this champagne with a seafood risotto and a squeeze of fresh lemon and a sprinkling of parmesan to finish! 

Technical details

100% grand cru Côte des Blancs Chardonnay; 60% Avize and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, the pillars of Comtes, for structure and finesse, then Chouilly for body and strength, Oger and a little less than 10% Cramant; 5% from Chouilly aged (not fermented) for 6 months in young oak barrels (new, with one-third renewed each year) to add body and subtle burnt-vanilla and coconut character; 9g/L dosage

Reviews

Taittinger’s 2008 Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne is simply breathtaking. I have tasted it many times over the years in various trial disgorgements and it has never been anything less than compelling. The final, finished wine captures all of that potential. Bright, focused and wonderfully deep, Comtes is a fabulous example of a vintage that expresses so much energy but with real fruit intensity, the signatures that distinguish it from other vintages (1996 comes to mind) that were similarly taut, but more austere in the early going. Although the 2008 impresses right out of the gate, it only really starts to open up with several hours of air. The 2008 Comtes represents the purest essence of the Côtes des Blancs in a great, historic vintage. Readers who can find the 2008 should not hesitate, as it is a truly brilliant epic Champagne that no one who loves the very best in Champagne will want to be without.
98+ points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The perfect blanc de blancs. Full-bodied with a lovely framework of acidity and dry fruit, such as apples, pears and peaches. Opulent. Dense and muscular. Yet, it’s balanced and harmonious. Line of acidity at the end. Totally in tune. Superb. Deep and complete. Has everything. One for the cellar. It is the greatest Comte ever. It has everything. A perfect upgrade from two years ago.
100 points
James Suckling

Coming entirely from Grand Cru vineyards in the Côte des Blancs, the new release of this famous Champagne is from a top vintage year. The wine is at perfect maturity, poised between crisp, taut minerality and wonderful toastiness. It is intense, beautifully clear and limpid, a great Champagne. It is ready to drink now and for many years to come.
97 points
Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

Descriptors & Texture

Chardonnay Dominant

Winemaking

Partial Barrel-fermentation

Earth

Mineral

Foods

Vanilla

Orchard Fruit

Pear

Stone Fruit

Peach

Citrus Fruit

Citrus Grapefruit

Herbs & Spices

Spice