1999 Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, Taittinger
(6x75cl)
| Product Code: | 34006199 |
| Description: | 1999 Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, Taittinger |
| Case Size: | 6x75cl |
| Producer: | Champagne Taittinger |
| Region: | Champagne |
| Country: | France |
| Alc. By Vol.: | 12 |
Other Vintages
| 1998 Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs |
Grape Varieties
| 100% | Chardonnay |
Notes:
In the 1950s,Taittinger unearthed perhaps a few dozen empty bottles in the older, potbellied style used by the Benedictines in bottling champagne. Taittinger adopted the design for its Comtes de Champagne line.
Ageing Potential:
Can be drunk now but will keep very well
Food Matching Note:
This makes the finest aperitif before any meal. It accompanies a selection of delicate canapés, in particular caviar as well as light seafood dishes such as lobster and Dover sole.
Tasting Note:
On the nose the aromas are delicate and with a subtle nuances of wood, but there is great underlying depth. On the palate it offers a lively, clean but balanced first impression. It is fine and lean yet displays excellent length. Flavours of candied citrus fruits predominate, but there is a balanced touch of nuttiness.
Detailed Tasting Note:
Pale gold. Its bubbles are exceptionally fine and persistent, forming a delicate foam. Its discriminating bouquet has a hint of spice and lemon with a light plant or floral scent of mild tobacco and tea leaf. To the taste, this wine is very fresh, slightly acid and highly elegant. Its flavours are dominated by fresh citrus and lime. It has an end note of vanilla. In conclusion, this exceptional wine is extremely pleasant to drink with its complex and delicate aromas.
Vinification Note:
Taittinger Comtes de Champagne is only produced in exceptional years from 100% Chardonnay grapes. Fermented in tank, 5% of the blend is then matured in French oak barriques for four months only, and the entire blend undergoes full malolactic conversion. The wine is aged for a minimum of 5 years on its lees before disgorging.
Detailed Vinification Note:
This outstanding champagne was produced in the cellars of the thirteenth century Saint-Nicaise Abbey in Reims. The greatest care is taken at every stage of production. "Comtes de Champagne" is only produced when all the conditions, essential to its unique style, are met, the harvest must be of exceptional quality and worthy of vintage champagne. It is made exclusively from white Chardonnay grapes from the most renowned vineyards of the Côte des Blancs. Only wines from the first pressing (La Cuvée) are used. This guarantees the wine's finesse. 5% of the wines used in the blend are aged in new oak barrels (one third of which are replaced every year), thus enhancing the intrinsic qualities of the final blend.