The champagne Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut, vintage 2005 from the winery Champagne Taittinger has been rated in 2016 by Ulrich Sautter with 95 Falstaff points. It is a wine made from the grape variety Sauvignon Blanc from the region Champagne in France.
The Chardonnay grapes for Comtes de Champagne are sourced from the best vineyards of the Côte des Blancs, and the Champagne is crafted in the historic vaulted cellars of the former Saint-Nicaise Abbey in Reims, which dates back to the 13th century. Five percent of the base wines mature for a few months in new oak barrels before being cuvéted and fermented in the bottle. The 2005 vintage was warm and dry in Champagne, as it was almost everywhere in Europe. It produced wines with power, yet balanced by a sturdy nerve and rich-extract. Delicately scented yeasty notes, hay, and closed mineral-iodic tones, very fine mousse, mild yet structured flow, compact, a rather powerful body absorbed in mineral freshness, vinous in the mid-palate and finish. A very rich but not viscous Champagne at the very start of its evolution. Intensely tactile-minerality and reverberant.
More about the tastingMedium yellow-green, delicate, persistent mousse. Scented yellow apple-mango fruit underpinned with delectable patisserie notes, floral nuances of orange blossom, citrus zest, engaging bouquet. Complex, juicy yellow peach notes, countered by a taut acidity, expressive and persistent, toasted almond slivers on the finish, persistent, citrus-saline aftertaste.
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51100 Reims
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