Taittinger 2008 Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut

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99
James Suckling
98+
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
98
Wine Advocate
97
Wine Enthusiast
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Taittinger's Iconic Blanc de Blanc Champagne! Limited!
  • 99 Points!
  • The Standard Bearer for 100% Chardonnay Champagne
  • The "Miracle" 2008 vintage
  • Extremely Limited!
The Tete de Cuvee from the house of Taittinger. Comte de Champagne Blanc de Blanc has for generations been the standard bearer for 100% Chardonnay Champagne and 2008 was an outstanding vintage with raves from all quarters.

Wine Enthusiast Magazine scored this 97 points and awarded it #12 on their Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2018. They said "The balance between ripeness and acidity that is the hallmark of this fine vintage is expressed well in this impressive wine. Tangy, with a strong streak of minerality, it is crisp and rich at the same time. For its fruitiness, it is ready to drink; for more maturity, it will need to age until 2018."

James Suckling scored this 99 points saying "A slightly more luxurious nature to the 2008 than the great 2007. 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. One for the cellar. Release in 2020. Drink or hold."

Vinous scored this 98+ saying "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."

The Wine Advocate scored this 98 points saying "Taittinger's 2008 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne is being released this year, and it will be worth a special effort to track down. I wrote in August 2019 that this is the finest Comtes de Champagne since the brilliant 2002, and this tasting confirmed that. Offering up a deep and complex bouquet of citrus oil, crisp orchard fruit, warm brioche, crushed chalk, blanched almonds and smoke, it's full-bodied and incisive, with excellent concentration, racy acids and a long, searingly chalky finish. While this is already immensely impressive out of the gates, this 2008 is clearly built for the long haul, and three decades' longevity won't be a challenge."
More Information
Alcohol %12.5%
Vintage2008
VarietalChardonnay
RegionChampagne
CountryFrance
Bottle Size750 ml
TypeSparkling

Reviews

97
nv
Wine Enthusiast
98
2002
Wine Advocate
94
2002
Wine Enthusiast
94
2002
Wine Spectator
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