Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs

Magical and in the perfect sweet spot right now. All you can expect from a mature Comtes. Rich, toasty, vanilla, excellent structure, luxurious mouthfeel. Acidity still going strong, but mellowed down. If you have this in your cellar, pop it, you are in for a treat!

2000 vintage

Wow, this was pretty special, toasted brioche with butter and honey but a clear line of acidity keeping it really fresh, so much flavour but weightless, absolutely fantastic

1999 vintage

This ended up being WOTN by consensus of 17 bottles drank, with all bottles averaging, so a very big compliment to the label. Had the luxury of tasting side by side with a 2012 Taittinger, 2002 Gosset Celebris (My personal WOTN), and a 2003 Dom Perignon. The 2012 was obviously more electric, the 2000 was calmed down really allowing the fruit to show it's horsepower. Decent amount of mousse remaining, just enough to keep it very enjoyable. Zero signs of …

2000 vintage

BYO lunch Loca (Arnhem, NL) : Always a treat to taste such old champagnes that are still (very much) alive! Next to the obvious tertiary and oxidative notes (mushroom, truffle), still fruit left as well. Very long. 93-94

1969 vintage

Los Angeles La Fête du Champagne Afterparty (Marino) : Fully mature and just clinging to life / effervescence. Cinnamon and savory spices, salted caramel. I kept circling back to this and I think I liked it more than others. A vintage of CDC I’ve never had before. I’d say drink now if you’ve got these. 93- Afterparty - Too hectic for decent notes.

1983 vintage

Amazing, this is at peak performance. Secondary notes all over. If you cellar this, open now!

2000 vintage

not blind Perfect bottle, not the best vintage but great result in the bottle. At his peak. Typical CdC notes. and waffles.

2000 vintage

Starter for our big Bordeaux wine dinner. Excellent nose with good acidity and balance that was enjoyed by all, champagne lovers and non-champagne drinkers alike.

1999 vintage

Northern Rhônes at Noreetuh, this time with magnums : Last had this about ~10 years ago and noted that I thought of it as a "good, not great CdC" - but I find myself liking it a lot more now, where there's plenty of savoury creamy and faintly nutty development around the bright citrus and pear fruit and sweeter vanilla-butter notes. Compared to the '07 that was poured alongside, this comes across a little gentler, without the same intensity to …

2000 vintage

Great nose! Nuts, brioche. Great taste

2000 vintage

(Udtryk, Cph.) In a wonderful place right now. Nothing gained by cellaring further in my opinion. Bubbles are present but fading. Good acidity which balances the fruit well. Rich a fat and a real pleaser. '99 is a good year.

1999 vintage

So perfect right now — big big almond cookie full of richness and still surprisingly fresh. Slight hints of mushroom but otherwise feels like it has 10 more years in it. Could get lost in the toasty richness.

1983 vintage

Comtes de Champagne tasting @ Møntergade : Great mature champagne with its tight balanced minerality giving it a nice freshness.

1999 vintage

Comtes de Champagne tasting @ Møntergade : This is very elegant with classic Comtes traits of brioche, yellow fruits, white flowers and more. Very nice now.

2000 vintage

Outstanding mature champagne, retained a fair amount of freshness, especially regarding the hot vintage 1999. Very serene and rounded champagne, definitely on the older side with lots of marzipan, almonds and cream on the nose. Fairly light/medium gold colour. Even creamier on the palate but with a decent zesty touch and slightly bitter fruit flavour. Very composed throughout the evening with an outstanding balance of aged aromas and acidity.

1999 vintage

For our wedding anniversary Fresh and elegand nose of citrus, iodine, tulip stem, oyster and white flowers. Some low key toast/brioche as well. Still some mousse on the palate and again the fresh seashore and flowery feeling, rounded out with a touch of vanilla nd cream. Elegant and sophisticated. Very good lenght. This is drinking increadibly fresh and young. The only thing giving away its true age is the fading mousse. Will last another decade easily, probably longer if you're …

2000 vintage

In a perfect spot, this is fully developed and an absolute delight. Not over aerated, this settles in the glass, and shows incredible depth on the palate with notes of buttery brioche with great acidity and precision, and a perfect balance on the finish.

1999 vintage

Scent of lightgreen yellowish crop, nature. In empty glass comes tones of light gunpowder. I really like the scent. This is a champagne you almost like to scent more of than to taste. Taste of green apples, crop, hay, nature, citrus. Tastes much younger than a 1999 bottle should taste. Has a very unique taste profile, but can be perceived as somewhat flat and confined in its taste register.

1999 vintage

Medium straw color. Green apple, yeast and citrus on the palate. Medium acidity. All in all, the structure was pretty good. However, the bottle was flat. not entirely flat but certainly diminished.

1999 vintage

"No Country for Old Champagne" (Chicago, IL) : Along with a few moments of the 1969 Cristal, this was my favourite of the old Champagnes this afternoon. It's like a CdC but with 2-3x more dosage than nowadays. There's something very old-school about this -- over a half century too late, but this comes across as the style of Champagne that Jay Gatsby would drink, in that opulent, baroque style. Despite the intense sweetness (this was probably sweeter on the …

1976 vintage

Clear medium yellow with fine bead. Initially mute, sulfurous bouquet needed a full hour to come around, finally showing attractive notes of apple, lemon, brioche, chamomile, marzipan. Fresh acidity, good vinosity, medium-full body.

2000 vintage

Huge, expressive nose of shortbread, croissants, demerara, soft white fruit, pear, almost tropical notes; broad, rich, expansive palate; soft, smooth texture, perfectly integrated; complex and weighty yet still refreshing; near-infinite finish with a citrus peel tang. At a beautiful peak right now but may well continue to mature and evolve.

1999 vintage

Catching up w/ the Florida Greeks & rest of us at Davids condo in the Minneapolis Warehouse District. The Warehouse District might be the most vibrant downtown neighborhood & a Mecca for Twin City foodie venues to boot. David built this dinner around Leo & Cheryl, our fav local Greeks, who spend most of the year in Fla these days. In attendance, DM, Craig, Nita & Joe V along w/ Dave & Desire D. David served up Killer dishes & …

2000 vintage

Golden hue. Fine bubbles. Creamy chardonnay all day. This seems peak or maybe even a little past. Gorgeous, but not terribly complex. Not oxidized at all. 92

2000 vintage

Glorious richness and focus as it fans out across the palate. No rush to drink this but it feels at its peak.

1999 vintage

Lovely light golden color, fine bead in the glass; aromatic, lovely blend of citrus and brioche, showing some mature character at 24 years but not oxidative or nutty, still quite clean; palate is medium-bodied, exceptional mousse, again lovely blend of clean lemon-lime and a richer brioche, balanced medium alcohol (12%); medium to medium-plus finish with some citrus. Well balanced, traditionally-made, Comtes de champagne, at an excellent stage of maturity though honestly I think this would easily last another 10 years. …

2000 vintage

Modern classic, love this wine, in a great place of development, round, warm, open-knit, creamy Chardonnay fruit, a very ripe example and also a little reductive, very yellow. Consistently great. Two or three consumed for every note posted.

2000 vintage

Taittinger Comtes 2000. Ikke helt ulik Krug faktisk. Ungdommelig med vilt bra fruktkvalitet. Konsentrert med en nydelig nerve. Rik og dyp samtidig bærer den eleganse og lekenhet. Drikker strålende med et langt og lykkelig liv foran seg. Meget lang spenstig finish med yppelig mineralitet og bredde. Stor vin. 95p

2000 vintage

Last bottle back in 2018 felt more or less fully mature but this still feels young! Intense acidity, very little tertiary notes, just hints of nuts and orange rind. Chalky, acidic and austere, if going from this bottle alone the 1999 Comtes is nowhere near ready. But then again, the 2-3 bottles before this felt either at top or slightly over the hill. Wine! You just never know! That old saying “there is no good wine only good bottles” still …

1999 vintage

Ordered off a restaurant list. Full of ripe, creamy layered yellow fruit. Not the most acid-driven vintage but thoroughly delicious.

2000 vintage

2024 Jaggerfest (Noizé, London) : Pale straw. Lovely nose. Toasty, creamy development with a residual reductive core. Similar on palate. Lovely shape and line. Super. Early maturity has lifted this above previous bottles. ****1/2

2000 vintage

Jaggerfest 2024 (Noizé, London) : Fabulously toasty, great grip, the acrid edge pointing up the fruit - classic Comtes.

2000 vintage

G's Birthday dinner (Sushi Hatsu) : Dense toasty and bready aromas, palate lacks a little freshness.

1999 vintage

With a smoke and reduction character to the nose, and amazing for it.

2000 vintage

Not what I hoped. Gold color with almost no fizz. Some oxidative notes of walnuts, sherry baked pear. Little acidity and short finish. Perhaps bottle variation...no telling with auction buys like this despite best care and research.

1983 vintage

Beautiful bouquet with white and yellow fruits and some brioche. Same on the palate, beautiful acidity, limestone minerals and a great length. Great and harmonious bubble.

2000 vintage

Surprisingly still youthful for 1999 vintage. It still have a long life ahead and at its peak. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of ripe lemon, yeast, bread, toast. High acidity.

1999 vintage

20 Top Wines of the 1983 Vintage : Champagne Showdown: All three bottles showed better than expected. Dom Perignon wins with 97pts - a symphony of stature, purity, and layered complexity. Its vibrant mix of fresh citrus and fruit elegantly intertwines with mature notes of burnt sugar and honey, all supported by a vivid acid line and a mineral backbone adding extra dimension. This DP is poised for further evolution over the next decade. Comtes de Champagne, at 95pts, impresses …

1983 vintage

1983 vintage horizontal with >20 wines, mostly from Bordeaux. Key observations: 1/ Acceptable vintage for Champagne with DP over-delivering, 2/ Laville Haut Brion is a masterpiece among the whites, 3/ Bordeaux is going strong at 40 years of age with stand-outs Latour and Margaux. 4/ No need to chase any Napa’s from the vintage, 5/ off-piste Italians kept up impressively with Soldera an undisputed medalist. Tasting note: Nice aging notes of Sherry and fine oxidative aromas give away the age. …

1983 vintage

Another very nice comes, toast, brioche, some brown sugar and red apple. Ready to drink.

1999 vintage

40 years on: A global 1983 retrospective : Walnuts, yeast dough, brioche, good balance and still some freshness on the palate with a nice sweetness

1983 vintage

Soo's birthday : More linear and tensile than the ‘98, in line with what I usually expect from Comtes. Nice saline drive, very good for an unheralded vintage. Still very youthful and fresh but a slight step below the stunning 1998.

1999 vintage

From magnum. Excellent colour and good amount of bubbles for a wine of this age. Very mushroomy on the nose with hints of honey and brioche. There was also a lifted note (that I didn’t like) but it eventually blew off. The palate was amazingly fresh and lively but the flavour profile showed this wine’s 47 years with lots of secondary notes, earthy, more mushrooms, lemons and quite a long finish. A good bit of richness here and complexity. Not …

1976 vintage

Still drinking incredibly well and delicious - previous notes apply not really moved. Graceful

2000 vintage

aromas of pralines, sweet citrus and pears, honey, toasty pastry... smooth and easy on the palate, generous and plush, mature and gracious... this is in a great spot and feels younger than 24 years, it will surely drink well for another 5, perhaps 10+ years

1999 vintage

Completely surprised me but in a good way. I've never thought much of the 2000 vintage which to me has always seemed a bit less expressive and yet not quite as likely to manage the age. This made me reconsider. The wine is still incredibly fresh. Bright. Easy drinking. Not as complex or quite as interesting as the '98, but much younger and perhaps it just needs a lot more time to show itself. It was very lovely.

2000 vintage

Taittingers Comtes blanc night (Noize, London) : Corked sadly, which is a shame as this is usually a great bottle.

2000 vintage

Taittingers Comtes blanc night (Noize, London) : Incredibly, painfully young - transparent in colour, tasting more youthful than even the most recent release (2012) alongside it. But missing the development and depth of fruit you'd hope for in a wine at this age. I'm not sure it'll be great Comtes, but it will certainly last another 10-20 years so hopefully the tertiary aromas give this wine an extra level of interest.

1999 vintage

Drank alongside the 2006 CdC. Showing some development but still no rush. Brioche nose, citrus fruit palate with solid weight and body. Acidity is still lively. No shame is opening these now but zero rush and these can easily age another decade. Outstanding.

2000 vintage

Brought by KM for his birthday dinner. No notes. Start off with a bang as this came off not as a 24 year old champagne rather one nearly half its age. Super fresh, great citrus and bits of green fruits with maybe some shell? very good now but will be better when it picks up more of the oxidative nites - and still maintains its energy. Was a great.

1999 vintage

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