2013
6x75cl
DP
£691.93
A triumphant rendition of this iconic Taittenger Blanc de Blancs. Brimming with all the energy and tension you’d want to see in a long-lived Comtes release. It’s a wine built up out of fine layers of flavour, a concentrated composite that floods the palate in multiple dimensions. It is full of rich ripe fruit yet feels driven and controlled by a salty, acid driven energy; a combination that leaves your palate both seduced and uplifted. The composition for the blend features Chardonnays from the heart of the Cotes de Blancs – the five Grand Cru Villages of Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oger, a narrow strip of terroir whose soils provide minerality, strength and aromatic delicacy. Vinification is primarily done in stainless steel tanks to retain freshness and purity. However, 5% of the wine is aged for four months in new and second fill oak barrels, to increase depth and complexity. The key factor in the poise and finesse of Comtes though, is the nigh on 10 years it spends ageing sur lie in the bottle. This contributes abundant autolytic character; brioche, vanilla cream and toast accents, that make this wine so alluring. We’re big fans of the best of the 2013s, an extremely late vintage by today’s standards and one of the few to see harvest arrive in October. Taittenger Comtes 2013 is a captivating rendition of the year, a wine of precision and focus, more intense than concentrated, open and full of energy. Ripe citrus fruit, lemon cream and peach stone juxtapose the enticing vanilla infused pastry notes that envelop the palate. It tightens up on the finish to leave a persistent taste imbued with ginger, liquorice and lemon sherbet with a saline, mineral lift that lingers beautifully. Drink it now or cellar it for a decade or more.
NV · White Wine · Chardonnay
Forget Brimont
Blanc de Blancs, 1er Cru, Brut
Inc VAT£286.16
2008 · White Wine · Chardonnay/Pinot Noir
Forget Brimont
Brut, Premier Cru
Inc VAT£283.14
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