Taittinger - Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Comtes de Champagne 2012 (750ml)
Price: $205.00
| Producer | Taittinger |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Varietal | Champagne |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Sku | 6918 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 99 Points
This is a fantastic and refined Blanc de Blancs. So layered and complex with lemon curd chalk hazelnuts pastries baked apples and almond croissants. Structured and tightly wound with almost imperceptible bubbles.
Vinous: 96 Points
The 2012 Comtes de Champagne is gorgeous. Warm and resonant in the glass the 2012 Comtes shows all the allure that makes this vintage so appealing. The combination of bright citrus mineral and floral notes typical of Comtes enhanced by the soft contours of the vintage makes for an inviting open-knit Champagne that is quite showy right out of the gate. Light tropical accents on the finish add an exotic flair. Usually I recommend cellaring just-released Comtes but that won?t be necessary here. - By Antonio Galloni on May 2022
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
A gorgeous blond bombshell of a Champagne fragrant with roasted hazelnut vanilla and smoke notes that waft through layers of poached pear and quince pastry cream pain d'épices and candied ginger. This is sculpted by a vibrant acidity that's seamlessly knit to the plush silky mousse and chalky underpinning. Drink now through 2033. 1500 cases imported.
Wine Advocate: 95+ Points
The 2012 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne is showing beautifully out of the gates offering up demonstrative aromas of sweet golden orchard fruit buttery croissants peach and hazelnuts. Medium to full-bodied pillowy and enveloping it's a rich textural vinous Comtes somewhat reminiscent of the brilliant 2002. If it gains in tension and cut (as the 2002 did and as I suspect the 2012 will) with more time on cork it will make this initial rating seem conservative. This small report covers Taittinger's newly released 2012 Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs and 2009 Comtes de Champagne Rosé which have begun to arrive on the marketplace. Both come recommended.
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