Description
Elegant pale yellow color. Fine light bubbles rise steadily to form a delicate ring of foam. The nose initially presents fresh, refined tangerine-like fruit, then develops mature notes of ripe fruit, raisin pastries and candied fruit. On the palate, the attack is both smooth and lively. The mid-palate is supple, full-bodied and rich, with flavors of grapefruit. The finish is still very long and refined with a hint of spice, reminiscent of licorice sticks. The Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2006 offers maturity and finesse, and its aromatic potential suggests a great capacity to age.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Taittinger's prestige cuvee epitomizes the Chardonnay predilection of this producer. This now-mature bottling is elegant and very stylish. Toast and a soft texture combine with great complexity to reveal a wine that is poised and ready to drink. But with the acidity in the background, it could still age, so drink now and until 2022. Cellar Selection.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2006 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne is simply stunning. Complex and intricate, the wine exhibits a seamless integration of ripe fruit, dried citrus and savory earth. Though it is drinking pretty well now, another six to ten years would add additional layers of complexity and pleasure. (Tasted: August 26, 2016, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Spectator
A vivacious Champagne, with fine integration of the racy acidity and chalky bead, rich mineral character and creamy palate of glazed apricot, ground anise, biscuit and passion fruit flavors. Offers a firm, focused finish. Drink now through 2030.
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Connoisseurs' Guide
Very rich and toasty with suggestions of soy and roasted Meyer lemons making the early going and supported nicely by chalky and yeasty notes, this wine is fairly expressive and holds little back in its pursuit of a bolder style for Blanc de Blancs. Its mousse is full, foamy and somewhat pushy and is very much in keeping with the direction of the wine, yet the underlying flavor profile claims both richness and expected austerity. Those who seek a lighter version might
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