Champagne Taittinger | Taittinger Comtes De Champagne 2011 – Grand Crus – Blanc De Blancs

The 2011 Vintage Was Very Different, Marked By Early Ripening And A Spring Drought. This Forced The Root Network To Delve Deep In The Earth In Search Of The Water It Needed For Proper Growth And Resulted In A Voluptuous Comtes De Champagne, Etched With Truth.

Characteristics Of The Wines: Freshness, Tautness, Purity, Saltiness, Sophistication And Aromatic Precision.

The Comtes De Champagne Blanc De Blancs Is Made Exclusively With Chardonnay From The 5 Villages On The Cote Des Blancs With «Grands Crus» Classification: Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Mesnilsur-Oger And Oger. This Unique Terroir Is A Strip Of Land Measuring Barely 20 Km.

The Thousand-Year-Old Chalk Is Present On The Surface, Creating A Real Oasis Of Water And Warmth. White Grapes Flourish Beautifully On This Type Of Soil, From Which They Draw Minerality, Strength And Aromatic Sophistication.

To Create The Comtes De Champagne, Only The «Cuvee» Is Used, For An Absolute Guarantee Of Sophistication. Of The Wines That Make Up Its Composition, 5% Have Been Aged For 4 Months In New Oak Barrels, One Third Of Which Are Replaced Each Year. These Enhance The Inherent Qualities Of The Final Blend Of Toasted Notes. During The 12 Years It Has Spent Slowly Maturing In Cellars, Time Has Worked Its Magic, Meaning This Vintage Comes To Us With An Extraordinary Energy And Ageing Potential. All That Remains Now Is For It To Write The Rest Of Its Story.

Really Capturing A Moment In Time, The Freshness Of This Comtes De Champagne Suggests That It Offers All The Ageing Potential That Is To Be Expected Of Such A Cuvee. The Finest Example Of The Maison Taittinger Style, The Comtes De Champagne Is Rare. It Is Subject To A Great Deal Of Care And Attention Until It Reaches Peak Condition And The Criteria For Its Creation Mean That It Cannot Be Produced On A Large Scale.