Yaacov,
The closest comparison I can think of is Pierre Peters Chetillons (Special Club or just Cuvee Speciale for older bottles) with two to three decades of age. When young, the Peters wine isn’t all that similar, but as it ages, it kind of takes a stylistic place right between Comtes and Krug Clos du Mesnil… and is sometimes better than each. Now, this is a comparison between the wines after they have aged quite a bit. For a young wine, Billecart-Salmon’s vintage BdB comes to mind.
I agree with the PP analogy wholeheartedly.
Brad, who is it, Krug or Taittinger who includes a fair amount of Grand Cru fruit from Les Chetillons? If it is Taittinger, that can explain a lot of the like and kindness of the 2.
yes! i recently had this at a store tasting and didn’t even know it existed. more clean/pure than the comtes, but maybe it just needs a few years. i really enjoyed it.
Yaacov,
The closest comparison I can think of is Pierre Peters Chetillons (Special Club or just Cuvee Speciale for older bottles) with two to three decades of age. When young, the Peters wine isn’t all that similar, but as it ages, it kind of takes a stylistic place right between Comtes and Krug Clos du Mesnil… and is sometimes better than each. Now, this is a comparison between the wines after they have aged quite a bit. For a young wine, Billecart-Salmon’s vintage BdB comes to mind.
I agree with the PP analogy wholeheartedly.
Brad, who is it, Krug or Taittinger who includes a fair amount of Grand Cru fruit from Les Chetillons? If it is Taittinger, that can explain a lot of the like and kindness of the 2.
Not Brad, but it is Taittinger who includes some Chetillons in their CdC.
Thanks Ray. I recall that now as having been told that during our visit to Krug 10 years ago. Thought for a minute it may have been at Taittinger.