TN: 2008 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut (France, Champagne)

[Jon_Lawrence]

That is a beautiful bottle! I wish I had the '08, but I will have to settle for the '06.

[Jay_Miller]

That is because Jay has all the really good bottles. The best bottle I have had was the one I brought to our first dinner at CL post vaccination. I thought it was on fire and better than the '08 and '88 Cristal it was paired with.

It’s true. They only made 6 good bottles of the 2008 Comtes and I got them all.

I had them delivered directly to storage which is why it took so long for me to try one.

Seven. My friend Randy got one also.

Are you accusing Jon and myself of levity? Don’t make me come over there.

[William_Anzalone]

“Morrell offered 18 mags of '08 for $500 yesterday and it sold out in an hour.”

Son of a…I purchased a 1.5L of the 2008 from Plucky’s yesterday for $599. I checked Wine Searcher several times and compared all mags offered in that price range to determine the least tax assessed and shipping costs before I pulled the trigger. Wish I saw the Morrell’s offer yesterday

[Howard_Cooper]

It’s true. They only made 6 good bottles of the 2008 Comtes and I got them all.

I had them delivered directly to storage which is why it took so long for me to try one.

Seven. My friend Randy got one also.

Are you accusing Jon and myself of levity? Don’t make me come over there.

I wish I could make you come over here and bring the six bottles!!! [Or we can see if I got any good ones.]

[dbailey]

That is a beautiful bottle! I wish I had the '08, but I will have to settle for the '06.

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Nice. Love the perspective on the photo - makes the bottle look 6 feet tall!

[Keith_Levenberg]

Love the wine but must confess to hating the bottle shape. Too much junk in the trunk. The large formats don’t exactly improve the situation.

[Pat_Martin]

Stunning wine, one of the best young bubblies I’ve tried.