Extracted from a thread just posted: 6 wines tasted blind at dinner: 2007 Taittinger Comtes, 2007 Blain-Gagnard Batard, 2014 PYCM En Remilly, 2012 Groth Cab Reserve, 2002 Faively Clos de Bez, 1997 Tortochot Charmes-Chambertin
2007 TAITTINGER COMTES de CHAMPAGNE BLANC de BLANC- the color was an interesting mineral gray yellow and the nose offered an array of pronounced aromas that included ginger and honey coated lemon; once tasted, the lemon was oily and further accented with yellow apple; it was pretty robust and intense, tangy, zesty and actually a bit sweet; whatever it was, it was wonderful and I made the comment I’d like to have it in my cellar; I guested it was 2008 Delamotte at first, but then I thought it was a blend and not a BdB and vacated that idea in favor of it being 2008 Bollinger Grande Annee.
This group has had an extraordinary amount of Comtes and we were surprised no one called it such, but it really was atypical IMHO.
Cheers,
Blake
