Extracted from a thread just posted: 4 wines tasted blind at dinner: 2002 Taittinger Comtes BdB, 2016 William Fevre Bourgros, 1985 DRC Richebourg and 2009 Domaine des Lambrays Clos de Lampreys
2002 TAITTINGER COMTES DE CHAMPAGNE BLANC de BLANC BRUT- blind, it had a mellow yellow color, but that was the end of the mellowness as this wine was such a treat with wondrous aromas and tastes of honeyed lemon and lime being delivered in a creamy texture with some weight and exuding power with a thrust and yet enough finesse and charm to ease it through on the palate; this was one of the best champagnes I’ve had in a while and I’ve been blessed to have quite a few top notch winners in the last year or five. My first impression on the first sip had it as 2006 Comtes, but the power and weight that came on suggested 2008 and that is where I landed; I’ve had many great Comtes from 2002, but this bottle took it to another level. I immediately started looking for sources and bought some.
Cheers,
Blake
