Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs
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Typically best enjoyed 10 to 25 years from the vintage release, with exceptional vintages cellaring beautifully for several decades.
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Fresh oysters, seared scallops, or roasted turbot with a light butter sauce.
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First created in the legendary 1952 vintage, Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs is the ultimate expression of Taittinger's house style, paying homage to the Counts of Champagne, particularly Thibaud IV, who legend says brought the ancestor of Chardonnay back from the Crusades. This prestige cuvée is crafted exclusively from 100% Grand Cru Chardonnay grapes harvested from the prestigious soils of the Côte des Blancs—specifically the villages of Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Mesnil-sur-Oger, and Oger. To achieve its sublime complexity, only the first-press juice is used, and a small portion of the blend is aged in oak casks to impart subtle toasted notes. The wine then undergoes a slow, patient maturation of up to a decade deep within the UNESCO-protected, Gallo-Roman chalk cellars beneath the Abbey of Saint-Nicaise in Reims. The result is a masterpiece of tension, mineral precision, and creamy texture, boasting notes of white flowers, brioche, and candied citrus.
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Established in 1932 when Pierre Taittinger acquired the historic Forest-Fourneaux house founded in 1734, Champagne Taittinger is one of the few remaining family-owned and operated Champagne houses based in Reims, France. The house is celebrated for its extensive Gallo-Roman chalk cellars, known as crayères, which provide the perfect aging conditions for their elegant, Chardonnay-dominant cuvées. Taittinger's signature style is defined by lightness, finesse, and mineral precision, epitomized by their legendary prestige cuvée, Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, alongside their classic Brut Réserve and the artistic Taittinger Collection.