Comtes de Champagne Rose
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Typically best enjoyed 10 to 25 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can age gracefully for even longer.
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Roasted duck breast, seared wild salmon, pigeon with berry reduction
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Comtes de Champagne Rosé is a legendary prestige cuvée produced only in exceptional vintage years, representing the pinnacle of Taittinger's art. First created with the 1966 vintage, this rare rosé pays homage to the Counts of Champagne, particularly Thibaud IV, who according to legend brought back the ancestral vines of Chardonnay from the Crusades. Crafted using grapes exclusively sourced from Grand Cru vineyards, the blend marries the elegance of Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs with the structure of Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims. A defining feature of its exquisite salmon-pink hue and complex red-fruit profile is the addition of approximately 12% to 15% of still red Pinot Noir from the famous Grand Cru of Bouzy. The wine undergoes a slow, majestic maturation of up to a decade in the cool, silent depths of the house's UNESCO-listed Gallo-Roman chalk crayères, developing an extraordinary complexity, silky texture, and a delicate bead of bubbles that whispers of its noble heritage.
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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.