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Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Chardonnay 2002
Taittinger's 2002 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne is off the charts. I have tasted the 2002 now many times, and it has never been less than thrilling. A vivid kaleidoscope of pure Chardonnay aromas and flavors opens up in the glass. The 2002 is at once incredibly rich yet also totally weightless and impeccable in its balance. All the classic Comtes notes are there, but with a level of detail and nuance I don't think I have ever seen before. The 2002 is breathtakingly beautiful today, but also appears to have the stuffing to age for decades...Sadly, there is little wine to go around as 2002 was a very short crop. Readers who can track down the 2002 are in store for something truly great. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2042. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Ratings on Delectable
Conrad Green 
This is in a great place. For me the perfect bit between young and aged… some secondary notes. A softness and balance. Some honeyed notes. Real complexity and length. Yum
This is in a great place. For me the perfect bit between young and aged… some secondary notes. A softness and balance. Some honeyed notes. Real complexity and length. Yum
9.5
Ira Schwartz
Boom! From the 1st sniff you knew this was special. This is all about layers of complexity on the nose and palate . Yet with all of that complexity it drank younger than you might have expected. I will treasure the few bottles I have left and be envious of those who were wise to have bought magnums.
Boom! From the 1st sniff you knew this was special. This is all about layers of complexity on the nose and palate . Yet with all of that complexity it drank younger than you might have expected. I will treasure the few bottles I have left and be envious of those who were wise to have bought magnums.
9.5Conrad Green
Lemon, apple, yellow flowers. A beautiful sweet midpalate with really refined fruit. More fruit than austere structure but very pretty and delicious. Refined and long and gorgeous. In a lovely place right now.
Lemon, apple, yellow flowers. A beautiful sweet midpalate with really refined fruit. More fruit than austere structure but very pretty and delicious. Refined and long and gorgeous. In a lovely place right now.
9.5Conrad Green
Sweet at the edges. Fresh and supple. Very good
Sweet at the edges. Fresh and supple. Very good
9.3
Alex Lallos
Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant
Aged perfectly. Drink now. A little nutty but fresh at the same time. Refreshing acidity and great golden fruit. Yum!
Aged perfectly. Drink now. A little nutty but fresh at the same time. Refreshing acidity and great golden fruit. Yum!
9.4Conrad Green
Lovely and balanced. Sweet with nice clarity and acidity
Lovely and balanced. Sweet with nice clarity and acidity
9.2
Mike Saviage
Light gold. Active and steady beads of bubbles in the glass. Youthful nose. Notes of citrus, lemon curd, wet river stones, some bread yeast and some almond paste. Creamy. This is still youthful but oh so good.
Light gold. Active and steady beads of bubbles in the glass. Youthful nose. Notes of citrus, lemon curd, wet river stones, some bread yeast and some almond paste. Creamy. This is still youthful but oh so good.
9.5Conrad Green
A great nose. Poised lemon, lime, slate and light floral notes. The palate has great fruit- citrus and mellow sweetness. No significant secondary notes yet but great freshness and balance. Years ahead but very good now.
A great nose. Poised lemon, lime, slate and light floral notes. The palate has great fruit- citrus and mellow sweetness. No significant secondary notes yet but great freshness and balance. Years ahead but very good now.
9.4
Whitney Bouck
Like brioche in a glass...
Like brioche in a glass...
9.2Greg Koslosky
This has dropped its baby fat and his precise with incredible minerality and focus with tons of layers of fruit and a pristine laser beam focus and precision wow !
This has dropped its baby fat and his precise with incredible minerality and focus with tons of layers of fruit and a pristine laser beam focus and precision wow !
9.6
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