11/12/2023 - GuanYu Likes this wine:

Uncorked another bottle last evening at a good friend's birthday dinner party. Drank it with Tiramisu birthday cake at the end of dinner. The Taittinger CdC BdB 2011 was fresh, smooth and well-balanced. It held up very well despite consuming 9 mix bottles of chardonnay, pinot noir and syrah among 7 people prior to the Taittinger.

9/28/2021 - ramtu Does not like this wine:

I've enjoyed many bottles of Domaine Heitz-Lochardet (emphasis on domaine) Bourgogne Blanc from 2014 to 2018 (Durots was the lieu-dit at that point). This is the first négoce Armand Heitz wine I have tried and despite my opening two bottles (after first showed some oxidation) the singeing alcohol and almost total lack of fruit of the second bottle force me to conclude that I've bought my first and last Armand Heitz (négoce) Bourgogne Blanc. (It also moved me to write my first cellar tracker tasting note). Hopefully the domaine wines are as good as they have always been.

10/14/2023 - GuanYu Likes this wine:

Shiny pale yellow gold with lush bubbles. Lemon oil, green apple, hazelnut, honey-glazed almond, pastry, and oyster shell. Delicate and complex, medium-long finish.

This 2011 didn't have as much depth and length as some better vintages like 2008, but nevertheless a Blanc de Blancs with good finesse. It reminded me of the 2007 vintage, especially in the back palate.

Some of the negative reviews did not do this 2011 justice. I wonder if Taittinger may have had some cork quality issues or other unusual circumstances which led to larger than normal number of flawed bottles.

7/21/2023 - ubercuvee wrote:

Taittingers Comtes blanc night (Noize, London): Absolutely appalling Comtes. We opened 99/00/02/04/06/07/08/11/12 and not only was the 2011 dead last, it was dead last by a mile. It doesn't deserve to be spoken about in the same sentence as all the others.
On the palate this is atypically thin, herbaceous and astringent with a short finnish.
A total waste of money: buy any other Comtes but this. I hate to agree with Galloni, but this should never should have been released under the Comtes label - it does a disservice to the incredible wines they usually make.

10/13/2023 - GuanYu wrote:

A year since I provided my last tasting notes on this bottle. I had a few bottles since then, with the last one drank in February 2023. They were all fabulous.

Suddenly, this bottle seemed to be in retreat. Perhaps an odd bottle variation, but it seemed the wine had withdrawn into a sleeping phase. Wine was closed and muted despite long breathing and left in fridge for tasting until next day. There were definitely the usual notes of red fruits, tobacco, fig and tar; and the tannin was quite overwhelming due to the subdued fruits.

ADDENDUM (Oct 15, 2023): I left the remaining half bottle in the fridge for the 2nd day (2 nights). I took it out of the fridge in the morning and let it warm up to room temperature. When I tasted it in the evening, about 48 hours after uncorking, the wine finally blossomed!! However, due to the extended aeration, wine had gone slightly sour and off-balance.

6/22/2023 - GuanYu Likes this wine:

Tasted at winery. Single vineyard version of Riesling Grossi Laüe. Shiny pale yellow with green tint. Fresh, crystalline. Citrus, green apple, white flowers, honeysuckle, Meyer lemon. High acidity. Long clean, lime finish. Viscous palate, very appetizing and lively. More youthful than the cuvee version of 2012 Riesling Grossi Laüe.

My favorite dry wine, red or white, of the winery.

7/27/2023 - GuanYu Likes this wine:

Shiny pale yellow with green tint. Citrus, green apple, honeysuckle, and minerality. Fresh and vibrant. Clean finish.

While this bottle tasted very good, Keller's Grosses Gewachs are 10x better.

6/17/2023 - GuanYu Likes this wine:

Pale yellow gold with green tint. Red apple, apricot, smoked pear and honey. Slight viscosity on the palate, round, long and clean finish.

We paired it with charcoal grilled tandoori chicken and curry. All my Burgundies were demolished by the curry spices, but this Ostertag held up above and beyond the call of culinary duty.

I saved some for next morning, Father's Day crepe breakfast. It held up well and the honey became more pronounced.

12/15/2022 - DerBismarck Likes this wine:

Cloudy, medium goldyellow

Clear, medium intensity, apple+ brioche +camomile

Dry, low acidity, no tannines, medium body, medium intensity, apple + brioche, short aftertaste

Conclusion: I love the nose on this wine it has a lot of different aspects however the taste is less complex and the aftertaste a little short I would rate this wine 78/100 I would definitely drink this again.

7/5/2015 - Francois Le Mouel Likes this wine:

Medium intensity, nose is more complex and focused than the Au Closeaux 2012. Palate is deeper but not extremely complex: spices, notes of cherry...nothing special, would not waste 130$ on that wine.

9/5/2022 - GuanYu Likes this wine:

One of the finest rose champagne bottles I have tasted. Full-bodied, intense, balanced, and complex. Each sip revealed a different taste: apricot, candied orange, petals, berries, and even Coca-Cola. Fine bubbles, excellent mid-palate and long dry finish.

11/1/2022 - GuanYu Likes this wine:

Citrus, mild butter, pear, white flowers, and minerality. Excellent mid-palate and long finish. Very well-balanced and delightful. We paired this with a bottle of 2014 Vincent Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons, and this Olivier Leflaive super village wine performed better.

1/30/2021 - carstenf wrote:

Nose with cooked fruit and some sauer notes. Taste is not pleasent with heavy green notes.
I am not happy...Very seldom I don’t enjoy Bourgogne, but this was one. Something wrong with the bottle ?