1996 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
Chardonnay
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Decanter
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By Charles Curtis MW
(Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne, Champagne, France, White) Login and subscribe to see review text.
Through the lens of time: Taittinger Comtes de Champagne, 1/5/2022, (See more on Decanter...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
(Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut Millésime (Reims)) Login and sign up and see review text.
May/Jun 2019, Issue #81, Recently-Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wines Including a Deep and Wide Vertical of Clos des Goisses
Decanter
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By Christelle Guibert
(Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne, Champagne, France, White) Login and subscribe to see review text.
Comtes de Champagne Vertical, 10/13/2017, (See more on Decanter...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
(Taittinger “Comtes de Champagne” Blanc de Blancs Brut Millésime (Reims)) Login and sign up and see review text.
Sep/Oct 2016, Issue #65, The Bi-Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Review Autumn 2016
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
(Taittinger, Comtes De Champagne Blanc De Blancs Brut Champagne White) Subscribe to see review text.
6/22/2016, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
The World of Fine Wine
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December 2014, Issue #46, (See more on The World of Fine Wine...)
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December 2014, Issue #46, (See more on The World of Fine Wine...)
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By Antonio Galloni
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1996 Champagne – For The Ages (Oct 2014), 10/1/2014, (See more on Vinous...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
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Sep/Oct 2014, Issue #53, The 2014 Champagne Addendum Round Two of Some Absolutely Superb Sparkling Wines
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
(Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne White) Subscribe to see review text.
11/16/2013, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
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Happy New Year 2012 - Juhlin Takes New York, 1/11/2012 -
By John Kapon
(Taittinger Comtes de Champagne magnum) Login and sign up and see review text.
Chicago Recap, 11/2/2011
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By Antonio Galloni
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Taittinger: Comtes de Champagne 1971— 1998 (Aug 2010), (See more on Vinous...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
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Sep/Oct 2009, Issue #23, The Champagne and Sparkling Wine Addendum- Another Round of Fashionably Late-Arriving Bubbles
Champagne Warrior
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By Brad Baker
(Taittinger Comtes de Champange Blanc de Blancs) Login and sign up and see review text.
January 2009, Issue #1, The Top 50 Champagnes of 1996
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
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May/Jun 2008, Issue #15, Recently Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wines
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By Josh Raynolds
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November/December 2006, IWC Issue #129, (See more on Vinous...)
The WINEFRONT
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By Campbell Mattinson
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By Gary Walsh
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8/6/2006, (See more on The WINEFRONT...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
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May/Jun 2006, Issue #3, Recently Tasted Champagne: Non-Vintage and Vintages 2000-1964; Today’s Bi-Polar World of Bubbly
Decanter
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By Michael Edwards
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By Antonio Galloni
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Vinous Table: Bar Le Côte, Los Olivos, CA (Sep 2022), (See more on Vinous...)
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
(Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut) Light lemon yellow color with few, tiny bubbles; very appealing, yeasty, toasty, savory, light saffron, preserved lemon nose; very tasty, focused, savory, lemon drop, mineral, truffle, toasty, tart grapefruit palate; long finish 96+ points
4/7/2013, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 96 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut) White flowers and hazelnut nose; great, elegant entry, citrus, mineral and hazelnut palate; medium-plus finish
1/21/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut) Group's #5 (my #3) – 84 pts; 3, 2, 3, 2 – earthy, mineral and peach nose, that starts showing soy sauce after 45 minutes in the glass; rich, creamy texture, minerally lemon and citrus palate with depth; medium tangy finish 92+ pts.
12/28/2006, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 92 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1996
- TypeWhite - Sparkling
- ProducerTaittinger
- VarietyChardonnay
- DesignationComtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionChampagne
- SubRegionn/a
- AppellationChampagne
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3/22/2024 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 94 Points
[Blind] Reductive, yeasty, brioche, sulphur, immediately reminiscent of DP oenotheque, which I don't always find in CdC. Palate is youthful, vibrant, sharp acid. Crispy lemony, but good. Reference, excellent condition. High citrus. Young showing.
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3/22/2024 - godx wrote: 95 Points
In my experience this wine is incredible consistent and always shows up, and this bottle was no different. Still youthful with lemon curd, rocky minerals and autolytic notes on the nose which was so expressive and engaging. Rich and vibrant on the palate with tremendous tension and acidity. Fine bubbles give a beautiful crispness to the layered and almost creamy texture. Superbly balanced, complex and complete. A reference CdC and a brilliant 1996 that is clearly in a great window for enjoying, but has a longer future of positive development ahead. 95+
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2/22/2024 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
(Not a) birthday dinner (Hinsdale, IL): Good, not great bottle of this tonight. Plenty of the expected chardonnay cut, but a little more browned and missing the cut that I want from Comtes. That said, this was still plenty clean and minerally; the acidity just wasn't as dialled in.
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2/7/2024 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Quaffable.
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1/16/2024 - Eric wrote:
M&PD Tasting: Italy (Seattle, WA, USA): Very smooth and subtle with a core of sweet cherry fruit, so red in personality (which is very odd since this is Blanc de Blancs), punchy and energetic on the finish.
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