April 11, 2024 - Rich and voluptuous with a fine but full bead. Buttered brioche and movie theatre popcorn on the palate but with a fine laser beam of acidity. Drinking great. One of my all time favorite champagnes. I wouldn't wait to drink more. In fact I can't wait to drink more!
March 29, 2024 - Wow! A beautiful age, with persistent but gentle bubbles. This is super concentrated, still fresh with some lemon, but lots of complexity, honey, almonds, almonds, toasty brioche. Very long and very delicious. Perfect now!!
February 10, 2024 - I’m surprised to see the recent auction price of this wine so high, as these were probably around $100 on release, now 4x? Even so, this was on fire tonight and a smashing example of Comtes as it reaches its apex. Toasted almond, lemon curd, with mushroom developing in the background, this was very impressive and ready to drink. It made me want to check in on 06… this was served alongside a 2002 Bollinger LGA and Tattinger was the better wine
February 2, 2024 - This is great... it seems fully mature but maybe still with some surprises still to be revealed?
Nose of rich lemon tart and antique shop. On the palate slightly heavier than when last tried in 2020, but the wine still combining richness and lightness in a subtle and satisfying way.
Its pleasing viscosity perfectly balanced by the firm, acidic backbone. Like a pair of voluptuous breasts held in place by a strict French corset...
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January 28, 2024 - Nose of candied orange, almonds and roasted lemon. A very fine mousse. Very elegant and almost low key, but deep and complex. Very long with some chalk on the finish. Great stuff. Still some upside.
January 16, 2024 - No detailed notes, but this was exquisite. So good I almost regret sharing this with a big party.
December 1, 2023 - From magnum. This was in a great point of early maturity, balancing the bright primary racy fruit (which seemed a little unlikely at 21 years old) with a light patina of age, drawing out notes of light honey, spiciness and adding a general richness and the fruit taking on a slightly dried note. Powerful and intensely flavored, but very well balanced by the high acidity. Long and very complex through the finish. Balance is really the key with this and it really has everything you could want in a Champagne. The mousse was still quite youthful and (at least in the larger format) this seems like it has the structure ti hang in there for another 20+ years.
November 22, 2023 - Agree with Seafood Manor's note earlier this December. Classic Taitt CdC.
September 24, 2023 - Dinner with the wine group - La Tache Dinner (Cindy's Place): Light golden, excellent color; aromatic, brioche, fantastic aromas, lemon oil; palate is medium bodied, standard dosage but well integrated, lemon-lime, brioche; long finish. Lovely Taittinger. 94
Day 2: Still a lovely, classic, tete-du-cuvee champagne. Enjoyable, balanced, not necessarily unique in style but impeccably done.
September 3, 2023 - This was one of the best 75cl bottles of this vintage, perfectly in the zone of intense tertiary aromas, the integration and harmony that comes with age, with a fresh fruit core and lots of tension and zest. Great presentation.
TN: Intense and layered on the nose and palate with a medium to long finish. Precise aromas of toffee, nutty notes, brioche and butter, as well as fresh and baked apple, with a hint of minerality in the background. Fine mousse and good round acidity that keeps the tension high. Very harmonious and balanced.
Decanting: No decanting necessary.