March 31, 2024 - PnP chilled. Stunning, exceptional stuff. Lighter bodied style with just a touch of lees and toast. Clean, bright, fruit. Bubble stream was fine and light but exploded in the mouth. Long finish. You could drink the all day.
Wonderful Champagne. Don/Julie's bottle.
March 16, 2024 - much controversy exists re: 2011
some in a wine group said to avoid completely
ok , not the greatest comtes I have ever had, but the bubbles and crispness were similar to other better years
liked by all at tango sur
I would say this is not the year to lay down for a long time
March 9, 2024 - Excellent champage and really blossomed as it opened up and warmed up. Fantastic initial light flavors of lemon-like flavors that Bec one more complex after an hour or so. Great QPR.
March 1, 2024 - Mittleres Goldgelb, feine Perlage. Offene Nase, Hefe, Apfel, Bisquit und auch Honignoten. Im Gaumen mit feiner Textur, rund, cremig, mit einer gewissen Opulenz, ohne dabei schwerfällig zu wirken. sehr feine Perlage, gut balancierte Dosage. Im Abgang lang, weissfruchtig, mit Zitrusfrüchten, Pfirsich, Kräutern und einem salinen Finish. 93 vvPunkte
February 14, 2024 - Like drinking the water from a cold mountain stream of snowmelt running over river rocks. Austere but with depth and intrigue. Closed up right now, like the 2008 Comtes was a few years ago; it remains to be seen whether it will open up in the same way — hard to guess given how few 2011s there are.
February 2, 2024 - Delicious.
January 21, 2024 - Cuvee Holiday Lunch: Paired with tuna tartare with apricot brandy sauce, warm brioche and fennel. Sauce was a but too sweet for the pairing, but Comtes <3 !!!
The wine is always a favorite and I could taste it a mile away. This cuvee was no different, albeit perhaps a bit more restrained than some other vintages. That being said, it had a funky, almost off-putting noise initially. Fortunately, it blew off fairly quickly.
January 17, 2024 - Tasted blind, guessed this was vintage Deutz from 2006. Deep lemon in the glass. Lovely richness on the nose in forms of apricot, nectarine, peach, biscuit, vanilla, sweet lemon. Medium-bodied with a moderate acidity and low alcohol. Tastes slightly sweet for a blanc de blancs, but in general the wine has some nice complexity and depth. Not life-changing, but the value is there.
December 19, 2023 - At 67PM: served in Zalto universals - this started off rich and sedate, but it seemed to gain depth and the classic Comtes grip.
December 17, 2023 - 2nd time round with the 2011, about 1 year since first tried. Color has advance to a deeper yellow, nose very nice with floral, yellow fruits and some tropical notes. On the palate, has put on a little weight from a year ago, but devoid of the structure and zippiness that I enjoy with a relatively young CdC. Might get a little better, but I still will drink this vintage over next 1-3+ years.