1981 Taittinger Champagne Artist Collection Arman

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  4/1/2023 - Peech Likes this wine: 93 Points

  drunk with 81 Comte de Champagne. nose was the more toasty of the pair, almost coffee-like. Initially we thought this was un petit bouchonée but in the end we thought it was just closed. Good acidity on the palate. This turned really nice after it opened up some 30 minutes in, with caramel on the nose.

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  9/24/2022 - CamWheeler wrote: 91 Points

  "90th" Joint Birthday: Caramel, toast, coconut and lime on the nose. Palate is rounded but still shows very good acidity. Actually picks up with air, showing more depth of aromatics and a fresher palate. Time to drink but holding up very well.

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  7/11/2021 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:

  Deep golden in color; the nose shows some toasted walnut, hints of sherry and bruised orchard fruits, honey and floral notes. The palate has some effervescence still, but it is mostly a creamy and soft feel. The balance and acidity is still quite nice. I found this very enjoyable and it exceeded my expectations.

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  5/8/2015 - VeronicaXu Likes this wine: 89 Points

  60% PN, 40% CH. Medium gold in colour. It is surprisingly fresh for a wine of more than 30 years old. Fruit still stays and a deep creamy brioche aromas. Good structure and long finish.
  
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  12/31/2012 - jhtswhiteley wrote: 79 Points

  Christmas Day 2012. The cork just slipped out; not auspicious! Sure enough, all the pétillance had dissipated, with not a bubble in sight. The colour, though, was a lovely golden, translucent oak, with a small degree of brightness. The nose? I fought for traces of new-mown grass (=old-mown grass!) and citrus, but that was all. Clearly, this was defunct champagne, more like a kind of Tio Pepe with a little brown-sugar. There was certainly acid, and a faint hint of plums. The only thing that might be described as perfect was the balance, this remained. The length was not wonderful. Disgorging about ten years ago would have preserved this, but sadly it hadn’t been done. This is well past it now. Alas - my attempted resurrection from the champagne sarcophagus of ancient vintages had failed.

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