1982 Taittinger Champagne Artist Collection André Masson

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  12/22/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: 94 Points

  Advanced and oxidative aromatics of burned sugar, tons of nutty flavors, a layer of caramel. Bruised pear fruit and apples. Nice intensity on palate which still showed sufficiently fresh while also sporting a fine layer of cream. Bubbles mostly gone, however.

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  12/22/2023 - Cailles wrote: 92 Points

  Tasted double blind. The wine showed well, particularly after some aeration, becoming more complex as time passed. The quintessential Taittinger style was evident throughout. However, for a higher score, I would have preferred more effervescence. It earns a solid 92 points.
  
  TN: This wine, lacking in bubbles, offers a fine tapestry of caramel, citrus, smoke, and herbs, supported by mineral undertones and adequate tension and acidity. A slight oxidative character is present but integrates well on the palate. With time, it gains in brightness and fruitiness, with quince and honey emerging.
  
  Decanting: No extensive decanting needed.

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  10/14/2022 - Peech Likes this wine: 97 Points

  nose of toasty brioche, marmalade, very nutty, and also smoky like aged tangerine peel. So rich on the palate with a lot of depth. Drinking absolutely beautifully.

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  10/16/2021 - Charlie Carnes wrote: 83 Points

  WB Boys Weekend; 10/14/2021-10/17/2021 (Highlands NC): This lasted for about 5 seconds. There was a little darkness, a little fizz, and a cool hard lemon candy that had melted, then a little toffee. My wine.

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  1/29/2021 - Derek Darth Taster Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Davyd's bday at Dakota poolside. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
  Appearance is clear, medium intensity, amber gold colour. Thin legs. Some remaining small bubbles.
  Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of mushrooms, almond nuts, kumquats, tangerines, citrus, some faint floral perfume (or was it the air fresherner? haha). Developed.
  On the palate, dry, medium+ acidity, low alcohol |(12%), medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of tangy citrus kumquats, tangerine, nuttiness, wet stones, and a layer of honeyed cream. Long finish.
  Very good quality. Clearly very old and time to drink up already. Could have been better a couple of years ago. Acidity sensation dipping, and bubbles almost gone. No rancio yet for this bottle luckily.

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