{"product_id":"2004-taittinger-comtes-de-champagne-blanc-de-blanc-750ml","title":"2004 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blanc (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaittinger is one of America's most beloved Champagnes and is also one of the oldest houses in the region, one of the few remaining that are family owned and operated. Its most famous offering is the Comtes de Champagne, a prestigious bottling that sourced from five top Grand Cru vineyards and is only produced in exceptional vintages. Simply put, it is the ultimate expression of the Taittinger style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e98 points: \"After almost 10 years on the lees and 10 years after disgorgement, this is showing nervy minerality, flintiness and oyster-shell characteristics, alongside dried pineapple and lemon peel. It's electric and lively on the palate with so much brightness. Tight, seamless bubbles. Unbelievably fresh and long. Bottled in 2005 and disgorged in 2014. Drink or hold.” - Claire Nesbitt, James Suckling (7\/24)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e97 points: ”Comtes de Champagne 2004 is in an utterly magical spot now, poised between brown butter, coffee cake and the almost parmesan cheese and umami-like development that this classic blanc de blancs shows on cork. Plush yet zingy fruit ranges from lemon marmalade to mango and dried apple, all brightened with a touch of oyster-shell breeziness. It’s lithe, silky-smooth and layered, perfectly pitched for current drinking. Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs grands crus. (Drink between 2024-2040)” -  Tom Hewson, Decanter (5\/24)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e97 points: \"The 2004 Comtes de Champagne is at a glorious peak of early maturity where the first notes of aromatic and flavor development have arrived, and yet the wine remains fresh. Apricot, baked apple tart, pastry and touch of reduction all run through this super-classic Comtes de Champagne. Now showing the gentlest hint of patina, the 2004 is magnificent. The delicately saline finish is a thing of beauty. At the outset, many Chefs de Cave believed the 2004s would not age, since at the time, yields were the highest ever in Champagne. Time has proved otherwise for the top wines. This is a great bottle of the 2004, the best I have had yet. (Drink between 2024-2044)” - Antonio Galloni, Vinous (3\/24)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47888750510338,"sku":null,"price":214.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/files\/shopping_537d2a70-9919-4a88-98f9-16980d4a4a42.webp?v=1780089810","url":"https:\/\/thewineclub.com\/products\/2004-taittinger-comtes-de-champagne-blanc-de-blanc-750ml","provider":"The Wine Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}