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2011 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut, Champagne, France
REGION: France / Champagne
GRAPES: 100% Chardonnay
Produced only in exceptional vintage years and intended as the ultimate expression of the Taittinger style, this wine is composed entirely of Chardonnay grapes grown in the top vineyards of the prestigious Côte des Blancs. Only the first press juice is used. A small proportion (5%) of the blend spends three to four months in new oak barrels, enhancing the intrinsic qualities of the final blend. Prior to disgorgement, the Blanc de Blancs is aged for 10 years on the lees in 13th-century chalk cellars that were once the property of Saint Nicaise abbey.
HARVEST NOTE
The 2011 vintage was very different, marked by early ripening and a spring drought. This forced the root network to delve deep in the earth in search of the water it needed for proper growth.An exceptional vintage for Grands Crus Chardonnay from Côtes de Blancs.
TASTING NOTE
Delicious notes of gingerbread, liquorice and meringue. This Comtes de Champagne delivers aromas of delicate white fruit: vine peach, cherimoya and mandarin peel subtly blended with light touches of almond pastry.
TECHNICAL DATA
APPELLATION: Côte des Blancs
PH: 3.12
ACIDITY: 4.30 g/l
ABV: 12.5%
AGING: Aged for 4 months in new oak barrels.
DOSAGE: 9.8 g/l P