Product Description
Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé is produced entirely from grapes handpicked from the finest vines in the revered Côte des Blancs and Montage de Reims regions. The blend is comprised of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. The 2008 vintage is characterised by a robust structure and prominent tannins.
Tasting Notes
Vinous 93
The 2008 Comtes de Champagne Rose is bright, steely and finely chiseled right out of the gate. It shows quite a bit or energy and also more overall tension than the Blanc today. It will be interesting to see how the 2008 ages, and if the fruit ever emerges. I suspect the 2008 will always remain a rather nervous Rose, even if it is quite striking today. Crushed red berry fruit, mint, chalk and white pepper build into a finish supported by bright, salivating acids and plenty of steely minerality.
Anticipated maturity: 2022-2038
Robert Parker 96
Taittinger’s 2008 Brut Comtes de Champagne Rose, which arrives on the market this year, has unwound considerably since I last tasted it. Offering up inviting aromas of red berries, plums, sweet spices, orange rind and freshly baked bread, it’s medium to full-bodied, pillowy and vinous, with an ample core of fruit, lively acids and an elegant pinpoint mousse. As I wrote in 2019, Taittinger is using more Pinot Noir and opting for longer sur lattes maturation for this bottling, and the result is that Comtes Rose is becoming a more gastronomic Champagne. Deceptively charming as this 2008 is today, I suspect it will tighten up with a little age on cork.
Anticipated maturity: 2021-2035
Producer Profile
Area under vines: 288 hectares
Winemaker: Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger
Grape varieties:
- Chardonnay 37%
- Pinot Noir 48%
- Pinot Meunier 15%
Wines Vineyard Holdings:
- Les Folies de la Marquetterie
- Prestige Rosé
- Brut Réserve
- Cuvée Prestige
- Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs
- Comtes de Champagne Rosé
- Brut Millésimé
- Prélude « Grands Crus »
- Brut Millésimé
- Nocturne
- Demi-Sec
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