2004 Champagne Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne, Blanc de Blancs, Brut chambolle-musigny Proof of how slowly this

Proof of how slowly this wine ages

This wine is surely going to be one of the bargains of the vintage

This release is fabulous

savory and spice notes are woven throughout a core of red-toned fruit

2004 Champagne Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne, Blanc de Blancs, Brut chambolle-musigny Proof of how slowly thisLes Comtes is one of the greatest of all Chardonnay Champagnes, its fruit sourced from the finest Grand Cru sites of the Cte des Blancs. Blue chip provenance includes the villages of Avize, le Mesnil sur Oger, and Cramant; it is the best of the best. Or, doubly appropriate given its luxuriant gustatory profile; la crme de la crme. 5% of the wine is aged in wood before spring bottling and the ensuing lengthy somnolence wherein the alchemical process of