(90-92)/2023+

smoked meats and underbrush that continue to change and develop in the glass

It unfolds in the glass

Terrific and worth a special search to find though be aware that this youthfully austere effort will required extended cellaring

long and explosive finish

Taittinger, Comtes Champagne Vintage:2007 (90-92)/2023+Lemon to gold ingot, bright and welcoming, an impression enhanced by a fabulous nose of sherbet, brioche, lemon posset and Mirabelle plum. All things nice. The palate is gently luxurious, its sophistication rippling with nuance rather than sheer vulgar power, yellow fruits, the gentlest hints of honey, crushed chalk and then a silky citric grip. In these rather claustrophobic times, the wine carries us along the Corniche in an open top car, vintage