Incredibly youthful quartz-green colour
graced with perfectly formed silky tannins
creamy/nutty oak almost lost in the crowd
violet and iron flavors
liquorice and minerals are a bit disturbed by a faint malic note
Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Champagne 2013 Sale Incredibly youthful quartz-green colourFantastic complexity here with aromas of toast, biscuit, lemon, almond, chalk and some fennel. It's long, sleek and mineral, with tight, very fine bubbles and so much tension and precision. Very long and chalky finish. Try after 2024. 99PTS James Suckling The 2013 Comtes de Champagne is a towering Champagne, as it was last year. Rich, sumptuous and explosive, the 2013 soars out of the glass with a captivating mix of tropical fruit, apricot, passion