1999 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rose
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The light salmon-colored 1999 Comtes de Champagne Rose sports a demure nose of yeast and mineral-dusted strawberries. Tasters lulled by the shy aromatics will be floored by this wine’s intense burst of fruit on the palate. Powerful, sappy, and concentrated, it explodes in the mouth with red fruits, toast, yeast, minerals, and notes of currants. This is a deep, complex, and immensely long rose. Importer: Kobrand, Inc., New York, NY; tel. (212) 490-9300
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Pale silvery-pink color, with an energetic, frothy mousse. Restrained and understated on the nose, with delicate strawberry and raspberry aromas accented by fresh rose and rhubarb. Silky-smooth on the palate, with flavors of wild strawberry and fresh cranberry kissed by cinnamon spice. This is quite young but promises to be another wonderful bottle of Champagne. The finish is fine-grained, precise and very long.
The light salmon-colored 1999 Comtes de Champagne Rose sports a demure nose of yeast and mineral-dusted strawberries. Tasters lulled by the shy aromatics will be floored by this wine’s intense burst of fruit on the palate. Powerful, sappy, and concentrated, it explodes in the mouth with red fruits, toast, yeast, minerals, and notes of currants. This is a deep, complex, and immensely long rose. Dec 2005, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Champagne Taittinger is one of the region’s leading Grande Marque Champagne houses and also one of the largest, when it comes to vineyard ownership. It is also the producer behind one of the region’s best loved vintage Blanc de Blancs: Comtes de Champagne.