2009 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rose
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Tasting notes
Born of a mid-September harvest, from fruit picked under sunny skies and disgorged in 2021 with a dosage of nine grams per liter, the 2009 Comtes de Champagne Rosé is a richer, more gourmand rendition—unsurprisingly so in the context of 2008—wafting with aromas of wild strawberry, cherry and blackcurrant mingling with dried plum and brioche. Full-bodied, broad and muscular, with an enveloping mid-palate structured around succulent yet vibrant acids, it is drinking with great generosity, even if it’s slightly fleshier than the 2012 rendition. Demonstrative and vinous, it concludes with a perfumed, phenolic finish. This will age on its concentration and is suitable for the table rather than as an aperitif.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Kristaps Karklins, Wine Advocate
More reviews and scores
The 2009 Brut Comtes de Champagne Rosé is a rich, gourmand rendition of this cuvée, bursting with aromas of sweet red plums, buttery pastry, tangerine and baking spices. Full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with a broad attack and a layered, enveloping mid-palate that's girdled by ripe acids, it already offers demonstrative drinking. This has turned out brilliantly.
A beautiful color of bronze and orange with some pink at the end. Aromas of dried strawberry and orange peel with orange blossom and other flowers. Medium to full body with a round, creamy texture, very fine bubbles and a lovely, long finish. Plenty of subtle pie-crust and biscuit flavors at the end. Yet it remains so complex. Very vinous. Drink or hold.
Provence rosé, eat your heart out. This wine looks more like a clarete – deep orangey-strawberry pink. It's far from difficult to persuade yourself there are notes of both strawberry and orange in this concentrated, somehow upright wine. Nothing vapid about it, it's clearly a wine that would be extremely happy at a well-laden table. From a pretty ripe vintage, its superior pedigree is clear as it has an intense, sophisticated nose and a bone-dry finish after grabbing the palate and giving it a good scrub. There's no attempt to make a smooth-as-satin wine here. It's out to make an impression, and to prove that champagne really is a wine. The finish is even more adamant than the nose at this point. But I think it's time is now. (JR)
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.