Taittinger’s Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2007 is the house’s prestige cuvée, produced only in selected vintages and built entirely on Grand Cru Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs. The winemaking is geared toward precision: only first-press juice is used; around 5% of the base wine is aged briefly in new French oak; and the blend is matured for close to a decade on its lees in Taittinger’s deep chalk cellars before release. It was disgorged in 2017 and finished as a Brut at about 9 g/L dosage, with 12.5% ABV.
Despite a challenging, cool and damp growing season, critics agree the wine landed at a high level. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate calls it “a considerable success,” noting it has “evolved little” in recent years and praising its “crystalline core of fruit, pinpoint mousse, incisive acids and a precise, long, chalky finish” (Kristaps Karklins, 95). That chalk-driven cut shows up repeatedly: Decanter’s 96-point review highlights a “fine and pure texture… supported by a chalk and iodine finish,” while Wine Enthusiast (97) points to “the tight, mineral edge of a great wine from the Côte des Blancs.”
Aromatically, the 2007 leans into florals and pastry notes without losing freshness. Vinous rates it an excellent 96, describing it as “just starting to open aromatically,” with layers of “apricot, dried flowers, candied ginger… brioche and lightly honeyed notes,” plus “gorgeous textural density” (Antonio Galloni). Wine Spectator (93) frames it as “elegant and toasty,” built on “a firm backbone of acidity,” and suggests drinking through 2028.
Among the strongest endorsements, James Suckling’s 98 calls it “a step up” from 2006, with “a dense block of vivid fruit” and “a luxurious mouth feel,” concluding: “One for now or the cellar.” Wine & Spirits (94) emphasizes how ten years on lees brought “mature tones of bottle age” alongside “vibrant freshness,” and recommends further aging to let its “inherent opulence develop.”
