2007 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rose

Champagne Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JS 99 DC 97 WA 96 WS 96
JS 99

jamessuckling.com, August 2021

The light rust and amber color is enticing. Aromas of dried rose petals, cinnamon and nutmeg. Hints of dried meat, smoke and sage. Orange peel, too. Full-bodied with a compact, creamy texture. So fine and delicious...
DC 97

Decanter, November 2019

The Comtes de Champagne Rosé is composed of 30% Chardonnay (Grands Crus from Côtes de Blancs), 70% Pinot Noir (Grands Crus from Montagne de Reims, including 15% Pinot Noir from Bouzy, vinified as red wine). It has...
WA 96

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, August 2019

This bottle of Taittinger's just-released 2007 Brut Comtes de Champagne Rosé was disgorged in December 2018, and it's showing brilliantly, unfurling in the glass with a complex bouquet of blood orange, minty raspberries...
WS 96

Wine Spectator, October 2019

This harmonious rosé Champagne offers quiet grace, with a pleasing juiciness to the sleek acidity, framing finely knit flavors of raspberry, peach, brioche and candied pink grapefruit zest. Showing a raw silk–like...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Sparkling
Varietal Champagne Blend
Country France
Region Champagne
Vintage 2007
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 12.5%
Closure Cork

The 2007 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé is a noteworthy vintage from the renowned Champagne house Taittinger. This Champagne blend, composed of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay, showcases a sophisticated and complex profile. With an alcohol content of 12.5%, it is presented with a cork closure, ensuring a traditional and elegant experience.

Professional reviewers have universally praised this vintage, highlighting its remarkable qualities and aging potential. William Kelley from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate awarded it a score of 96, noting that the wine "unfurls in the glass with a complex bouquet of blood orange, minty raspberries, red plums, dried flowers and warm brioche." Kelley further describes it as "medium to full-bodied, chalky and tensile," with a "long, sapid finish," indicating its deep and concentrated nature.

James Suckling provided an exceptional review, scoring the wine an impressive 99 points. He describes the wine’s appearance as having a "light rust and amber color," and its aroma as a mix of "dried rose petals, cinnamon and nutmeg," with hints of "dried meat, smoke and sage." Suckling emphasizes its "compact, creamy texture" and "great, subtle and complex flavors," comparing it to a "lightly aged, premier-cru Volnay, but with the magic of Champagne."

Wine Spectator also commended this rosé Champagne, giving it a score of 96. The review highlights its "harmonious" nature and "quiet grace," mentioning the "pleasing juiciness to the sleek acidity" that frames flavors of "raspberry, peach, brioche and candied pink grapefruit zest." The review concludes by noting its "raw silk–like texture" and "ginger-laced finish," suggesting a drinking window through to 2027.

Decanter, awarding it a score of 97, describes the wine as having "strawberry, mint, rose petal and cherry notes on the exuberant nose." The palate is characterized as "racy and creamy, very compact and fresh," with a "delicate salty note on the finish."

Overall, the 2007 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé is celebrated for its complex bouquet, balanced acidity, and refined texture. It is a distinguished Champagne that promises to age gracefully, offering a sophisticated and flavorful experience for enthusiasts.