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The January 2024 Auction: Part 2
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Estimate: $550
Very lightly bin soiled label.
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98JG
"The 1996 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne has been a stunning example of the vintage since day one and at age twenty it is still not fully at its apogee of peak maturity. I had not tasted a bottle in five years and in the ensuing time the wine has started to really come into its own, with secondary layers of maturity starting to color the stunning bouquet of pear, delicious apple, brioche, complex, limestone minerality, toasted almond, orange zest, gentle smokiness and a lovely topnote of fresh nutmeg. On the palate the wine is deep, pure and utterly seamless, with its full-bodied format vivid and focused. The core is rock solid, the soil signature is exemplary and the finish is endless, electric and very complex. The wine is just now entering its plateau of maturity, where it should cruise along for decades and decades. One of the finest vintages of Comtes de Champagne I have ever had the pleasure to taste."
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"The 1996 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne has been a stunning example of the vintage since day one and at age twenty it is still not fully at its apogee of peak maturity. I had not tasted a bottle in five years and in the ensuing time the wine has started to really come into its own, with secondary layers of maturity starting to color the stunning bouquet of pear, delicious apple, brioche, complex, limestone minerality, toasted almond, orange zest, gentle smokiness and a lovely topnote of fresh nutmeg. On the palate the wine is deep, pure and utterly seamless, with its full-bodied format vivid and focused. The core is rock solid, the soil signature is exemplary and the finish is endless, electric and very complex. The wine is just now entering its plateau of maturity, where it should cruise along for decades and decades. One of the finest vintages of Comtes de Champagne I have ever had the pleasure to taste."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
The northerly region that gives its name to the world's most celebrated sparkling wine, made by secondary fermentation in bottle from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Chalky soils and a cool climate yield wines of finesse and longevity.
The sole appellation for true Champagne, producing sparkling wines of finesse and complexity by traditional method from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.
The world's most versatile white grape, producing everything from steely Chablis to rich, oaked whites. Its neutrality makes it a mirror of terroir and winemaking, and the foundation of white Burgundy and Champagne.
A key Champagne grape lending fruitiness, roundness and approachability to blends alongside Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
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