PRE-ARRIVAL 2005 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 750mL

Pre-Arrival: Payment due with order; wines are due late 2026/early 2027

This wine is ready and holding well - there is no rush to drink this remarkable wine. The current vintage is $450 at Dans, and this 2005 is costing as much as $1122 per bottle at Cask Cartel! For a classic grand cru prestige cuvée, it’s a steal!

'A warm, sunny year produced this concentrated, elegant wine with refined aromas of ripe apple and quince, fresh hawthorn and a suggestion of mineral and toast. Supple and velvety in texture, it lacks nothing in substance or power to age for decades. The grapes are exclusively from vines in Avize, Le Mesnil, Oger, and Chouilly.' 95Pts. - Charlie Curtis MW, Decanter

'.. a more opulent style than one usually expects from this label.... aromas of yellow plum have gained a honeyed complexity in the years since release. Threatening to turn peachy-exotic, the ubiquitous toasty aromas of coffee and walnut are still there in abundance. With palate staining intensity and length, I enjoy this wine for following a different stylistic narrative, and it is an excellent expression of this vintage. Very good indeed!' Tasted June 2023. 94Pts. - Steven Pritchard, Inside Burgundy

+ additional high-scoring praise:
95Pts. - Jeb Dunnuck
95Pts. - Wine Enthusiast
95Pts. - Views from the Cellar