{"product_id":"2005-taittinger-comtes-de-champagne-750ml","title":"PRE-ARRIVAL 2005 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 750mL","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Arrival: Payment due with order; wines are due late 2026\/early 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 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!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'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. \u003cstrong\u003eSupple and velvety in texture, it lacks nothing in substance or power to age for decades.\u003c\/strong\u003e The grapes are exclusively from vines in Avize, Le Mesnil, Oger, and Chouilly.'\u003cstrong\u003e 95Pts. - Charlie Curtis MW,\u003cem\u003e Decanter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'.. 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!'\u003cstrong\u003e Tasted June 2023. 94Pts. - Steven Pritchard, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eInside Burgundy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e+ additional high-scoring praise:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e95Pts. - Jeb Dunnuck\u003cbr\u003e95Pts. - Wine Enthusiast\u003cbr\u003e95Pts. - Views from the Cellar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randall's Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44386009743540,"sku":"11TTGCMTDCH750","price":439.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/products\/TAITTINGERCOMTEDECHAMPAGNE750MLBOTTLE.jpg?v=1678937186","url":"https:\/\/randalls.net.au\/products\/2005-taittinger-comtes-de-champagne-750ml","provider":"Randall's Fine Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}