Where's The 2008 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne BdB?

[A_Williamson]

Yes. It is kind of like I want to buy more bottles of the 2006 every time Blake posts a tasting note on it.

The '06 Comtes blanc is absolutely brilliant, you should buy more. Came joint top with Cristal in a big '06 tete-de-cuvee horizontal I was at. It obliterated my bottle of Salon and (and admittedly not 100% pristine) Dom Ruinart in the BdB flight.

[Howard_Cooper]

Yes. It is kind of like I want to buy more bottles of the 2006 every time Blake posts a tasting note on it.

The '06 Comtes blanc is absolutely brilliant, you should buy more. Came joint top with Cristal in a big '06 tete-de-cuvee horizontal I was at. It obliterated my bottle of Salon and (and admittedly not 100% pristine) Dom Ruinart in the BdB flight.

I have bought “more” on several occasions.

[Blake_Brown]

For my dollar, Comtes represents one of the great buys in Champagne and is a bargain at its often seen $100-$130 price point for currently released vintages.

100% agree and I’m including the vintage rose as well.

[Blake_Brown]

Mike and William is making me want to increase my purchase on the '08 taittinger

Yes. It is kind of like I want to buy more bottles of the 2006 every time Blake posts a tasting note on it.

Get ready Howard, more notes are forthcoming.

[Brad_Baker]

For my dollar, Comtes represents one of the great buys in Champagne and is a bargain at its often seen $100-$130 price point for currently released vintages.

100% agree and I’m including the vintage rose as well.

Blake,

Absolutely. And, the upcharge from the BdB to Rose is lower both $-wise and %-wise than most other prestige cuvees.

[Blake_Brown]

For my dollar, Comtes represents one of the great buys in Champagne and is a bargain at its often seen $100-$130 price point for currently released vintages.

100% agree and I’m including the vintage rose as well.

Blake,

Absolutely. And, the upcharge from the BdB to Rose is lower both $-wise and %-wise than most other prestige cuvees.

Yep. I’ve got an 07 rose ready for the 4th. Every bottle has been stupendous. I may have to add an 06 BdB for some more TNs for Howard.

[Michael_S_Monie]

Perhaps they should bottle the 2008 en magnum and package it with 750s of the 05, 06, and 07.

[Howard_Cooper]

Mike and William is making me want to increase my purchase on the '08 taittinger

Yes. It is kind of like I want to buy more bottles of the 2006 every time Blake posts a tasting note on it.

Get ready Howard, more notes are forthcoming.

[Michael_Bowden]

Does Taittinger do a late release/RD/Oenotheque/P2/long vieillissement for the CdC?

[Brad_Baker]

Does Taittinger do a late release/RD/Oenotheque/P2/long vieillissement for the CdC?

Michael,

Yes, but it isn’t advertised and is still more of a special request type of thing. Going back over a decade, there have been talks of launching something officially, but it hasn’t happened yet. Historically, the Taittinger family really didn’t hold a lot of wines back. They do have some (both disgorged and undisgorged), but for most vintages prior to 2000 (Maybe they could do a very limited release of some mid-90s vintages), they are not in quantities to take to market with an official release like a DP, Roederer, Clicquot, Bollinger, etc… I expect this will change at some point, but I thought that five years ago as well.

[Jay_Miller]

Perhaps they should bottle the 2008 en magnum and package it with 750s of the 05, 06, and 07.

[Brad_Baker]

After going through my notes, I will correct my earlier post as the 2007 BdB is smaller than normal in volume and not the normal prodution level. It isn’t as low as a 2002, 1997, 1994, or others, but it isn’t as high as the 2004-2006 vintages were.

[Mark_Golodetz]

100% agree and I’m including the vintage rose as well.

Blake,

Absolutely. And, the upcharge from the BdB to Rose is lower both $-wise and %-wise than most other prestige cuvees.

Yep. I’ve got an 07 rose ready for the 4th. Every bottle has bottle stupendous. I may have to add an 06 BdB for some more TNs for Howard.

Great Champagne. The favorite of she who must be obeyed.

[Brad_Baker]

Perhaps they should bottle the 2008 en magnum and package it with 750s of the 05, 06, and 07.

They would probably sell the set of (6) bottles + Magnum for $1,250 instead of $8,000-$9,000 and it would be better.

[AD_Northup]

Blake,

Absolutely. And, the upcharge from the BdB to Rose is lower both $-wise and %-wise than most other prestige cuvees.

Yep. I’ve got an 07 rose ready for the 4th. Every bottle has bottle stupendous. I may have to add an 06 BdB for some more TNs for Howard.

Great Champagne. The favorite of she who must be obeyed.

Quite nice when that happens…

[Dale_Bowers]

I ordered 6 from Woodland Hills back in November at $125/per. Will be interesting to see if they owner that price. If not, can I get 15% restocking fee on my money?

[Howard_Cooper]

100% agree and I’m including the vintage rose as well.

Blake,

Absolutely. And, the upcharge from the BdB to Rose is lower both $-wise and %-wise than most other prestige cuvees.

Yep. I’ve got an 07 rose ready for the 4th. Every bottle has been stupendous. I may have to add an 06 BdB for some more TNs for Howard.

Thank you.

[Fred_Daniels]

I wrote Taittinger and they replied that the 2008 will be released on the European market in October. Rose much later in 2021. It seems this frenzy has been building but I’m worn out after 2+ years of waiting. But given the quality of 2009-2014, I’m not being tempted by other champagnes either. Time will tell.

[Mark_Golodetz]

Jasper Morris writing about the 2008s scored it 98, the same as Dom, and just behind Cristal at 99.

Actually a really well written report, and for those Champagnes I have tasted, the scores were almost identical to mine. He obviously has a magnificent palate.

[William_Kelley]

I wrote Taittinger and they replied that the 2008 will be released on the European market in October. Rose much later in 2021. It seems this frenzy has been building but I’m worn out after 2+ years of waiting. But given the quality of 2009-2014, I’m not being tempted by other champagnes either. Time will tell.

Same for the UK, by the way - October.