Taittinger Champagne Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne 2008 Bottle:1 This Pinot Noir is great

This Pinot Noir is great to serve with dishes like cedar plank salmon

spoon tomato sauce over the top

concentrated maple-like note

Grapes are hand-picked in Mendoza

The pale straw-colored Chardonnay opens with an inviting mild pineapple and oak bouquet with a hint of lemon

Taittinger Champagne Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne 2008 Bottle:1 This Pinot Noir is greatA slightly more luxurious nature to the 2008 than the great 2007. Full bodied with a lovely framework of acidity and dry fruit, such as apples, pears and peaches. Opulent. Dense and muscular. Yet, its balanced and harmonious. Line of acidity at the end. One for the cellar. Fresh and graceful, this dances across the palate with its fine, lacy mousse and seamless knit of delicate flavors of ripe Anjou pear, tangerine peel, toasted almond and candied