Poise, precision, elegance.
The close-knit Taittinger family has managed this Champagne House for nearly a century, always with the pursuit of excellence. Pierre Emmanuel Taittinger shares the company with his son Clovis and daughter Vitalie.
Maison Taittinger is located right in Reims.
The Comtes is the flagship, the iconic and finest example of Champagne from the Taittinger portfolio. Made entirely from Chardonnay from five Grands Crus villages (Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Oger, Mesnil-sur-Oger), it is aged 10 years in Taittinger's chalk quarry cellars beneath Saint-Nicaise in Reims before release. There is also a rose version made with Pinot Noir.
This blanc de blancs is my favourite, it's elegance in liquid form with acacia and warm apple pastries, creamy lemon and mineral tones. Fresh, a lovely bead and pristine character, it has poise and tautness the others in the portfolio don't quite succeed to.
Outstanding.
Wine Scores reviewed - December 6th, 2023

Fleshy, dry, fresh.
This Chardonnay (with 11% Viognier) was predominantly sourced from Hidden Terrace Vineyard in Oliver, with small additions from the Fool's Gold Vineyard in North Oliver and from the Naramata Bench. A portion was fermented in neutral French barriques, with the remaining in stainless steel. The wine in barrel then underwent malolactic fermentation.
It has fleshy sweet fruit aromas of peach and golden apples with lemon, vanilla and hints of honey and caramel. The palate is fresh and dry with flavours of yellow fruits and citrus. It has vague mineral undertones and a leesy finish.
Pair: lobster, cedar planked salmon, creamy chicken dishes, creamy fettucini, grilled white fish, breaded and fried oysters, roast chicken or squash ravioli.

Wine Scores reviewed - February 22nd, 2024

Fresh, balanced, purity
Established in 1849, Yalumba is the oldest family owned winery in Australia and well known in our market.
Yalumba was also the first to commercially plant Viognier in the Barossa Valley in 1980 and for many wine lovers, theirs was the first Viognier they'd tasted.
This Chardonnay (with new packaging) suggests lemony aromas alongside toasted nuts, wildflowers and vague yellow fruits. It's fresh with nice purity and bright, sweet yellow fruit flavours. It's a nicely balanced Chardy just touched with oak.
Wine Scores reviewed - November 14th, 2023

Dynamic, juicy, expressive.
Burrowing Owl's Viognier was aged entirely in French oak, 75% new and 25% one-year-old.
A fresh nose suggests lime and apricots, smoked spice and bee pollen, ginger biscuits, wildflowers and pink grapefuit. It's fresh and citrusy, balanced and spicy. It has a fleshy character with lovely concentration and creaminess, notable length and zesty apple-y peach finish.
Dynamic and delicious.
Pair: Spicy crab cakes, Moroccan dishes, saucy ribs.

Wine Scores reviewed - November 5th, 2023

Poise, precision, elegance.
The close-knit Taittinger family has managed this Champagne House for nearly a century, always with the pursuit of excellence. Pierre Emmanuel Taittinger shares the company with his son Clovis and daughter Vitalie.
Maison Taittinger is located right in Reims.
The Comtes is the flagship, the iconic and finest example of Champagne from the Taittinger portfolio. Made entirely from Chardonnay from five Grands Crus villages (Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Oger, Mesnil-sur-Oger), it is aged 10 years in Taittinger's chalk quarry cellars beneath Saint-Nicaise in Reims before release. There is also a rose version made with Pinot Noir.
This blanc de blancs is my favourite, it's elegance in liquid form with acacia and warm apple pastries, creamy lemon and mineral tones. Fresh, a lovely bead and pristine character, it has poise and tautness the others in the portfolio don't quite succeed to.
Outstanding.
Wine Scores reviewed - December 6th, 2023