Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2014

96-98 points Essi Avellan, MW: "Comtes de Champagne lives up to all expectations. Despite the difficult growing season, the result is shiny and coolly reserved - a classic Comtes. The underlying toastiness is there, waiting to be amplified over time. Fruitiness is pristine with lemon, lime and fruit candies mingling with crunchy pear and green apple notes. Immediately charming on the driven, airy palate of great refinement. A beautiful vintage for Comtes. (Sep 2025)"

97 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2014 Comtes de Champagne is pristine. In this tasting, it comes across as a mini-2008, similar in its linear personality, with just a touch more mid-palate creaminess. Readers will find a Comtes that plays in the realm of tension and energy. Citrus confit, white flowers, chalk, mint and chamomile are all finely sketched. Light tropical overtones grace the finish. What an absolute delight. The 2014 can be enjoyed now or cellared. Dosage is 9 grams per liter. Drink: 2026-2044. (Apr 2025)"

97 points Yohan Castaing (Wine Advocate): "Closed in style and character like the 2013, Taittinger's 2014 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne reveals aromas of ripe orchard fruit, confit citrus, dried flowers, herbs, spring blossoms and mirabelle mingled with customary autolytic notes. Full-bodied, seamless and enrobing, it has a delicate, elegant, fleshy core of fruit and racy acids, all enhanced by a saline, fresh and penetrating finish marked by finesse and elegance. This refined, chalky-inflected Comtes de Champagne has the potential to age gracefully over the next 30-40 years. Drink: 2024-2054. (Oct 2024)"

97 points Ian D'Agata Wine Review: "The 2014 Comtes de Champagne is a true knockout. Pale straw yellow in colour with a tense bead of small bubbles, it explodes from the glass offering wonderfully pure and precise aromas of apricots, pear, citrus confit, hazelnuts, lemons, white flowers, chalk and hints of licorice and chamomile. Creamy and soft on entry, with a rounded, gentle mouthfeel, then turns more classically austere and tapered in the cool-climate style of the 2014 vintage. Extremely well-balanced, it manages the neat trick of combining a fleshy ripe personality similar to the 2012 Comtes and the more jagged, steely being of the 2013. The long captivating finish shows delicate nuances of honey and tropical fruit. 100% grand cru Chardonnay from the grand cru communes of Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Mesnil-sur-Oger, and Oger. Drinking window: 2030-2045. (12/22/25)"

97 points Claire Nesbitt (JamesSuckling.com): "Apricots, hazelnuts, lemons, white flowers, sliced almonds and hints of licorice on the nose. It's creamy and layered, with soft, rounded bubbles that spread across the palate. Lovely balance of breadth, ripeness and freshness, with delicious wildflower honey and nut notes lingering. 100% grand cru chardonnay from Avize, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Cramant and Chouilly. Drink or hold. (7/11/25)"