A friend of mine recently acquired a bottle of 1976 Tattinger Blanc de Blancs from his grandfather’s estate. Before opening on his birthday, I got a 2015 Brut Millésimé for a (very special) vertical.
Tattinger Brut Millésimé, 2015:
50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir. White peach, green apple, and toast on the nose. Ripping acidity on the palate with notes of ripe pear, brioche and lemon crème. What you’d expect from a well established vintage champagne.
Tattinger Blanc de Blancs 1976:
Never had anything like this. Bubbles dissipated after just a few minutes in the glass. Color of deep amber. Nose of dried apricot, marmalade, honey. Almost smells botrytized. Palate is incredibly round. Still has good acid structure, but obviously nothing close to the 2015. Notes of dried orange, pannetone, caramel. My brain wants this to be sweet, I think just from looking in the glass and smelling the wine, but there is no detectable sugar. This might be slightly past its prime, I honestly have no idea. I have never had a champagne this old, and I am incredibly grateful my friend invited me to taste this with him.
by konman32
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Very cool, but technically not a vertical
Had the 86 recently and the bubbles dissipated after the first glass.
I give points for the Chicago skyline
Diagonal tasting?
Great notes, for great wine.
I had a Pol Rogers -52 and there where no bubbles to be found at all! But that was to expect. Went down like a nice, aged, sherry.