Champagne Chartogne-Taillet Brut 2004 - Elitistreview

Happy New Year to all Elitistreview readers! The Editor and I decided to celebrate the start of 2013 with a Champagne producer who is new to us, but of good reputation.?I also haven?t had any?2004 vintage fizz up until now so it?ll be nice to sample both a first taste of a new grower and a new vintage.

Chartogne-Taillet are an old family of Champagne growers based in the prestigious village of Merfy. Yes, I grinned too. It?s on the Montagne de Reims which is quality substrate for vines. This vintage release is a blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay ? even though it?s thought of as Pinot-country, Chardonnay grown on the Montagne de Reims is delish! The origin and blend hold promise. When I?d encountered the name Chartogne-Taillet I also learned their production was absolutely miniscule, so when I saw a bottle of vintage at a reasonable price I thought, ?Got to be worth a punt!? Let?s see if it is:

Champagne Brut Millesime 2004, Chartogne-Taillet

Hairy bums this is a rich, complex nose of style and class! It?s reasonably scaled but has a light directness to the fruit that stops it from getting too overblown. It certainly has mineral aromas, something I love to detect in fizz ? that?s a sign of real quality work in the vineyard and winery. This certainly smells properly good. And it tastes bleeding marvellous ? hooray! There is one hell of a lot going on here: creaminess, breadiness, roundness, ripeness, precision, coruscating mineral purity, loads of things! It?s slightly more than medium bodied, but with the fine stoniness and nipple-tweakingly delicate mousse this just seems like you could drink it all night. If you did you?d have one hell of a lot to think about until you became incapable of thought, but what a thrilling, charming, engaging, delightful experience getting totally newscasted on such a drinkable and seriously fine wine would be. This was not expensive, and it is at the purple end of quality; I?d be tempted to get myself three bottles and really immerse myself in the process of getting trollied on it. But I wouldn?t, because I feel this wine has excellent cellar potential with, I imagine, only more layers of complex delight to show in the future. If I get more of this it goes in the cellar.

Source: http://elitistreview.com/2013/01/01/champagne-chartogne-taillet-2004/

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