Taittinger Comtes De Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2011 other brandy typically sitting at or slightly giftship typically sitting at or slightly below the price of comparable 12 year old expressions from better known distilleries more commonly associated with top tier wines and Cognacs this is a Champagne that benefits from air rather than a narrow flute Nine years of aging in the medieval chalk quarries beneath Saint Nicaise — among the deepest and coolest cellars in Champagne — gave the wine time to develop profound autolytic complexity while preserving the laser cut acidity that Grand Cru Côte des Blancs Chardonnay delivers