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Wine Description
The Story
Taittinger Collection—series of champagne bottles wrapped in art – is an invention of the former Chairman of Champagne Taittinger, Claude Taittinger.
As a tribute to his father, he had established The Pierre Taittinger Culinary Prize in 1967. The competing masters of culinary arts, whom he deemed craftsmen and imaginative artists, sparked inspiration in him as they managed to turn something as commonplace as cooking into an art. He thought...
Wine Information
Taittinger Collection
No. 1
1983 Victor Vasarely (1908-1997),
Brut 1978: 60% pinot noir, 40% chardonnay
No. 2
1985 Arman (1928-2005),–
Brut 1981: 60% pinot noir, 40% chardonnay
No. 3
1987 André Masson (1896-1987
Brut 1982: 60% pinot noir, 40% chardonnay
No. 4
1988 Vieira da Silva (1908-1992),
Brut 1983: 60% pinot noir, 40% chardonnay
No. 5
1990 Roy Lichtenstein(1923-1997),
Brut 1985: 60% pinot noir, 40% chardonnay
N...
Vintage 1998
This year's harvest is the largest the region has ever seen. Every corner of the appellation has managed to achieve the maximum authorized harvest yield of 10,400 kilos of grapes per hectare. Producers were also allowed to harvest an additional 2,600 kg which was allocated to the Champagne reserve, called blocking. This led to 330 million bottles of champagne being made in total. The lock-in system (which allows more production than necessary ...