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1985 - Collection Lichtenstein Champagne Taittinger 1985

  • White fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: Sparkling
  • 12% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Classic dosage

Un flacon inédit designé par uns des artistes les plus reconnus par notre temps afin d'évoquer le vin de Champagne et ses mythes. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 good appearance
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Champagne
  • Appellation/Wine: Champagne
  • Producer/Owner: Taittinger
  • More information....

1985 - Collection Lichtenstein Champagne Taittinger serve at a temperature of 8°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Langoustines rôties, Foie gras de canard, Caviar.

Peak: To drink

  • Vintage score: 17/20
  • Lot presentation
    1985 - Collection Lichtenstein Champagne Taittinger

    The wine

    The Taittinger champagne house has sought to build a bridge between two distant worlds: Art and Industry. By asking some of the most recognised artists of our time to depict Champagne wine and its legends, Taittinger has created a series of collectible bottles which are very much in demand by connoisseurs. Victor Vasarely (1978 vintage) inaugurated the series, with later contributions from Arman (1981), André Masson (1982), Vieira da Silva (1983), Roy Lichenstein (1985), Hans Hartung (1986), Toshimitsu Imaï (1988), Corneille (1990), Matta (1992), Zao Wou Ki (1998) and Rauschenberg (2000).

    Information about domain Taittinger

    The origins of Taittinger champagnes can be traced back to the wine merchant Jacques Fourneaux who established a company in 1734. This business moved premises to the House of the Counts of Champagne in the 19th century and was taken over by the Taittinger family in 1931 who then gave the company its name. In 1932, Pierre Taittinger's champagne house decided to give prominence to the Chardonnay grape. Between 1945 and 1960, Pierre Taittinger's son, François, managed the company with his two brothers, Jean and Claude. When François was killed in an accident, the company passed to Claude who remained at the helm from 1960 to 2005. In 2005, the house was sold to an American pension fund but was bought back the following year by the North Eastern division of the Crédit Agricole bank in partnership with Claude's nephew, Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger who has run the company ever since. The historic champagne house owns kilometres of Gallo-Roman crayères or chalk tunnels and almost 300 hectares of exceptional vineyards, planted to 40% with Chardonnay. The grapes are vinified in vats and undergo full malolactic fermentation. This historic champagne house is a benchmark in the region, especially for fans of Chardonnay.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 good appearance
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 12 %
    • Country/Region: Champagne
    • Appellation/Wine: Champagne
    • Producer/Owner: Taittinger
    • Vintage: 1985
    • Color: Sparkling
    • Peak: To drink
    • Service temperature:
    • Viticulture: Sustainable farming 
    • Intensity: Classic dosage
    • Dominant aroma: White fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 60% Pinot noir, 40% Chardonnay
    1985 - Collection Lichtenstein Champagne Taittinger
    1985 - Collection Lichtenstein Champagne Taittinger

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    1985 - Collection Lichtenstein Champagne Taittinger 1985

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format