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2002 - Collection Amadou Sow Champagne Taittinger 2002

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

A vintage champagne produced by a renowned artist! 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....

2002 - Collection Amadou Sow Champagne Taittinger serve at a temperature of 9°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Coquilles saint-jacques aux morilles, Poulet aux écrevisses, Noix de saint-jacques flambées.

  • Vintage score: 17/20
  • Lot presentation
    2002 - Collection Amadou Sow Champagne Taittinger

    The wine

    In 1983, Taittinger began commissioning artists to design a beautiful bottle for one of its vintage cuvées. In 2002, the African artist Amadou Sow received this honour. This champagne comes from a predominantly limestone terroir and its Chardonnay and Pinot Noir have taken on a floral and fruity style with a hint of wood on the finish.

    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: Yes
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 12 %
    • Country/Region: Champagne
    • Appellation/Wine: Champagne
    • Producer/Owner: Taittinger
    • Vintage: 2002
    • Color: Sparkling
    • Service temperature:
    • Viticulture: Sustainable farming 
    • Intensity: Classic dosage
    • Dominant aroma: White fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: Chardonnay, Pinot noir
    2002 - Collection Amadou Sow Champagne Taittinger
    2002 - Collection Amadou Sow Champagne Taittinger

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    2002 - Collection Amadou Sow Champagne Taittinger 2002

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