Andre Masson
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Sauteed wild mushrooms on brioche, roasted lobster with drawn butter, or aged Comte cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Commissioned as part of the prestigious Taittinger Collection, which marries fine art with exceptional vintage Champagne, the Andre Masson edition showcases the 1982 vintage wrapped in the vibrant, surrealist brushstrokes of the French master. Claude Taittinger conceived this collection in the early 1980s, seeking to visualize the soul of the wine through contemporary art. Inside the artist-designed bottle is a classic blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir sourced from Grand Cru vineyards in the Cote des Blancs and Montagne de Reims. Crafted only in exceptional years, this vintage Champagne undergoes extended lees aging in Taittinger's historic Gallo-Roman chalk cellars in Reims, resulting in a complex, deeply textured masterpiece that balances brioche richness with mineral precision.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its foundations back to 1734 when the original house was established by Jacques Fourneaux, Champagne Taittinger took its modern identity in 1932 under the visionary leadership of Pierre Taittinger. Headquartered in Reims within the historic Champagne region of France, the family-owned house matures its finest cuvées inside UNESCO-listed Gallo-Roman chalk caves beneath the ancient Abbey of Saint-Nicaise. Taittinger is distinguished by its defining reliance on Chardonnay, crafting champagnes celebrated for their elegance, minerality, and delicate aromatics. The house's supreme expression is the iconic Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, a benchmark vintage champagne produced exclusively from top Grand Cru vineyards in the Côte des Blancs.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier