Arman
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted turbot, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Parmigiano-Reggiano
✨ Technical Specifications
The Taittinger Collection was conceived in the late 20th century by Claude Taittinger, who sought to bridge the worlds of fine art and exceptional Champagne. For this highly collectible release, the house commissioned the renowned French-American artist Arman, famous for his 'accumulation' artworks. Arman designed the bottle for the 1981 vintage (released in 1985), wrapping it in a striking visual tribute of golden violins that represents the harmony between music and the blending of fine wine. The liquid inside is a prestigious vintage Champagne sourced from Grand and Premier Cru vineyards, aged for several years in Taittinger's historic Gallo-Roman chalk cellars to achieve a perfect balance of freshness, complexity, and rich autolytic character. It remains a legendary marriage of avant-garde art and traditional cellar mastery.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its viticultural lineage to 1734 through the historic house of Forest-Fourneaux, Champagne Taittinger was formally inaugurated under the family name in the 1930s by Pierre Taittinger after acquiring the Château de la Marquetterie. Today, the maison remains an independent, family-led enterprise directed by Vitalie Taittinger with cellar master Alexandre Ponnavoy. Taittinger manages approximately 288 hectares of sustainably farmed vineyards, certified under Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE) and Viticulture Durable en Champagne (VDC), spanning premier terroirs across the Côte des Blancs, Montagne de Reims, and the Marne Valley. Here, pure Cretaceous chalk soils, gentle slopes, and a marginal semi-continental climate impart hallmark tension and refined minerality. Taittinger's winemaking philosophy champions a distinctively high proportion of Chardonnay, yielding cuvées of crystalline precision, airy floral lift, and structural grace. Prolonged aging takes place inside subterranean 4th-century Gallo-Roman chalk crayères beneath the historic Saint-Nicaise abbey ruins, culminating in iconic prestige expressions like the 100% Grand Cru Chardonnay Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay 50%, Pinot Noir 50%
🍷 ABV
12%