Imai
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared scallops, roasted turbot with butter sauce, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Taittinger Collection was conceived in the late 1970s by Claude Taittinger to marry the worlds of fine art and exceptional Champagne. For the 1988 vintage, the house commissioned the celebrated Japanese artist Toshimitsu Imai, a pioneer of the Art Informel movement. Imai's design, applied directly to the bottle, draws inspiration from the traditional Japanese Rimpa school, featuring delicate golden leaves and cherry blossoms that symbolize the ephemeral beauty of nature. Inside the bottle is a masterfully crafted Brut Millésimé, sourced from Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards. It represents a harmonious blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, aged for several years in Taittinger's historic Gallo-Roman chalk cellars to achieve a perfect balance of freshness, complexity, and creamy texture.
🍾 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
Chardonnay 50%, Pinot Noir 50%
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12%