Roy Lichtenstein
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto, seared scallops
✨ Technical Specifications
The Taittinger Collection commission for the 1985 vintage features the distinctive pop art of American artist Roy Lichtenstein, who wrapped the bottle in his signature Ben-Day dots and bold comic-book style graphics. Launched by Claude Taittinger in 1983, this series bridges the worlds of fine art and haute champagne. Inside the artistic sheath is Taittinger's exceptional vintage Brut, crafted only in outstanding years. The 1985 vintage is a classic blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir sourced primarily from Grand Cru vineyards. It underwent extensive cellar aging in Taittinger's historic Gallo-Roman chalk cellars in Reims, resulting in a Champagne of remarkable complexity, combining freshness with mature, toasted brioche and honeyed notes.
🍾 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%