Victor Vasarely
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Typically best enjoyed 10 to 30 years from the vintage release.
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Pan-seared turbot, roasted pheasant, aged Comté cheese
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Commissioned by Claude Taittinger in 1983, the Taittinger Collection was conceived to bridge the worlds of fine art and haute champagne. The inaugural release featured the legendary 1978 vintage clad in a striking, futuristic screen-printed design by Victor Vasarely, the father of the Op Art (optical art) movement. Inside this geometric masterpiece lies a classic Taittinger vintage blend, sourced from prestigious Grand and Premier Cru vineyards. Crafted only in exceptional years, the wine undergoes extended cellar aging in Taittinger's historic Gallo-Roman chalk crayères, developing a complex harmony of toasted brioche, dried citrus, and profound mineral depth that mirrors the precision of Vasarely's optical illusions.
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Established in 1932 when Pierre Taittinger acquired the historic Forest-Fourneaux house founded in 1734, Champagne Taittinger is one of the few remaining family-owned and operated Champagne houses based in Reims, France. The house is celebrated for its extensive Gallo-Roman chalk cellars, known as crayères, which provide the perfect aging conditions for their elegant, Chardonnay-dominant cuvées. Taittinger's signature style is defined by lightness, finesse, and mineral precision, epitomized by their legendary prestige cuvée, Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, alongside their classic Brut Réserve and the artistic Taittinger Collection.