Zao Wou-ki
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Typically best enjoyed 10 to 20 years from the vintage release.
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Pan-seared scallops, roasted pheasant, aged Comté cheese
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The Taittinger Collection, initiated in 1983 by Claude Taittinger, bridges the worlds of fine art and exceptional Champagne by commissioning renowned contemporary artists to design the outer sheath of select vintage releases. The Zao Wou-ki edition showcases the ethereal, abstract expressionism of the celebrated Chinese-French painter. Inside the artistic vessel lies a prestigious Millésimé Champagne crafted exclusively from first-press juice of Grand and Premier Cru vineyards. This cuvée undergoes extended cellar aging on its lees in Taittinger's historic Gallo-Roman chalk crayères, resulting in a harmonious marriage of Chardonnay's mineral elegance and Pinot Noir's structured richness.
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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.