This bottle contains a 1988 Brut Millésimé , made from a blend of 40% Chardonnay from Grands Crus in the Côte des Blancs region and 60% Pinot Noir. The 1988 harvest took place in late September under very favorable weather conditions. The late-season sunshine and relatively cool nights before the start of the harvest allowed the grapes to achieve an excellent balance between sugar content and acidity. The 1988 wines are clear, with excellent flavor and aroma potential, and a refinement that improves with age.

 For his 1988 contribution to the Taittinger Collection , the painter focused on the fact that champagne owes all its special characteristics to the generosity of nature. He chose the theme of flowers and leaves to reflect this, subjects much loved by Japanese painters. The chrysanthemum, a symbol used by the Japanese imperial family, is the perfect flower to express the wine that accompanied the coronation of our Emperors. Each shimmering color used plays its own magical role. Blood orange suggests the rising sun. Cobalt blue represents the sacred rock, a place of prayer for spirits in Shintoism, and metallic blue provides a reflection of the sun on the mountaintops as dawn turns to day.

 

 
 Toshimitsu Imaï was born in Kyoto in 1928. He left for Europe in the spring of 1952, and in March 1955 he switched from figurative art to abstract painting and took part in the "Art Informel" movement. In 1962, his native Japan officially recognized the importance of his work. His painting "Plein Soleil" won an award at the 5th Exhibition of Japanese Contemporary Art, and the Tokyo Museum of Modern Art purchased several of his paintings. He died in 2002.

 Condition: Excellent