TAITTINGER COLLECTION CHAMPAGNE BRUT 1981 - REIMS, FRANCE

OVERVIEW:
A VINTAGE BOTTLE OF TAITTINGER COLLECTION CHAMPAGNE BRUT FROM THE CELEBRATED 1981 VINTAGE, PRODUCED IN REIMS, FRANCE. THIS IS A NOTABLE EXAMPLE OF TAITTINGER'S PRESTIGIOUS COLLECTION SERIES, WHICH FEATURES DISTINCTIVE ARTISTIC LABELS DESIGNED BY RENOWNED CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS. THE 1981 VINTAGE REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT YEAR IN CHAMPAGNE PRODUCTION, AND THIS BOTTLE EXEMPLIFIES THE HOUSE'S COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND ARTISTIC PRESENTATION.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- PRODUCER: TAITTINGER, REIMS, FRANCE
- VINTAGE: 1981
- TYPE: CHAMPAGNE BRUT
- VOLUME: 750 ML
- ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12° VOL
- LABEL DESIGN: CLASSICAL GREEK FIGURES IN GOLD ON BLACK BACKGROUND, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TAITTINGER COLLECTION SERIES
- BOTTLE HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 30 CM
- BOTTLE DIAMETER: APPROXIMATELY 8 CM

CONDITION NOTES:
THE BOTTLE PRESENTS AS A GENUINE VINTAGE EXAMPLE WITH APPROPRIATE AGE-RELATED PATINA. THE FOIL CAPSULE SHOWS SIGNIFICANT CREASING AND OXIDISATION CONSISTENT WITH FOUR DECADES OF STORAGE. THE DISTINCTIVE GOLD DECORATIVE LABEL EXHIBITS FADING AND MINOR LOSS TO GILDING, THOUGH THE TAITTINGER BRANDING AND VINTAGE INFORMATION REMAIN LEGIBLE. THE BOTTLE STRUCTURE IS INTACT WITH NO CRACKS OR CHIPS OBSERVED. SURFACE DUST AND MINOR MARKS ARE CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE CONDITIONS. THE CORK CONDITION CANNOT BE ASSESSED WITHOUT OPENING THE BOTTLE. THIS LOT IS OFFERED AS A COLLECTIBLE VINTAGE BOTTLE AND SHOULD BE ASSESSED BY A QUALIFIED WINE PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO CONSUMPTION, AS THE DRINKABILITY OF A 40+ YEAR OLD CHAMPAGNE CANNOT BE GUARANTEED.

Item Size: Height: 40cm, Width: 30cm, Depth: 30cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Fair

997520+7

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