Region: France / Champagne
Grapes: 50% Chardonnay; 50% Pinot Noir

American artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008) rejected the angst of Abstract Expressionism and embraced nontraditional mediums and popular icons in his paintings and three-dimensional collages called “combines,” one of which famously included a stuffed angora goat. His work now graces the vintage 2000 Collection Series bottle.

The Taittinger Collection Series bottles are released only in great vintages from a selection of the year's finest cuvées.

• about the grape +
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    Chardonnay

    Though it has a distinctive profile, Chardonnay reflects other factors such as soil composition and vinification technique. Chardonnay is a reliable, hardy and prolific vine whose only real vulnerabilities are frost and uneven development of fruit.

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    Pinot Noir

    In France, makes a silky, deceptively powerful wine of elegant, complex aromas and subtle, red fruit flavors, with earthy, floral, mushroom and mineral notes. In California, shows ripe, sweet characters.