Rare Brut Vintage 1988

Rare Champagne is of noble origin which dates back to 1785 when Queen Marie Antoinette tasted the House’s first cuvee. Limited-production and unabashedly exclusive, Rare Champagne is a regal rejection of convention and an extraordinary occurrence, with only 13 vintages having been released in the last 4 decades: 1976, 1979, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2013 and Rare Rosé Millésime 2007, 2008, 2012. The Cellar Master creates each Rare Champagne vintage to reflect an exceptional year that magnifies nature itself. For instance, Rare Millésime 1976 was created after an exceptional drought and Rare Millésime 1985 was created following a terrible black frost. Above all, the Cellar Master seeks to achieve an emblematic silky texture and an endless freshness for Rare Champagne. He selects the vineyards according to their expression rather than their rank in the scale of Premier and Grand Crus. He thinks outside the box, choosing Chardonnay grapes from the Montagne de Reims, famous especially for Pinot Noir, giving an incredible and precise minerality. He also prefers the Pinot Noir grapes from the Montagne de Reims for their sheer intensity and powerful silky texture. This unconventional blending approach contributes to the complex, distinguished, and yet pure style of Rare Champagne. One of the top five prestige cuvées of the world, Rare Champagne is internationally renowned for its distinguished style, its unique blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, for its signature exotic notes, and for its infinite freshness and purity. Rare Champagne has been crafted by unique expertise, a sophisticated vision and by the most demanding of standards making it the true exception from the region.