Jacquesson Cuvee no. 738 NV
Winemaker/Producer: Laurent and Jean-Hervé Chiquet (Owner/brothers)
Region: Dizy, Grand Vallée de la Marne
Grape: Chardonnay (61%), Pinot Meunier (21%) and Pinot Noir (18%)
Soil: calcareous clay and marl
Viticulture: practicing organic and sustainable
Winemaking: 2010 Harvest base wine. Low dosage of 2.5 g/L
Aging: *If not stated the minimum aging requirements for a NV champagne is 15 months with 12 of those months on the lees.
Tasting Notes: Structure and balanced acidity. Lime, lemon, stone, melon, wildflower & almond
For Fun: “What is perhaps most admirable about Jacquesson today is that it was already a highly respected Champagne house, widely considered to be one of the greatest in the region, and yet in the belief that they could do even better, the Chiquet brothers decided recently to radically revamp their entire production, which is not an insubstantial risk. Beginning with the 2000 vintage, they discontinued their non-vintage Perfection Brut, reinterpreting it as the Cuvée No. 728, so named as it represented the 728th blend created in the history of the house. Every subsequent year, a new, numbered cuvée is released: 729, 730, 731 and so forth. The idea of these numbered cuvées is to emphasize the character of the base vintage, blending it with a small percentage of reserve wines for completeness and harmony yet allowing the vintage character to set the tone for the wine each year. This is in a sense antithetical to the traditional concept of a non-vintage champagne, which is blended to create a consistent style of wine from year to year. ‘We don’t want to make a consistent blend every year,’ says Jean-Hervé Chiquet, ‘We want to make the best possible blend every year.’” - Peter Liem