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NV Jacquesson Cuvée No. 733 Dégorgement Tardif
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This is Jacquesson's late-disgorged release of its Cuvée No 733. This Cuvée No 733, based on the 2005 vintage, succeeds Cuvée No 732 which was based on the 2004 vintage. This Dégorgement Tardif wine was disgorged in September 2013 and given a dosage of 2.5g/L.
There were no dramas with the weather in 2005. Winter was cold and dry, spring mild and tranquil, July a bit wetter than optimal so that the heat and humidity experienced between 15 August and 15 September favoured the development of botrytis. Happily, harvest took place in a second half of September that was blessed with sunny weather and the final stages of ripening took place under very good weather conditions. As so often happens, our rigorous viticulture allowed us to perform better than the potential of the vintage might have suggested and we were very satisfied with the quality of our musts which were well balanced with 10.5 degrees potential alcohol and about 7 gm/l acidity.
The wines were vinified, as usual, in large oak casks on their lees, with weekly bâtonnage and with absolutely no filtration. The Chardonnays were very aromatic and balanced with good potential for ageing, the Pinot Noirs were fine and vinous while the Pinot Meuniers were fruity but less complex. The blend is composed of 52% Chardonnay, 24% Pinot Noir and 24% Pinot Meunier and the wines from the 2005 harvest were completed with reserve wines from 2004 (16%) and 2001 (6%).
September, 2014
The Wine Front
95 points
Remarkable wine. Power from the start and then all the way through the finish. Wheat, toast, grapefruit, crunchy brown and yellow apples, rose, pips. Brilliant. Muscular but rich, even flamboyant. Kills it. Nails it. However you want to say it.
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