NV Jacquesson Cuvée No. 736 Dégorgement Tardif

Jacquesson

France / Champagne / Jacquesson

2008. Winter alternated between periods of extreme cold and mild weather; spring was cool and rainy, with some frosts; the summer was cool, dry and windy. September was superb allowing us to bring in a harvest of healthy and mature grapes in perfect condition. 88 months on the lees with a late disgorgement in November 2016.

July, 2017

Antonio Galloni

Vinous Media

93 points

The NV Cuvée No. 736 Dégorgement Tardif stands in stark contrast to the 735 tasted alongside it. Here the pedigree of the 2008 base vintage comes through loud and clear in the wine’s expansive breadth and overall dimension. Dried flowers, mint, herbs, chamomile, dried pear and smoke build to the deep, beautifully resonant finish. Today, the 736 offers a striking balance between the natural vibrancy of the year and the more burnished notes that have developed with extended time on the lees. All the elements are beautifully balanced in this rewarding, enticing Champagne from Jacquesson. All the elements are in the right place. Disgorged November, 2016. Dosage 1.5 gr/l.

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About Jacquesson

Jacquesson has an impressive history. It was founded in 1798 in Châlons by Memmie Jacquesson, son of a wine trader. The house rapidly rose to fame, aided by the fact that Napoleon was a fan. However, everything that we today value about Jacquesson began in 1974 when Côte des Blancs winegrower Jean Chiquet acquired the brand and vineyards and moved the domicile of the house to Dizy. His sons Jean-Hervé and Laurent Chiquet are the present custodians of the Jacquesson trading house, which manages to cover almost 90% of its grape requirement from its own vineyards. These are located in the Grands Crus Aÿ, Avize and Oiry, and in the Premiers Crus Hautvillers, Dizy and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. Additional grapes are only bought from growers who follow exactly the same methods as the Chiquets. The fruit is pressed by Jacquesson itself in its four presses, three of which are located in Dizy and one in Avize.


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Laurent and Jean-Hervé Chiquet see themselves primarily as winegrowers who cultivate the land and do everything with the aim of obtaining the best possible grapes. And from there, the brothers have been ready to break with convention in order to deliver the best possible wine every time - hence the decision to introduce the 7-series non-vintage wines instead of the traditional house NV. In his 2018 article entitled Champagne’s Top Five Movers & Shakers, Tyson Stelzer summed up the approach pretty well: "It’s been 40 years since Jean-Hervé and Laurent Chiquet’s family purchased Jacquesson, 30 years since the brothers took control, 20 years since they turned champagne’s non-vintage concept on it head with their controversial ‘700 series’ cuvée, and ten years since they pulled their most cunning stunt of all by slashing production to ramp up quality. And ramp up it has."