2007 Jacquesson Dizy Terres Rouges Rosé

Jacquesson

France / Champagne / Jacquesson

The lieu-dit of Terres Rouges can be found on a shelf located on the lower slopes of the Premier Cru vignoble of Dizy where Jacquesson farms more than 6 hectares, half of them planted to Pinot Noir, half to Pinot Meunier. Terres Rouges, so called for its reddish-brown calcareous soil lying on chalky silt deposits, has deep, lightly stony and well drained terrain which benefits from good hydrous reserves. The vine takes root easily, and can find water and minerals deep in the sub-soil.

Tyson Stelzer

The Champagne Guide 2014-2015

95 points

Jacquesson’s first skin-contact rosé of pinot noir, born of the frustration of lighter rosés made by the estate in the past, is a benchmark of red-blooded fizz. ‘I want to be able to taste that this is a rosé, even in a black glass,’ Jean-Hervé declares. ‘I wanted to make something where you could really eat, drink and chew the pinot!’ He’s done just that, with one of champagne’s deepest rosés, of unashamedly full crimson hue. If there is a spectrum that begins at champagne rosé and ends at full-bodied red Burgundy, this wine is further progressed than most champagnes, in intensity, structure and food-pairing versatility. It’s layered with plums, cherries, even violets, blackberries and roast chestnuts, lingering with great freshness and purity, powered by an engine room of ultra-fine tannins of confident grip. He has no idea of how it will age, but imagines it might develop well — and with these tannins to propel it, I reckon he’s right.

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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."