Champagne Jacquesson Cuvée 743 Extra Brut NV
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Voted third best Champagne house (after Bollinger and Krug!) by La Revue du Vin de France, Jacquesson is a top name. Their wines are renowned for their minerality, purity and ageing ability. From Grand Cru and 1er Cru fruit, this is delightful fizz.
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Wine Details
- White - Dry
- Fine wine
France- Pale Gold
- Chardonnay-based blend
- 9.375 Units
- 12.5% ABV
- Vegetarian
- 31 May 2031
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Apricot with creamy weight, spice and toasted hazelnuts, fine mousse
Aroma
Fresh bread, ripe apples, white floral hints, toasty notes
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
Critic Tyson Stelzer said of Jacquesson in his Champagne Guide, “There are no secrets here, just great Champagnes”. Run by brothers Laurent and Jean-Hervé Chiquet, this Champagne house is quite unique. They don’t strive to produce a house style, but to bring out the qualities of a vintage. Perversely, however, they don’t produce a vintage Champagne. Instead they use wine mostly from a single year (2015 in the 743), then add around 30% reserve wines to flatter the vintage and add complexity, hence the 700 series that distinguishes a different blend, but not the specific year. If they have a particular house style, it is one of uncompromising quality, fruit purity and minerality. Ageing for four years on its lees adds to the complexity.
Critic Tyson Stelzer said of Jacquesson in his Champagne Guide, “There are no se...
Complex and fresh aromas of freshly baked baguette with lemon rind, apple pie and light pear
James Suckling
93 points
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