Jacquesson Cuvee 747 Champagne at the Lowest Price in the Country!!
One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers.
Lawrence Welk
I have that same problem after a few glasses of Champagne. One thing is certain that if it were my last supper one of the bottles on the table would be Champagne and it would most likely be Vintage Krug. Krug is my favorite Champagne but what most Krug lovers do not even know is that the founder of Krug Johann-Joseph Krug left Jacquesson to form his own house with his namesake in 1843. Jacquesson is one of Champagne’s most venerable houses, not only predating Krug, but giving birth to it.
But despite more than 200 years of history, Jacquesson has become a revolutionary among Champagne’s established houses, under the leadership of brothers Laurent and Jean-Hervé Chiquet, who took over from their father in the 1980’s.
Since then, the house has adopted a herbicide-free, terroir-based philosophy. It also retired, after 150 years, its non-vintage blend and replaced it with a groundbreaking single-vintage-based cuvée, which changes yearly. And next came its terroir-based cuvées, an unprecedented move for a traditional house.
As Champagne lovers have the chance to experience more and more of Jacquesson’s new releases, the genius of this house’s ideas are coming more fully into focus.
Vintage variations are a fact of nature. But of all the world’s major wine regions, only Champagne, through its non-vintage cuvées, tries to “iron out” these differences, to maintain a consistent “house style.”
Jacquesson is an exception. In the late 1990s, the Chiquets began to believe that being bound to a house style forced a choice between consistency and quality (with consistency winning). So rather than making a consistent wine every year, they set out to make the best possible blend each vintage. In other words, Jacquesson chose expression over consistency.
And so, with the 2000 vintage, Jacquesson created a stir when they announced that its 150-year-old non-vintage Perfection Brut label would be retired and replaced with a numbered, vintage-based cuvée (the first being ‘728’). Each year, a new-subsequently numbered-cuvée is released, with Cuvée No. 734 based on the 2006 vintage, Cuvée No. 733 on the 2005 vintage, etc.
This innovation has marked a breakthrough in vineyard expression, revealing remarkable minerality in the wines’ transparency. Not surprisingly, it has received a chorus of critical acclaim from both connoisseurs and the press, with Peter Liem, for example, calling it, “consistently one of the best non-vintage bruts on the market.”
The assemblage of each numbered cuvée changes from year to year, though it always a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier primarily from the base year. But the winemaking remains the same: vinification in large old oak barrels, on the lees, with weekly batonnage, minimal dosage and no filtration. In each cuvée, there is also a certain percentage of reserve wine.
So great is Jacquesson’s commitment to this program that it has decided, beginning with the 2009 harvest, to no longer make its coveted vintage-dated prestige cuvée. Jean-Hervé explains the decision in the form of a question: how can they hold up the numbered cuvées as the complete expression of Jacquesson’s vineyards if they withhold some of the best fruit? That’s the kind of devotion to quality that is seldom seen in Champagne today.
Alongside the esteemed ‘700 Series’ cuvees, the house produces tiny quantities of its terroir-based cuvées—each from a unique parcel of vines. These Champagnes showcase some of the region’s finest terroirs, with Peter Liem calling them, “mandatory purchases for anyone interested in the terroir of Champagne, demonstrating an extraordinary vinosity and expression of place.”
The lieu-dit (single-vineyard) lineup includes: Champ Caïn, 100% Avize Chardonnay; Corne Bautray, 100% Dizy Chardonnay; Vauzelle Terme, 100% Aÿ Pinot Noir; and a saignée rosé, Terres Rouge, which, from 2007 onwards, will be produced entirely from Pinot Noir. (Previously, it had been a blend of Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir from this special site.)
Jacquesson is also famous for its older vintages—left undisgorged in its cellars until release fifteen or more years after the vintage. These wines are further distinguished by their fabulous Baroque labels, of the type that Jacquesson used in the 1840s.
Until 1999, Non-Vintage Brut reigned supreme over all Champagne. A convention of homogeneity which tied the hands of those who made the wines. And then, everything changed.
"Why aim for average when you can achieve excellence?"
The Domaine then proclaimed its independence, illustrated in this Manifesto of the 700: to make the best possible blend every year. Plots, grape varieties, terroir, heart and soul of men: the entire estate had to unite in a bottle, in the spirit of a vintage, with reserve wines, for a single Champagne, each year different, each year sublimated.
Since then, every bottle proclaims its independence with the three digits of its birth, starting with the 728th Cuvée from the Domaine.
Never exactly the same,nor completely different.
If you love Krug like I do and you have never tried Jacquesson, this is a great opportunity as we have the lowest price in the country on almost everything on this offering!
Jacquesson Cuvee 747 Champagne at the Lowest Price in the Country!!
NV Champagne Jacquesson Cuvee 747 Extra Brut MAGNUM
Price: $210.00 Sale Price: $145.50 Quantity in Stock: 3
NV Jacquesson Champagne Brut Cuvee 747
Price: $89.00 Sale Price: $55.00 Quantity in Stock: 180
increased red fruits, the Cuvée 700 series is all about expressing both terroir and the vintage – the wine changes with each release, rather than being a consistent house blend. The base for 747 is 2019, showing a subtly developing maturity of roasted almonds, biscuit, and mushrooms but still incredibly fresh with high acidity and a dry, lean, linear palate filled out with a creamy texture and red apples. Intense and age worthy.
NV Jacquesson Cuvee 742 Degorgement Tardif Brut Champagne MAGNUM
Price: $382.50 Your Price: $285.00 Quantity in Stock: 3
NV Jacquesson Cuvee 742 Degorgement Tardif Brut Champagne
Price: $169.50 Your Price: $129.00 Quantity in Stock: 6
(94 points) "(2014 base vintage; disgorged June 2018; 41% Avize and Oiry, 59% Aÿ, Dizy and Hautvillers; 1.5g/L dosage). Jean-Hervé Chiquet describes 2014 as a difficult vintage with some tense acidity, so he had too make a selection. Chardonnay was very good and the finished result was better than he was expecting from a challenging harvest. There is no question that the house is better positioned than ever to deal with the vagaries of Champagne’s seasons. The characterful distinction of the Jacquesson style is ever more defined as the house more tightly hones its sourcing, viticulture and vinification. The fruit hails from more noble sources than in the past, gripping grand terroirs with greater confidence of structure and tension, upholding taut focus of lemon and grapefruit amidst characterful expression of red apple fruit, tangy grapefruit and crunchy crab-apple bite. It’s riper, too, in a full straw hue, with flickers of exoticism reflected in persimmon, tangelo and pomegranate, yet at every moment vibrant, citrus-driven and honed. Skilfully managed barrel work spins beautifully woven texture without oxidation or oak character, building a fine, creamy mouthfeel that amplifies salty minerality. A well-crafted and characterful wine of great persistence and tension. (2020-2021)" Tyson Stelzer (The Champagne Guide):
2015 Jacquesson Dizy Terres Rouges Extra Brut Millesime Champagne
Price: $175.00 Your Price: $148.75 Quantity in Stock: 6
(95 Points) "The 2015 Champagne Dizy Terres is made from Pinot Noir grown on red calcareous soils along with some limestone. A copper golden color, the fruitiness comes to the forefront as it opens, with loads of red fruit leaping from the glass along with notes of quince and peaches. On the palate, it has a tremendous personality to its character, offering notes of toasted bread and citrus oils as well as a lovely spice to the mousse that it enhances on the palate. A full-bodied expression with a long finish, this is a wonderful and broad cuvée to enjoy over the coming 20 years. Disgorged in April of 2023, this saw zero dosage." 12/24 Jeb Dunnuck, Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com
The Dizy Terres Rouges 2015 is a truly unique and exceptional Champagne that speaks directly to Jacquesson’s commitment to terroir-driven, minimal intervention winemaking. Made from Pinot Noir grown in the Dizy vineyard, this single-vineyard cuvée represents the purity and expression of this remarkable plot. The 2015 vintage was marked by a mix of dry weather and heat, creating perfectly balanced fruit with exceptional ripeness. With no filtration or fining, this Champagne is as pure as it gets, showcasing Jacquesson’s dedication to preserving the integrity of the vineyard. The result is a full-bodied Champagne with layers of complexity and a long, structured finish.
2009 Champagne Jacquesson Dizy Corne Bautray Brut
Price: $297.00 Your Price: $261.36 Quantity in Stock: 3
(94 points) "Disgorged in April 2019 without dosage, the 2009 Extra-Brut Premier Cru Dizy - Corne Bautray is showing well, opening in the glass with aromas of clear honey, dried white flowers, nougat, yellow apple, fresh peach and walnuts. Medium to full-bodied, it's elegantly vinous, with fine depth at the core, ripe but racy acids and chalky back-end grip. This is the most immediate and demonstrative of Jacquesson's lieux-dits in the 2009 vintage." Wine Advocate.
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