Jacquesson Cuvee No 734 Late Disgorged NV, Champagne

“No Champagne house today is on a trajectory as steep as Jacquesson. While many houses are on the prowl for more fruit to increase production, Jacquesson is drastically slashing its yields and its contracts to radically improve quality in spite of lowering quantity. When others set out to make a consistent blend every year, Jacquesson throws uniformity to the wind to draw the best blend out of every vintage. Each time I look, this

little house in the village of Dizy appears more like a fanatical grower producer. Jacquesson has leapt from ranking among Champagne’s top 20 houses to a lofty position among its top 10.”

Tyson Stelzer, The Champagne Guide, 2016-2017

Th e 2006 growing season saw a cold and snowy winter, a mild but stormy spring, a summer that was very warm to start with but which fi nished cold and rainy. It was necessary to sort quite strictly but the Chardonnays were very fi ne and the Pinots vinous and powerful. Th e blend was 54% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir and 26% Pinot Meunier with reserve wines comprising 27% of the whole