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Champagne Jacquesson Cuvée n° 747 Extra Brut NV
Champagne, FranceChampagne Jacquesson was founded in 1798 by Memmi Jacquesson and was a house favourited by Napoleon, who bestowed it a gold medal for its cellars. The winery has been innovative, instituting the radical notion of training vines in rows with the collaboration of Dr. Guyot and patenting the muselet, the wire cage that holds the cork in place. Their recent innovation began in 1978, when the Chiquet family purchased the house and brothers Jean-Hervé and Laurent spend the next ten years campaigning to their father to do something radically different, from the structure of the company to vineyard management. In 2000 they took a bigger risk and announced the 700 series. This numbered, vintage based cuvée began with 728, represented by the 2000 vintage, and referencing the number of years since the family took ownership. Rather than making a consistent NV wine every year, they aim to make the best possible blend for each vintage. Each year, a new subsequently numbered cuvée is released, maths meaning this current release 747 is from 2019. This year's edition is 75% red grapes (Ay, Dizy, Hautvillers, Champillon), and 25% chardonnay (Avize and Oiry), with 30% reserve wines. It was vinified on lees in oak with no filtration or fining before heading to bottle where it spent 4 years before disgorge in February 2024 with 1.5 g/L. Smouldering white cherry, wild raspberry, lemon peel rest atop a chalky base, with riveting citrus acidity driving this through a mandarin twist on the finish. Certainly a wine with gravitas (thanks to the oak aging, reserve wines, and time sur lattes), but still with charm and playfulness, and freshness. Drinking now, and with time in your cellar.Tasted: 05 November 2025Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| ON | $128.00 | 750ml | LCBO |
Blend: Pinot Noir - Meunier - Chardonnay
