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This vintage 2015 Champagne came from a plot at the foot of a gently-sloping hill facing east. Reddishbrown limestone soil of considerable depth overlaying chalky silt. Planted to Pinot Noir over 1.33 hectares in 1993.
Wet and mild winter weather which continued into spring. This was followed by a period of drought and high temperatures which lasted until mid-August. The growing season finished with alternating periods of cool weather and dry, hot conditions. A crop of ripe and healthy grapes of consistent quality and beautiful balance.
The wines are rich, full-bodied with great energy. Respectful soil management and plant cultivation methods with the aim of expressing plot diversity. Vinification and ageing in large wooden vats on the lees without either filtration or fining.
Serve at 8-10 °C with seafood, shellfish, white meat dishes and cheese plates.
The house was founded in 1798 by Memmie Jacquesson. Jacquesson is small producer based in Dizy, Champagne. Only Champagne Salon is smaller of the elite houses. Production is around 280,000 bottles per annumm and are made with 78% of grapes from their own 28 hectare estate, the rest is bought in from growers they know well. The 28ha domaine comprises 11ha in Avize and Oiry, some 13ha spread over Aÿ, Hautvillers, Dizy and Mareuil-su-Aÿ and a further 4ha in the Vallée de l'Ardre (a tributary of the Vesle, north-west of the Marne). Current owners, brothers, Jean-Hervé and Laurent Chiquet place a huge emphasis on the quality of the vineyards. Recently methods have changed to be organic, almost all Jacquesson wines ferment in old, large-sized oak barrels, which yield little wood aroma to the wine. Instead of being limited to labelling their non vintage champagnes NV, Jacquesson have decided to change the name of their cuvée every year.
