Cuvee 738 Extra Brut NV Jacquesson

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (91)

The Cuvée 738 Extra Brut is a blend of 67% of the 2010 vintage and 33% Reserve wines, all grapes sourced from Grand and Permier Crus in the Côte de Blanc and the Marne Valley. The wines were fermented spontaneously in foudres and the final assemblage is made of 61% Chardonnay, 18% Pinot Noir and 21% Pinot Meunier. The wine I am tasting was disgorged in April 2014 with a dosage of 2.5 grams per liter. Its bouquet offers a precise, multi-layered, fresh and slightly spicy bouquet of chalk, ripe apples, lemons and lemon grass, some Mediterranean herbs, oysters and sea breeze. The wine is lean and straight-forwarded on the palate, lovely, dry and stimulating in its firm structure. This is pure Champagne with elegance and a lingering expression. It's a great aperitif and in this case, the glasses should not be too big, whereas many vintage Champagnes taste much more complex and vinous out of wine glasses with a larger goblet.

Winespectator (90)

Firm and spiced, this well-knit version offers poached pear, chalk and lemon pith flavors, and a creamy finish of slivered almond and saline. Disgorged September 2014.

BOW (8)