Winery Location: Dizy
Year Established: 1798

Vineyard Holdings

Approximately 31 ha

Top Wines Produced

  • Cuvée 7 – Brut NV
  • Corne Bautray Extra Brut Vintage
  • Champs Caïn Extra Brut Vintage
  • Vauzelle Terme Extra Brut Vintage
  • Terres Rouges Extra Brut Rosé Vintage

Inaugural Vintages

  • 2000 for bin series
  • 1996 for Vauzelle Terme
  • 1995 for Corne Bautray

Average Total Production

  • 348,000 bottles

Summary

Since 1974, the house has been owned by the Chiquet family, though originally it was based in Reims. The house has always been well regarded, though quality has improved since the Chiquet purchase.  They are currently making a large statement by bottling 4 different single vineyard wines, as well as crafting their basic NV cuvée to be more representative of the vintage in which the base grapes originated.  Since 2000, these NV wines have been labeled by bin number, starting with 728.


Style & Vinification Techniques

The majority of the wines are fermented in large oak foudre, for structure and aromatics. All wines go through malolactic fermentation, and there is a period of lees aging lasting about four months before the secondary fermentation takes place in bottle. Across the board, they are known for using very low dosages.

Producer Website: Jacquesson