January 8, 2022 - Glorious wine! Darker in color and slightly oxidized on the palate. Still fresh and mineral. Citrus fruit, oyster shell, dried prunes. What a length! A magnificent champagne for those ‘in the know’
December 2, 2021 - A whole 7 years ( Papies 93) since we had this and continues to be in very good form albeit probably a touch less exciting than our note from 2014 ( It could be very well be us...)
Very polished , elegant wine, lacks a bit of depth at times and not as expressive as we would have liked it but was for sure worthy millesime. 92-93
December 2011 Disgorgement with 3.5 g/l
November 20, 2021 - (Disgorged in winter of 2011, Chardonnay (Avize 36%, Chouilly 7%) and Pinot noir (Dizy 35%, Aÿ 15%, Mareuil sur Aÿ 7%), Dosage 3,5 gr/l)
Lovely maturity on the nose showing butterscotch, minerals and lime citrus sweetness. Still showing a youthful acidity with red apples and opens up with more mature notes of butterscotch and with a smoothing lime zest bitterness on the finish. This is drinking deliciously right now and should keep for many years to come..
(Best 2017-2037)
September 12, 2019 - Broad, rich and explosive, with slightly oxidative notes, notes of verveine, some citrus, honey, also some spices. Full.bodied and dense, with medium+ acidity and excellent length. A super, perfectly mature wine that was today lsightly broader and richer than the 1996 tasted next to it.
Showing even better on day 2, with a slight sweetness (from ripeness, not dosage). Lovely.
July 8, 2019 - Last bottle of the evening so im reluctant to score. Maybe 91 pts. Not worth the price (120euro).
Seemed very serious and a bit dense.
But also top quality and a unique style.
Hard to say if it should be drunk now or saved.
October 2, 2018 - This was fantastic. Balanced. Had it with a 96 Krug. Totally different but held its own in my humble opinion.
June 22, 2018 - My previous TN largely holds. (too) Oxidative/reductive - initially a real brute but it was a bit better with air and also after drinking a Vilmart Coeur de Cuvee 08 and revisiting the Jacquesson again later. I conclude again that I am not a fan of vintage Jacquesson style. If I had another bottle I would probably hold it for 10 years and see what it becomes.
July 29, 2017 - Quite frankly a bit of a disappointment. I don't know why, but I fail to find pleasure in Jacquessons vintage champagnes. Quite odd that, given how much I tend to like their NV champagne, which is a truly brilliant offering. Now I have not had that many Jacqessons vintage champagnes, but the ones I did have were a 1990 around 5 years ago (my favorite champagne vintage and this showed well, although not amazing), then a 1996 Jacquesson late disgorgement a few years back (which was slightly oxidized) and now this 2002. This bottle had a fairly muted nose, on the positive side there was one theme I got - it displayed admirable minerality both on the nose and palate. I like minerality. But I was missing any sort of fruit. I gave this one straight on PnP, then gave it air, tried it cooler and a bit warmer - it just never grew on me. Given the vintage and producer really strange. Weirdly it tastes as if the grapes were not fully ripe, which is odd for the 2002. Can't recommend based on this showing. I think Jacquesson would have been better advised to use a higher dosage (this is 3.5g/l).
April 22, 2017 - (Disgorged in winter of 2011, Chardonnay (Avize 36%, Chouilly 7%) and Pinot noir (Dizy 35%, Aÿ 15%, Mareuil sur Aÿ 7%), Dosage 3,5 gr/l)
Yellow colour starting to turn golden, with very fine and tiny bubbles in a lovely and majestic way. This is at first a bit muted, but in the glass opens up showing a wonderful mixture of minerals, citrus and mandelic flowers. Naturally the oak is present too, and can be felt in the structured and intensive palate that lasts forever on the palate. Perfectly balanced finish with a crispy and fruity finish. Wow, this has really evolved nicely over the last couple of years since last time I opened a bottle. Still showing a strong development in the glass and feels like it can evolve even further! Best 2017-2032.
October 30, 2016 - Golden, copious pinprick bubbles, vigorous mousse. Smelled of summer fruit, wood, toasted bread, peach and autolysis. Tasted of red apple, peach, a touch of wood, breadcrust / biscuit / autolysis. Overall a brilliant bottle! Dry, with a syrupy touch up front. Delicate and refined.
Julie says "Slightly under-ripe summer fruit." Not wrong that.