March 29, 2024 - Nose of Walnut, maroons honey, cacao, an hint of brioche
in the mouth is medium bodied with fine perlage, fresh and mineral with pastry notes, lemon and an hint of apple.
long citric finish
December 21, 2023 - Faint aromas of fresh bread. Moderate flavors of citrus, stone fruits, and bread. Medium body. Moderate complexity/finish. Fresh. Younger than I anticipated. Enjoyable now, with upside over the mid term. No rush.
December 21, 2023 - Fantastic, in a great spot with brioche and baked apple. Wish I had more.
October 28, 2023 - La Fête du Champagne Grand Tasting (Pier Sixty - New York NY): Walkaround tasting. a clear step up in richness over 746, but more bready character. Different style. 2013 vintage.
March 20, 2023 - Dégorgement Tardif
有一些圣女果，还有兰比克那种带着野菌味的酸樱桃味，随后还有苹果、柠檬等果味，整体比较丰富，层层叠叠的，后段有比较多的酵母味。口感和香气类似，酸度高挑，带着颇为硬朗的矿物感，比较清冽，开头是一些酸樱桃、柑橘和酸苹果之类的，有冲劲，和后段的矿物感以及酵母味相得益彰。92/100
March 2, 2023 - Dinner at Iki Ramen (Iki Ramen, Los Angeles CA): Right away, I'm enjoying this much more than I did 15ish months ago. This was likely lost in a sea of similar wines then. Instead this bottle really stands tall on its own as it shows off complex and deep tones of toast, brioche, red apples, crisco, spiced pears, mint, herbs, kumquat, nutty notes, and some meyer lemon notes. The Medium bodied feel is well balanced and long with crisp, acidity that still has a little bite. This was a real beautiful Jacquesson. It was expressive and much more in line with what I would expect from these wines. There is certainly life ahead of it as the acidity could still use a bit more time to calm down and settle in, but the tones are really there and this is a truly enjoyable experience now.
October 13, 2022 - Starfruit, chalk, and citrus curd notes. Impressive mid-palate, resonant finish. Bright, focused, without overwhelming.
September 16, 2022 - Jacquesson 728-741 tasting. 2013 vintage, but no info on % reserve, or the blend. Jan 2018 Disg, and 2.5 g/l dosage. In a flight with 739 and 740. Right up there with the 740, maybe a step behind. Jacquesson style most apparent: lemon, candied ginger, sweet apple. Lovely minerality and acidity, nice mousse and bead. Yum.
June 4, 2022 - AH and Crew Ride Again: Sherried and out of condition.
March 13, 2022 - This wine is not in its drinking window right now so best to wait. However, with the right food, it can really be wonderful!
Quite a citrus nose with a good mousse, it is fresh and a breezy affair with hints of apples, pears with baked biscuits. Body was very steely that at the moment lacks depth and complexity. Had very good acid though which bodes well for the future. Beginning to develop a touch of brioche. Finish was balanced and quite refine but non-descriptive.
As a pre dinner drink, it was ok but nothing to get excited about. However, with scallops steamed with lemongrass, ginger, coriander and with an SE Asian dressing, boy did this champagne sing!
Drink in 5+ years but if you must, choose a food that could use some citrus and acidity to lift the food.