Champagne Jacquesson, "Cuvee № 737" Degorgement Tardif Extra Brut

Champagne Blend "Cuvee № 734" consists of three grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, grown in the vineyards of premiums and Grand Cru Côte de Blanc and Grand Vale de la Marne. To manufacture the base Brut wort used only the first extraction, with the first 50-75 liters rejected due to insufficient purity. The wine is fermented and aged in oak barrels using battonazha, which is rare in Champagne. The wine is not filtered. A characteristic feature of the production of nemillezimnyh Brut House Zhakson is that a smaller amount of added Cuvee Wine previous vintages than other wineries. Therefore Brut non-vintage every year has its own serial number that is called "Cuvee № ...". "Cuvee number 734" produced from 2006 crop with a small addition of reserve wines: 22% - in 2005 and 5% - in 2004.

History of the Zhakson based Zhaksonom Claude and his son Memmi, began in 1798. Success accompanied the first years of wine production. Fan of the brand Zhakson was Napoleon, who visited Champagne house in 1809, and in 1810 was awarded a gold medal home for quality. For his wedding to Grand Duchess Marie-Louise of Austria, Napoleon acquired the House Zhakson solid batch of champagne. In 1835, Adolf Zhakson headed the firm and spent drastic changes to improve and expand production. It was he who invented the muzzle - bridle wire to secure the cork in the bottle of champagne, which is patented in 1844. By the end of XIX century house Zhakson produced about 1 million. Bottles a year, but after the death of Adolf family showed little interest in winemaking. In 1974, the family bought a house Chic Zhakson in the property and made a number of improvements to the process of wine production, as well as improved processing system vineyards. Today House Zhakson owns 30 hectares of vineyards located in the municipalities of Grand and Premiers Crus: Oville, Deasy, advices and Au. Also, the economy further buys grapes grown in several communes Grand Cru: Verzenay, maypole, Shuyi, Maya and Sillery. Family Chic restore the glory of the brand Jacquesson, which is now synonymous with champagne wines of the highest quality.