Jacquesson & Fils is a

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producer based in the Dizy region of

. The house was founded in Châlons-sur-Marne in 1798 by Memmie Jacquesson. The house makes the claim it is the oldest independent Champagne house.

History

The fame of the house grew following the rumour that it was a favourite of

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, who bestowed upon the house a gold medal for its fine cellars. The Champagne house Juglar was absorbed into Jacquesson in 1829.Lechmere, Adam, ''Decanter.com'' (November 17, 2010)
Champagne still 'fresh' after nearly two centuries in Baltic
/ref> By 1867 annual sales of Jacquesson bottles had reached 1,000,000, but a period of decline followed the death of Adolphe Jacquesson, inventor of the muselet, when the descendants ceased to continue the family business, and ownership changed hands over several decades, until in 1974 when it was bought by Jean Chiquet.

Present day

Today it is directed with brothers Jean-Hervé and Laurent Chiquet. Methods have changed to be organic, fermentation in

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is increased, new vineyards are bought in, but production still is limited to around 350,000 bottles per year. '' Revue du Vin de France'' in ''Les Meilleurs Vin de France'' awarded the house three stars out of 3 in its 2010 edition.Les Meilleurs vins de France 2010, ed. '' Revue du Vin de France'', 2009 Jacquesson

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s are located in the ''Grand Cru'' villages of

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, Avize and Oiry and in the ''Premier Cru'' villages of Dizy, Hautvillers and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, with approximately 15% of the fruit sourced from growers in these villages as well as the ''Grand Cru'' village of Chouilly and the ''Premier Cru'' village Cumières. The main wine is a numbered cuvée, for example Cuvée 733, which is a blend of 2005 vintage with 30-40% older reserve wines. Other wines are vintages, the best known from Avize Grand Cru and single vineyard wines from Ay, Dizy and Avize. All wines are characterized by elegance and minerality, due to an extremely low dosage (usually ). On backlabel are indicated number of bottles produced, month of disgorging and dosage.

Föglö wreck

In July 2010, 168 bottles of

were found on the Föglö wreck near

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in the Baltic Sea by Finnish diver Christian Ekström. Initial analyses indicated there were at least two types of bottles from two different houses:

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and the long-defunct Champagne house Juglar which was merged into Jacquesson in 1829.

References

External links

Champagne Jacquesson official site
{{wines Champagne producers French companies established in 1798

History

Present day

Föglö wreck

See also

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