Champagne Jacquesson is one of the oldest houses in Champagne, founded in 1798 and now based in Dizy, just outside Épernay. It is known for its numbered Cuvée 700 Champagnes, the long-aged Dégorgement Tardif releases and a handful of single-vineyard wines from Avize, Dizy and Aÿ, all made with very low dosage.
Jacquesson in Dizy: a Champagne house since 1798
Memmie Jacquesson founded the house in Châlons-sur-Marne in 1798. According to house history, Napoleon awarded it a gold medal for its cellars, and through the nineteenth century Jacquesson was one of the great names of Champagne. Adolphe Jacquesson is credited with inventing the muselet, the wire cage that holds the cork in place, and a young Joseph Krug worked at Jacquesson before founding his own house in Reims in 1843. To compare the two styles, see our page on Champagne Krug.
The Chiquet family bought the house in 1974 and moved it to Dizy, a premier cru village in the Vallée de la Marne. Brothers Jean-Hervé and Laurent Chiquet then rebuilt the style from the ground up: lower yields, fermentation in large oak casks, no filtration and very little sugar. Since the end of 2022 the house has belonged to Artémis Domaines, the wine group of the Pinault family.
Cuvée 700: Jacquesson's numbered Champagne
From the 2000 harvest, Jacquesson dropped the classic non-vintage brut, the wine meant to taste the same every year. Instead, each blend now carries a number from the house's cellar book. The series began with Cuvée 728, built on the 2000 harvest, and every number shows the character of one base year, rounded out with reserve wines. Here you will find numbers from 738 up to 749, so you can taste how a cool year and a warm year produce two different Champagnes from the same house. The latest releases are Extra Brut with very low dosage.
Several numbers come in magnum, and Cuvée 741 also in a three litre Jeroboam. Browse our full range of magnums for more large formats.
Dégorgement Tardif: the same wine, longer on the lees
Selected numbers return as Dégorgement Tardif, or late disgorgement. The wine spends several extra years on its lees under cork before disgorgement, gaining depth, brioche and nutty notes while keeping its freshness. Here you will find 738, 742 and 743 among others in this version.
Jacquesson lieux-dits from Avize, Dizy and Aÿ
The best plots are bottled separately as single-vineyard vintage Champagne:
- Avize Champ Caïn: pure Chardonnay from a grand cru site in the Côte des Blancs, here in several vintages and in magnum. An obvious pick if you enjoy Blanc de Blancs.
- Dizy Corne Bautray: Chardonnay from about one hectare of old vines in Dizy, often with no dosage at all.
- Aÿ Vauzelle Terme: a tiny plot of Pinot Noir in the grand cru village of Aÿ.
- Dizy Terres Rouges: a rosé of Pinot Noir, coloured by brief skin contact.
The Lieux-Dits cases bring several sites from the same vintage together and make a natural side-by-side tasting.
Frequently asked questions about Champagne Jacquesson
What do the numbers on Jacquesson Champagne mean?
Each number is a new blend built on one base harvest. The higher the number, the more recent the blend, so Cuvée 749 is younger than 747.
What is Jacquesson Dégorgement Tardif?
It is an earlier Cuvée 700 that spent several extra years on its lees before disgorgement. The result is riper and more complex.
How long can you age Jacquesson?
The numbered cuvées are ready on release but gain from a few more years in the cellar. The lieux-dits and magnums will keep for many years.
What food goes with Jacquesson Champagne?
The dry, vinous style suits oysters, scallops, lobster and fish in a cream sauce. Serve it at around 9 to 10 degrees in a wine glass rather than a narrow flute, and explore more houses in our Champagne selection.