Organic wines for the new year
OFFER: Buy any 2 or more bottles and get 10% off any of these 6 featured organic champagnes Just use code ORGANICJAN at checkout and order before midnight Monday 13 January to take advantage of this offer. Not valid in conjunction with other offers and code.
Make a New Year's resolution to be more healthy? Let us introduce you to a selection of our exceptional organic champagnes.
Organic wine growing leads to healthier grapes and the champagne derived is from chemical-free farms. Many organic wines also feature low or no sulphur, which can help contributes to a clearer head post imbibing!
Organic production is more practical for smaller vineyards where Vignerons have more control over their land and vines. As such, purchasing organic wines mean you're supporting smaller, and often more innovative, wine makers.
Drappier
Drappier Signature Blanc de Blancs
Blanc de Blancs
NV
Urville
Club Price $87.40 (?)
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With an annual production of some 1.5 million bottles, they are considerably larger than a small grower, but not quite of the size of the Grande Marques in and around Reims and Epernay. Drappier is one of the foremost producers in the region which is highly respected amongst its peers like Cédric Bouchard, Marie-Courtin, Vouette et Sorbée, and Jacques Lassaigne. They own 55 hectares of vineyards and use another 50 hectares under contract with other growers. A an interesting historical fact is that Charles de Gaulle (the Former Minister of the Armed Forces in France) was very fond of their Champagne and they named a cuvée after him. 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De Sousa
De Sousa Réserve Brut Blanc de Blancs
Blanc de Blancs
NV
Avize
Club Price $113.05 (?)
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Pierre Paillard
Pierre Paillard 'Les Parcelles' XV
Extra Brut
Bouzy
Club Price $99.75 (?)
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Under the careful watch of father Pierre Paillard, the champagnes from this family owned estate are direct and straight from vine to wine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Paillard family owns 60%\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epinot\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enoir and 40%\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echardonnay grapes, blending\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epinot\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enoir oriented\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echampagnes and only utilising the ‘noble grape’ varieties.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a staunchly organic and natural approach to their wine making, these are connoisseur’s wines and are strictly on allocation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFood suggestion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTry a brioche and cheese pastry such as gougere or a simple charcuterie and tapenade.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Benoit Marguet
Benoit Marguet Shaman 15 Grand Cru Rosé
Rosé
NV
Ambonnay
Club Price $103.55 (?)
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Hure Freres
Huré Frères Insouciance Brut Rosé
Rosé
NV
Ludes
Club Price $117.80 (?)
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We are seeing more and more of these styles of Rosé which is lifting the quality of the category as whole and making our champagne experience all the more pleasurable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40% pinot noir 30% meunier with 30% chardonnay. Reserve wines are at around 30-35% with 20 months on lees and a judicious use of 6 g\/l dosage (addition of sugar). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTiny quantities are made each year and even smaller allocations to Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the northern of the Montagne de Reims in Ludes, Francois Huré and his brother, Pierre, run their family estate of Huré Frères, cultivating about 26 acres (10 hectares) of vines. Most of the vineyard work is organic and parcels are vinified separately to preserve their characters. 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De Sousa
De Sousa 'Avec Le Temps' Blanc de Blancs
Blanc de Blancs
NV
Avize
Club Price $90.25 (?)
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Charles Dufour
Charles Dufour 'Bulles de Comptoir' Stillleben #8
Extra Brut
NV
Landreville
Club Price $103.55 (?)
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All grapes for his new line Charles Dufour - Les Vignes du 7 are now strictly certified. Charles' purist choice is not limited to the elimination of chemicals in the field, it also affects the vinification process, even though it is a very complicated one for Champagne. 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Jeaunaux-Robin
Jeaunaux-Robin 'Rosé de Saignée'
Rosé
NV
Talus Saint-Prix
Club Price $89.30 (?)
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Andre Heucq
Andre Heucq Heritage Assemblage Extra Brut
Brut
NV
Cuisles
Club Price $101.65 (?)
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Andre Heucq
Andre Heucq Heritage Blanc de Meunier Extra Brut
Blanc de Noirs
NV
Cuisles
Club Price $84.55 (?)
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Benoit Marguet
Benoit Marguet Ambonnay Rosé Grand Cru Brut Zero '12
Rosé
2012
Ambonnay
Club Price $151.05 (?)
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For this wine, Marguet ferments the chardonnay in barrique, and the pinot noir is a blend of both \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003esaignée\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e juice and red wine. He occasionally makes a vintage-dated version of this rosé as well, in the same fashion.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the vintage version and 2012 was an excellent \u003c\/span\u003eharvest, bristling with vibrancy and everlasting freshness. Marguet's wines tend to be a little tight when they are first released, needed time to unfurl and marry with the exotic notes of oak and release some of that mineral tension surging from the intensely chalk soils in Ambonnay. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThat said, after much time in the cellar and several years in the bottle it should be in a good drinking window. If you can wait a little, store it in your cellar for up to 10 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSulphur Free, zero dosage as well as being Vegan and Vegetarian Friendly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBased in the grand cru village of Ambonnay, Benoit is fifth generation and one of the most exciting natural producers at the moment being certified organic and biodynamic. For example he is one of very few vineyards to plough only using 2 horses since 2010. He sources fruit from Ambonnay, Bouzy and Mailly and uses a very natural approach to fermentation using only wild yeasts. He is also sulphur free and uses small 225 litre oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003eFood suggestion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine foods. If you can, try it with Lobster in a bisque sauce or simpler still, some Tiger prawns and a homemade thousand island sauce. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e"}
Jacquesson
Jacquesson Cuvée no. 743
Extra Brut
NV
Dizy
Club Price $117.80 (?)
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A refined bubbly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"The NV Extra-Brut Cuvée No. 743 (2015 base) is soft, open-knit and caressing. The natural radiance of 2015 comes through in the wine's ample, creamy feel. Apricot, spice, dried flowers, hazelnut and lightly honeyed notes are all beautifully laced together. The 743 is already a touch forward, in a good way, which makes it a terrific choice for drinking now and over the next handful of years.\" Antonio Galloni \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blend is \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e60% Pinot noir(from Aÿ, Dizy and Hautvillers) 40% Chardonnay (from Avize and Oiry), Zero dosage. Drink 2021-2024. \u003ca title=\"Champagne Jacquesson Harvest summary here\" href=\"https:\/\/champagnejacquesson.com\/sites\/default\/files\/archives\/pdf\/jacquesson_le_programme_2020_en_2_3.pdf\"\u003eChampagne Jacquesson Harvest summary here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacquesson are possibly one of the most exciting houses in Champagne right now. Run by the Chiquet family since purchasing the property in 1978, brothers Jean-Herve and Laurent are at the helm and creating a different form of magic in their region of Dizy. Have you ever considered yourself a bit of a 'rebel' or a non-conformist at heart? Are you a perfectionist with ridiculous attention to detail? If so, you will comfortably align with the philosophy and beliefs of the Chiquet brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost, in fact all champagne houses create a non-vintage blend which aims at having a consistent ‘house-style’ year in year out, blending across multiple vintages and reserves to make the wine homogenous even if the year brings in extraordinary fruit. To the brothers Chiquet, they couldn’t quite accept a dumbing down of the wine to suit a style so instead, they decided to work with the best of that given year and change from making their ‘NV’ given the code ‘Cuvée No. 740 (base year: 2012)’ instead. The result is a wine that changes every year and reflects the best of their combined efforts and the offerings of Mother Nature. Cuvée No. 740 accounts for 90% of their production, which sits at 280,000 bottles. 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If so, you will comfortably align with the philosophy and beliefs of the Chiquet brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost, in fact all champagne houses create a non-vintage blend which aims at having a consistent ‘house-style’ year in year out, blending across multiple vintages and reserves to make the wine homogenous even if the year brings in extraordinary fruit. To the brothers Chiquet, they couldn’t quite accept a dumbing down of the wine to suit a style so instead, they decided to work with the best of that given year and change from making their ‘NV’ given the code ‘Cuvée No. 740 (base year: 2012)’ instead. The result is a wine that changes every year and reflects the best of their combined efforts and the offerings of Mother Nature. Cuvée No. 740 accounts for 90% of their production, which sits at 280,000 bottles. Although not organic, they are very hands-on in the vineyard and more non-interventionist in the winery which means, lower sulphur, low sugar addition (extra brut) across the range and no filtration which upholds both body and aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFood suggestion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis smart cuvée would team superbly with a veal cutlet and a polenta mash. \u003c\/p\u003e"}
Guiborat
Guiborat Tethys.17 Cramant Grand Cru
Blanc de Blancs
NV
Cramant
Club Price $101.65 (?)
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We love that it is crafted with minimal intervention and handling where they use gravity to process into concrete or steel for fermentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the House\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fifth-generation winegrower, Richard Fouquet has been making the wines at this Cramant estate since 1996. His great-great-grandfather founded the estate in 1885, and his maternal grandmother was instrumental in shaping the property as it exists today: after losing her husband at just 33 years of age, she took charge of the business herself, eventually doubling the size of the estate’s vineyards. Upon her retirement in 1985, the family’s vines were rented out until Fouquet took over a decade later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFood suggestion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh energy champagne that is electric and lifted can navigate dishes that have raw ingredients like Gunman Maki style of Sushi. 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It is named after the Greek Goddess of the Sea and refers to the ancient sea from the Mesozoic era that covered what is now Champagne. This is made from Guiborat’s younger vines (between 10- 30 years old). We love that it is crafted with minimal intervention and handling where they use gravity to process into concrete or steel for fermentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the House\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fifth-generation winegrower, Richard Fouquet has been making the wines at this Cramant estate since 1996. His great-great-grandfather founded the estate in 1885, and his maternal grandmother was instrumental in shaping the property as it exists today: after losing her husband at just 33 years of age, she took charge of the business herself, eventually doubling the size of the estate’s vineyards. Upon her retirement in 1985, the family’s vines were rented out until Fouquet took over a decade later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFood suggestion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh energy champagne that is electric and lifted can navigate dishes that have raw ingredients like Gunman Maki style of Sushi. Popular toppings for gunkan maki include uni sea urchin, squid, salmon roe, negitoro (a blend of fatty tuna belly and green onion)\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Jacquesson
Jacquesson Dizy Corne Bautray Récolte '08 Magnum 1.5L
Vintage
2008
Dizy
Club Price $902.50 (?)
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Just 3 available!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Iconic house whose original founder Adolphe Jacquesson created the first Muselet or cage over the cork, to stop them escaping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Run by the Chiquet family today and they carve out some of the finest examples of champagne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the most profound chardonnays of the Vallée de la Marne, and the most surprising of all. To this day, Jean-Hervé Chiquet has no idea why his father planted chardonnay in Dizy in 1960, nor even from where he obtained it, as there was no chardonnay in the village at the time. No one believed good chardonnay could be grown here, and it was discovered only by the Chiquet's when a 1995 vin clair stood out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven today, Jean-Hervé still describes it as ‘chardonnay from the wrong place that should not be this good!’ And he still has no idea why. The profound mineral impression of this wine is inexplicable, from a site with chalk no less than 2.5 metres under the surface (very much deeper than in neighbouring Aÿ or any of the great crus of the Côte des Blancs), in a village unrecognised for chardonnay of structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver half a century, these old vines have tapped so deep into the terroir that the voice of the soil speaks above the tones of the fruit and the expression of the barrels. Its violent, deep, frothing, salty minerality is a revelation, infusing the palate with immense texture, drawn out with incredible persistence by the high-tensile acid cut of 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLifted, primary lemon tang leaps from the glass with freshness impossible for a decade of age, a shard of purity that remains transfixed with profound line and length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor all of its tension and crunch, the ripeness of the house delivers wonderful presence of almost ripe white nectarine, white peach and layers of spice. Nine years on lees has united every detail in seamless texture, playing out an intense background track to its mineral solo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt least the equal of the soaring 2002, 2008 represents the greatest Corne Bautray yet, a stunning blanc de blancs with an effortless 20-year future before it. It singly takes Dizy to all new (dizzying) heights. Tyson Stelzer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- 100% chardonnay; south-west-facing single-vineyard Dizy of 1 hectare on the boundary with Aÿ, planted in 1960 on millstone-grit gravel over clayey marl and Campanian chalk; vinified and aged in oak casks on lees; zero dosage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 5,488 bottles and \u003cstrong\u003e304 magnums\u003c\/strong\u003e produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Bottled on 20 May 2009. Disgorged in April 2018. No dosage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacquesson are possibly one of the most exciting houses in Champagne right now. Run by the Chiquet family since purchasing the property in 1978, brothers Jean-Herve and Laurent are at the helm and creating a different form of magic in their region of Dizy. Have you ever considered yourself a bit of a 'rebel' or a non-conformist at heart? Are you a perfectionist with ridiculous attention to detail? If so, you will comfortably align with the philosophy and beliefs of the Chiquet brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost, in fact all champagne houses create a non-vintage blend which aims at having a consistent ‘house-style’ year in year out, blending across multiple vintages and reserves to make the wine homogenous even if the year brings in extraordinary fruit. To the brothers Chiquet, they couldn’t quite accept a dumbing down of the wine to suit a style so instead, they decided to work with the best of that given year and change from making their ‘NV’ given the code ‘Cuvée No. 740 (base year: 2012)’ instead. The result is a wine that changes every year and reflects the best of their combined efforts and the offerings of Mother Nature. Cuvée No. 740 accounts for 90% of their production, which sits at 280,000 bottles. Although not organic, they are very hands-on in the vineyard and more non-interventionist in the winery which means, lower sulphur, low sugar addition (extra brut) across the range and no filtration which upholds both body and aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFood suggestion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend top quality Caviar such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gourmetlife.com.au\/collections\/caviar\/products\/black-river-siberian-caviar-imperial-100gr\" title=\"Black River Russian Caviar Josh Rea Gourmet life\"\u003eBlack River Russian Caviar\u003c\/a\u003e from Siberia and lots of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-07-30T11:39:37+10:00","created_at":"2021-07-29T16:53:56+10:00","vendor":"Jacquesson","type":"Vintage","tags":["Blanc de blancs","chardonnay-dominant","Extra Brut","gift guide","Grower","Marne Valley","New Arrival","Rare Collection","Rare Collections","Region: Dizy","spo-default","spo-disabled","Taste: Chardonnay Dominant","Taste: Citrus","Taste: Fresh","Taste: Mineral","Taste: Organic","Taste: Wet Stone","Varieties: Chardonnay","Year: 2008"],"price":95000,"price_min":95000,"price_max":95000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39472467738733,"title":"Single","option1":"Single","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"JACQUESSON-DIZY-08-MAG","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":{"id":28281955844205,"product_id":6612616970349,"position":3,"created_at":"2021-07-29T16:54:26+10:00","updated_at":"2021-07-29T16:55:05+10:00","alt":"Jacquesson-Extra-Brut-Dizy-Corne-Bautray-Recolte-2008-Box-Emperor-Champagne","width":540,"height":1080,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1922\/1617\/products\/Jacquesson-Extra-Brut-Dizy-Corne-Bautray-Recolte-2008-Box-Emperor-Champagne.jpg?v=1627541705","variant_ids":[39472467738733]},"available":true,"name":"Jacquesson Dizy Corne Bautray Récolte '08 Magnum 1.5L - 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Just 3 available!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Iconic house whose original founder Adolphe Jacquesson created the first Muselet or cage over the cork, to stop them escaping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Run by the Chiquet family today and they carve out some of the finest examples of champagne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the most profound chardonnays of the Vallée de la Marne, and the most surprising of all. To this day, Jean-Hervé Chiquet has no idea why his father planted chardonnay in Dizy in 1960, nor even from where he obtained it, as there was no chardonnay in the village at the time. No one believed good chardonnay could be grown here, and it was discovered only by the Chiquet's when a 1995 vin clair stood out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven today, Jean-Hervé still describes it as ‘chardonnay from the wrong place that should not be this good!’ And he still has no idea why. The profound mineral impression of this wine is inexplicable, from a site with chalk no less than 2.5 metres under the surface (very much deeper than in neighbouring Aÿ or any of the great crus of the Côte des Blancs), in a village unrecognised for chardonnay of structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver half a century, these old vines have tapped so deep into the terroir that the voice of the soil speaks above the tones of the fruit and the expression of the barrels. Its violent, deep, frothing, salty minerality is a revelation, infusing the palate with immense texture, drawn out with incredible persistence by the high-tensile acid cut of 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLifted, primary lemon tang leaps from the glass with freshness impossible for a decade of age, a shard of purity that remains transfixed with profound line and length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor all of its tension and crunch, the ripeness of the house delivers wonderful presence of almost ripe white nectarine, white peach and layers of spice. Nine years on lees has united every detail in seamless texture, playing out an intense background track to its mineral solo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt least the equal of the soaring 2002, 2008 represents the greatest Corne Bautray yet, a stunning blanc de blancs with an effortless 20-year future before it. It singly takes Dizy to all new (dizzying) heights. Tyson Stelzer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- 100% chardonnay; south-west-facing single-vineyard Dizy of 1 hectare on the boundary with Aÿ, planted in 1960 on millstone-grit gravel over clayey marl and Campanian chalk; vinified and aged in oak casks on lees; zero dosage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 5,488 bottles and \u003cstrong\u003e304 magnums\u003c\/strong\u003e produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Bottled on 20 May 2009. Disgorged in April 2018. No dosage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacquesson are possibly one of the most exciting houses in Champagne right now. Run by the Chiquet family since purchasing the property in 1978, brothers Jean-Herve and Laurent are at the helm and creating a different form of magic in their region of Dizy. Have you ever considered yourself a bit of a 'rebel' or a non-conformist at heart? Are you a perfectionist with ridiculous attention to detail? If so, you will comfortably align with the philosophy and beliefs of the Chiquet brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost, in fact all champagne houses create a non-vintage blend which aims at having a consistent ‘house-style’ year in year out, blending across multiple vintages and reserves to make the wine homogenous even if the year brings in extraordinary fruit. To the brothers Chiquet, they couldn’t quite accept a dumbing down of the wine to suit a style so instead, they decided to work with the best of that given year and change from making their ‘NV’ given the code ‘Cuvée No. 740 (base year: 2012)’ instead. The result is a wine that changes every year and reflects the best of their combined efforts and the offerings of Mother Nature. Cuvée No. 740 accounts for 90% of their production, which sits at 280,000 bottles. Although not organic, they are very hands-on in the vineyard and more non-interventionist in the winery which means, lower sulphur, low sugar addition (extra brut) across the range and no filtration which upholds both body and aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFood suggestion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend top quality Caviar such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gourmetlife.com.au\/collections\/caviar\/products\/black-river-siberian-caviar-imperial-100gr\" title=\"Black River Russian Caviar Josh Rea Gourmet life\"\u003eBlack River Russian Caviar\u003c\/a\u003e from Siberia and lots of it.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Jacquesson
Jacquesson Avize Champ Cain 2008 Magnum 1.5L
Vintage
2008
Avize
Club Price $902.50 (?)
{"id":6612616052845,"title":"Jacquesson Avize Champ Cain 2008 Magnum 1.5L","handle":"jacquesson-extra-brut-avize-champ-cain-2008-magnum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- The Avize 'Champ Caïn', from the 2008 vintage in Magnum is rare and incredible. \u003ca title=\"Jacquesson Harvest details here\" href=\"https:\/\/champagnejacquesson.com\/sites\/default\/files\/archives\/pdf\/jacquesson_programme2019_uk_2_3.pdf\"\u003eJacquesson Harvest details here\u003c\/a\u003e Just 6 available!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Iconic house whose original founder Adolphe Jacquesson created the first Muselet or cage over the cork, to stop them escaping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Run by the Chiquet family today and they carve out some of the finest examples of champagne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 313\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe terroir of Avize is so all-consuming that you can literally smell the violent tidal wave of heaving salt minerality coming, surging with the full force of heightened 2008 acidity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis cuvée is a salty sea breeze, a steamy whiff of bath salts heralding an intricately crystalline salt structure. The frothing, energetic interplay between chalk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eminerality and high-tensile acid line is captivating, amplified by subtle barrel texture and long lees age that gently \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emassage the cut of Avize. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNine years on lees has laid down great complexity of roast nuts and spice, without for a moment interrupting its pristine acid drive and exceptional persistence. Its tightly clenched core is a little unsettled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby the phenolic grip, subtle toastiness and dusty notes of cork oak, the first vintage to be matured under cork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e100% chardonnay; due-south-facing single vineyard of 1.3 hectares at the bottom of the slope of Avize, planted in 1962 on surface chalk; vinified and matured in oak casks on lees; 2.5g\/L dosage; 8296 bottles and \u003cstrong\u003e402 Magnums \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Bottled May 2009 and disgorged April 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Aged under cork for 9 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacquesson are possibly one of the most exciting houses in Champagne right now. 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The frothing, energetic interplay between chalk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eminerality and high-tensile acid line is captivating, amplified by subtle barrel texture and long lees age that gently \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emassage the cut of Avize. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNine years on lees has laid down great complexity of roast nuts and spice, without for a moment interrupting its pristine acid drive and exceptional persistence. Its tightly clenched core is a little unsettled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby the phenolic grip, subtle toastiness and dusty notes of cork oak, the first vintage to be matured under cork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e100% chardonnay; due-south-facing single vineyard of 1.3 hectares at the bottom of the slope of Avize, planted in 1962 on surface chalk; vinified and matured in oak casks on lees; 2.5g\/L dosage; 8296 bottles and \u003cstrong\u003e402 Magnums \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Bottled May 2009 and disgorged April 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Aged under cork for 9 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacquesson are possibly one of the most exciting houses in Champagne right now. Run by the Chiquet family since purchasing the property in 1978, brothers Jean-Herve and Laurent are at the helm and creating a different form of magic in their region of Dizy. Have you ever considered yourself a bit of a 'rebel' or a non-conformist at heart? Are you a perfectionist with ridiculous attention to detail? If so, you will comfortably align with the philosophy and beliefs of the Chiquet brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost, in fact all champagne houses create a non-vintage blend which aims at having a consistent ‘house-style’ year in year out, blending across multiple vintages and reserves to make the wine homogenous even if the year brings in extraordinary fruit. To the brothers Chiquet, they couldn’t quite accept a dumbing down of the wine to suit a style so instead, they decided to work with the best of that given year and change from making their ‘NV’ given the code ‘Cuvée No. 740 (base year: 2012)’ instead. The result is a wine that changes every year and reflects the best of their combined efforts and the offerings of Mother Nature. Cuvée No. 740 accounts for 90% of their production, which sits at 280,000 bottles. Although not organic, they are very hands-on in the vineyard and more non-interventionist in the winery which means, lower sulphur, low sugar addition (extra brut) across the range and no filtration which upholds both body and aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFood suggestion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e For this we suggest a a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gourmetlife.com.au\/collections\/caviar\/products\/darya-caviar-imperial-beluga?variant=31482366820440\" title=\"Darya Imperial Beluga Caviar Josh Rea - Gourmet life\"\u003eDarya Imperial Beluga Caviar\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e"}
De Sousa
De Sousa Réserve Brut Blanc de Blancs - 6 pack
Blanc de Blancs
NV
Avize
Club Price $622.25 (?)
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