Champagne Jacquesson Cuvée n° 741 - Bottle Empty  Bought in 2018, this Cuvée n° 741 is based on the 2013 harvest with reserve wines, and stems from the crus Ay, Dizy, Hautvillers, Avize and Oiry. 2013 was a very special year, although the most harvests are very special now in Champagne. Late picking at the end of September, this Cuvée n° 741 has a noble freshness and and immense and delicate power fruit. Although today there is a rather stylish equilibrium between the Pinots and the Chardonnay one can imagine that in five years the Pinot might dominate this wine. We will see.
Laurent and Jean-Hervé Chiquet in their own words about this always unique wine:
„The Cuvée 700 concept is unique in Champagne and is the opposite of a non-vintage wine! We seek excellence rather than homogeneity, respect for the character of the vintage rather than its denial, and the preference to strive to produce a great wine rather than maintain a “house style”. The addition of reserve wines is designed to reinforce the complexity of the wine without hiding the character of the base year. Once we had set out on this path, it quickly became apparent to us that we could not also make a blended vintage wine because this could only harm the quality and purity of the Cuvée 700.“
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THE BOOKS (All in German)
Die Weisheit des Misthaufens - Expeditionen in die biodynamische Landwirtschaft, Verlag C.H. Beck, (2018)
Die Champagner-Macher (zusammen mit Oliver Rüther) →
Umschau Verlag, 2013
Wozu Sex? Von der Evolution der zwei Geschlechter →,
Deutsche Verlagsanstalt (DVA), (Gebundene Ausgabe - April 2006)
Rheingau & Wiesbaden. Reise- und Weinführer →
(zusammen mit Bernd Ditter, gebundene Ausgabe - August 2006)
Sonderedition von Das Loch im Walfisch →
Verlag Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft (Oktober 2003)
Das Loch im Walfisch. Die Philosophie der Biologie → ,
Verlag Klett-Cotta (Gebundene Ausgabe - September 2003)
Champagner Geschenkset, Klett-Cotta, (Sondereinband - Juni 1998),
enthält das Buch Champagner sowie eine Flasche Champagne.
Champagner →,
Verlag Klett-Cotta (Gebundene Ausgabe - März 1998)
Bought in 2018, this Cuvée n° 741 is based on the 2013 harvest with reserve wines, and stems from the crus Ay, Dizy, Hautvillers, Avize and Oiry. 2013 was a very special year, although the most harvests are very special now in Champagne. Late picking at the end of September, this Cuvée n° 741 has a noble freshness and and immense and delicate power fruit. A rather stylish equilibrium between the Pinots and the Chardonnay.
Laurent and Jean-Hervé Chiquet in their own words about this always unique wine:
„The Cuvée 700 concept is unique in Champagne and is the opposite of a non-vintage wine! We seek excellence rather than homogeneity, respect for the character of the vintage rather than its denial, and the preference to strive to produce a great wine rather than maintain a “house style”. The addition of reserve wines is designed to reinforce the complexity of the wine without hiding the character of the base year. Once we had set out on this path, it quickly became apparent to us that we could not also make a blended vintage wine because this could only harm the quality and purity of the Cuvée 700.“
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