Based in Dizy, the house of Jacquesson was founded in 1798 by Memmie Jacquesson, who produced the house’s first sparkling wine that year. Memmie’s son Adolphe continued his work and in 1844 invented and patented the muselet, which is the cork wire basket that is still in use today. After Adolphe’s death, the house saw 50 years of decline until it was resurrected in 1925 by the Tassigny family. Finally, in 1974 Champagne Jacquesson was purchased by the Chiquet family (today under the watchful eye of brothers Jean-Herve and Laurent) and there started the quest to turn this Champagne house into one of the highest quality producers in the region.

Jacquesson could almost be considered a grower, 80% of their vineyards are their own and where they purchase fruit, they only buy grapes (this is unusual in Champagne as most producers purchase juice) of the highest quality. All fruit is of 1er or Grand Cru quality and production has been reduced significantly, from 40 000 cases in 1988 to 25 000 cases today. Jacquesson own 28 ha of vineyards, of which 11 ha are in the Cote de Blancs and 17 ha in the Marne. 

Improvements in viticulture are important...

Based in Dizy, the house of Jacquesson was founded in 1798 by Memmie Jacquesson, who produced the house’s first sparkling wine that year. Memmie’s son Adolphe continued his work and in 1844 invented and patented the muselet, which is the cork wire basket that is still in use today. After...