Champagne Jacquesson - Dizy Terres Rouges Extra-Brut 2015

Bettane & Desseauve

About the domain :

Brought to the top by the Chiquet brothers, Laurent and Jean-Hervé, the house is the champagne standard-bearer for discerning oenophiles. Recently, François Pinault acquired a stake in the house. We recommend these deep, racy champagnes. Each new cuvée 700 (now 743) is a major creation, and every attention is paid to it. It then waits on corks before reappearing in a DT version (late disgorgement). The ultimate reverberation parcels come from Dizy (Corne-Bautray, chardonnay), Aÿ (Vauzelle-Terme, pinot noir) and Avize (Champ-Caïn, chardonnay), and are only created when the identity situation is optimal. The 2009s are exemplary in their lively warmth and endless depth. Grandiose.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

Terres Rouges 2015 is ripe and free from the stigma of the vintage. Particularly broad and opulent, the palate slings a wine that is rich rather than slender; generosity is perceptible, but the cuvée lacks a little finesse.

About the domain :

A new page of history is written with the departure of brothers Laurent and Jean-Hervé Chiquet, who lifted this fine house into the upper echelons of Champagne. The Artémis group has now taken over the reins under the direction of Jean Garandeau, but the teams remain unchanged: Yann Le Gall, cellar master, and Mathilde Perrier, vineyard manager, are still there to perpetuate the soul of the house. The 700 cuvées account for the bulk of production. We've come a long way since 728, produced from the 2000 vintage! The estate releases a late disgorgement every year, the first of which was 733, based on 2005. Only a few parcel productions are produced, depending on the quality of the vintage.

Vinous A. Galloni

About the wine:

Dizy-Terres Rouges Premier Cru Extra-Brut 2015 is bright, airy and nicely lifted. This is a particularly floral, medium-weight expression of Pinot Noir. Crushed flowers, dried herbs, spices, cedar and tobacco give the 2015 a strong aromatic presence. Although a little light, the 2015 is very well delineated and avoids the assertive vegetal notes that afflict so many wines of this vintage. Bottled without dosage. Disgorged : March 2023.

James Suckling

About the wine:

This is a pure pinot noir from a small part of a single vineyard in the village of Dizy, which shows plenty of frame thanks to beautiful phenols and wonderfully ripe fruit. Yet it's dynamic, bright and well-integrated. Full-bodied and rich, yet fresh. A wine to match all kinds of dishes. No dosage required. Drink it or keep it.