Cuvée 740 Late Disgorgement

The Cuvée 740 belongs to Jacquesson's family of numbered 700 cuvées, here in the Late Disgorgement (DT) version. The base is the 2012 vintage, a small harvest of high quality. The assemblage consists of 61 per cent Chardonnay, 21 per cent Meunier and 18 per cent Pinot Noir. The wine spent 94 months on the lees under cork and was disgorged in May 2021. There are 14,601 bottles.

In the glass there is very ripe white and yellow fruit with notes of pastry. On the palate it feels fresh and lively, with citrus, a firm frame and a long finish of dried fruit and minerality. Serve it at 10 to 12 °C in a large white wine glass. It goes with pan-fried foie gras, gougères with lobster, poultry or shellfish.