Chamapgne Jacquart - producer of ten million bottles per year

Champagne Jacquart Launches Extra Brut

19th April 2007, 10:08am

Champagne Jacquart is launching its first Extra Brut cuvée.

Cuvée Mosaïque Extra Brut is a non vintage cuvée made from 40% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir and 20% Pinot Meunier, with a dosage of just 5g/l.

For the Reims-based house, which now ranks 10th worldwide, producing a very low dosage cuvée is a natural addition to its flagship Mosaïque range, demonstrating its skill at blending and its ability to source top wines from all over the Champagne region.

As Jacquart's Managing Director, Jean-Marc Pottiez, explains, "Making a very low dosage Champagne means that the wines have to be perfect, therefore you have to be able to select the best Crus and the best grapes. Jacquart is lucky to have access to some 2,620 hectares of vineyard, of which 850 hectares are dedicated to the brand, spread across the Montagne de Reims, the Marne Valley, the Côte des Blancs and the Côte des Bars, including 130 Premiers Crus and 10 Grands Crus."

"We are also very fortunate to have a stock of superb vintage wines, which means our winemakers have all the ingredients to demonstrate their expertise in a pure, elegant Extra Brut. It is a style that certainly has a market among more sophisticated Champagne drinkers looking for that 'something extra'."

Champagne Jacquart Cuvée Mosaïque Extra Brut NV will be available to the on-trade and selected off-trade outlets, at an expected retail price of £29.95.
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