Jacquesson

Jacquesson was founded in 1798 in Châlons-sur-Marne by Claude and Memmie Jacquesson, making it one of the oldest houses in the region. The Maison earned an early distinction in 1810 when Napoleon awarded it a gold medal for the exceptional quality of its cellars. In 1844 Adolphe Jacquesson patented the muselet, the wire cage that secures the cork, a lasting contribution to Champagne production. The house passed through several owners across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including the de-Tassigny family from 1924, before the Chiquet family acquisition in 1974 began its modern recovery.

• Founded 1798 in Châlons-sur-Marne by Claude and Memmie Jacquesson
• Napoleon awarded the house a gold medal for its cellars in 1810
• Adolphe Jacquesson patented the muselet (wire cage) in 1844
• Passed to the de-Tassigny family in 1924 before the Chiquet acquisition

Jean Chiquet acquired Jacquesson in 1974 and relocated the estate to Dizy, where the Maison remains headquartered. His sons Jean-Hervé and Laurent Chiquet took over the wines in 1990, rebuilding the vineyard portfolio across Avize, Aÿ and Dizy and reformulating the commercial range. Their most consequential decision came in 2000, when they retired the Maison's long-standing Perfection Brut non-vintage label and replaced it with the Numbered Cuvée system. The brothers ran the house until the end of 2022, when they departed following the Artémis sale; they now sell grapes from their retained Dizy vineyards to the Maison.

• Jean Chiquet acquired Jacquesson in 1974 and moved the estate to Dizy
• Sons Jean-Hervé and Laurent Chiquet took over the wines in 1990
• Acquired parcels in Avize, Aÿ and Dizy for estate-led blending
• Brothers departed at the end of 2022 following the Artémis sale

The Numbered Cuvée system, launched in 2000 with Cuvée 728 (the 728th wine in the Maison's roughly two-century wine book, based on the 2000 vintage), replaces conventional NV with edition-numbered cuvées. Each Cuvée number represents a distinct multi-vintage composition released annually, drawing on a perpetual reserve built from previous Cuvée 700 blends. Jacquesson publishes detailed back-label compositions for each edition, disclosing the base vintage, reserve-wine proportions, dosage and disgorgement date, an unusual commercial transparency in Champagne. Recent editions are in the mid-740s as of late 2025. The system replaces the conventional house-style consistency of NV with batch-by-batch transparency.

• Numbered Cuvée system launched in 2000 with Cuvée 728, based on the 2000 vintage
• Each Cuvée number represents a distinct multi-vintage composition
• Base vintage, reserve-wine proportions, dosage and disgorgement disclosed for each Cuvée
• Recent editions in the mid-740s as of late 2025

Beyond the Numbered Cuvées, Jacquesson produces single-vineyard prestige cuvées drawing on the Maison's estate parcels, made only in great vintages and in confidential quantities (around 4% of volume). Corne Bautray is a 100% Chardonnay lieu-dit in Dizy on clay and millstone over Campanian chalk, planted in 1960; Champ Caïn is a 100% Chardonnay lieu-dit in Avize, planted in 1962. Vauzelle Terme (Aÿ Pinot Noir, planted 1980) extends the range as a Blanc de Noirs, and Terres Rouges is produced as a still Pinot Noir. The Maison farms roughly 36 hectares, around two-thirds certified organic, and has practiced organic farming since 2010.

• Corne Bautray: single-vineyard Dizy Chardonnay, planted 1960
• Champ Caïn: single-vineyard Avize Chardonnay, planted 1962
• Vauzelle Terme: single-vineyard Aÿ Pinot Noir, planted 1980
• Lieux-dits made only in great vintages, around 4% of volume

In December 2022, Jacquesson was acquired by Artémis Domaines, the wine group owned by the Pinault and Henriot La Rouzière families, which took an initial 33.5% stake in February 2022 before completing the full purchase at year-end. Frédéric Engerer is CEO of Artémis Domaines, and Jean Garandeau, formerly the group's sales and marketing director, became managing director of Jacquesson. An earlier chapter links the house to Champagne history: Joseph Krug worked at Jacquesson before leaving in 1843 to found his own house, Krug, in Reims. Under Artémis, the Numbered Cuvée system and single-vineyard release calendar continue, with Jacquesson treated as a Maison-tier producer noted for grower-style terroir transparency.