Jacquesson

History

According to the house, Claude and Memmie Jacquesson founded it in Châlons-sur-Marne in 1798.¹ The house mentions that Jacquesson was said to be Napoleon I's favourite champagne and presents this as a rumour, not as a documented fact.¹ It credits Adolphe Jacquesson with patenting the muselet, the wire cage that holds the cork, in 1844.¹ The de Tassigny family acquired the house in 1924, and in 1974 the Chiquet family took it over and moved it to Dizy.¹

Vineyard

The Union des Maisons de Champagne gives 33 ha in 3 villages.² The house's own page gives 36 ha of grand and premier cru vines and names Avize, Aÿ, Dizy, Oiry, Champillon and Hautvillers; it says the vines have been certified organic since 2010.¹ The two sources give different figures.

Ownership and wines

The UMC lists the house in the Artémis Domaines group and lists no brands.² The house names Cuvée n°700 among its wines.¹ See the history of champagne technique.