This November, Champagne co-operative Jacquart launched the new edition of its prestige cuvée - Alpha 2012. The co-operative's member growers draw on fruit from 300ha of vines across 60 villages in the appellation. 2012 is a good quality vintage with a charming combination of ripeness and freshness. While 2012's will undoubtedly age well (and of … Continue reading The new vintage of Champagne Jacquart’s Cuvée Alpha
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The art of slow Champagne – Bruno Paillard NPU 2004
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Champagne house in possession of ambitions to be taken seriously must be in want of a prestige cuvée. Apologies to Jane Austen - and so many of us contrive to mangle the opening sentence of Pride and Prejudice that I imagine her responding with a distracted and … Continue reading The art of slow Champagne – Bruno Paillard NPU 2004
