Aged in wood, this is the latest iteration of the producer's nonvintage cuvée based on the 2015 vintage It is impressive in its white-fruit richness that is perfectly balanced by intense acidity. Bottle aging has added to the Champagne's complexity. This is a fine wine that is ready to drink. ROGER VOSS

Complex and fresh aromas of freshly baked baguette with lemon rind, apple pie and light pear rind. Full-bodied with layers of fruit, fine bubbles and a fantastic interplay of fruit and acidity. Just a touch of fresh ginger to further energize the palate. Drink or hold.

Jacquesson’s “Cuvée No. 743” non-vintage Extra Brut is from the base year of 2015. As the house these days prefers not to share the exact cépages of each wine, but rather which villages the fruit hails from, it includes this year sixty percent fruit from the villages of Aÿ, Dizy and Hautvillers and forty percent from Oiry. The vins clairs were barrel-fermented and aged in older foudres and the wine was disgorged in August of 2019 and received no dosage this year. It offers up a superb nose of white peach, apple, almond, a beautiful base of soil tones, brioche and just a whisper of buttery oak. On the palate the wine is bright, deep, full-bodied and complex, with excellent focus and grip, refined mousse and excellent precision on the long, classy finish. Even though this is non-dosé this year, the acids are beautifully buried in the wine and there is no need for any buffering from dosage. The Cuvée 743 is certainly approachable today, as it is so exquisitely balanced, but this is a wine built for the long haul and ideally, I would leave it alone in the cellar for at least another five to ten years. This is simply an outstanding rendition of this iconic cuvée from Jacquesson!

This is fresh and floral on the nose, with a skein of graphite and spice underscoring the finely meshed flavors of steeped cherry and raspberry fruit on the palate, showing notes of blood orange peel and a hint of grilled nut. An elegant Champagne, lightly mouthwatering and long on the mineral-laced finish. Disgorged January 2020. Drink now through 2026. – AN

This offers an elegant and toasty bouquet with pear, dried flowers and white fruit aromas. On the palate, this is a pure and clean Champagne with some delicacy and floral aspects. This cuvée is even more elegant with a bit of air. Grapes are sourced from Aÿ and Dizy (60% of the crop) and Avize and Oiry (the remaining 40%). No dosage. The base wine is from the 2015 vintage. (Drink between 2020-2030)

Based on the 2015 vintage and disgorged in August 2019 without dosage, the Chiquet brothers' NV Extra-Brut Cuvée No. 743 is showing nicely, offering up inviting aromas of freshly baked bread, crisp yellow orchard fruit, beeswax and dried white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and precise, it's elegantly fleshy, with an enveloping core of fruit, a pinpoint mousse and a nicely defined, saline finish. - WK