2004 Champagne Ployez-Jacquemart, Blanc de Blancs
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Jancis Robinson - jancisrobinson.com - April 2013
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Champagne Ployez-Jacquemart
Ployez-Jaquemart was founded in 1930, its nomenclature reflecting, as elsewhere in the region, a husband-wife partnership, and one that has built up impressive holdings in the Grand Cru Champagne village of Mailly and the Premier Cru village of Ludes, both of which specialise in Pinot Noir production.
It should come as no surprise, therefore, that the Ployez-Jacquemart style is located at the more robust end of the spectrum. Extensive ageing in deep cellars and minimal ‘dosage’ inform a profile which is classically rich and richly classical.
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or.
Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.
Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.
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Description
This outstanding Chardonnay is sourced from top villages across the appellation, including Cuis, Cramant, Oger, Mesnil sur Oger, Tauxières and Ludes. The wine has been aged for six years including, rather unusually, four years stacked nose-to-punt.
This has the somewhat paradoxical effect of lessening the lees contact during what is , in anyone’s book an extensive period of ageing. The result is a wine of supreme delicacy yet impressive depth, incredible finesse yet satisfying richness. Acacia and hazelnut underwrite zephyrean citric fruit and supremely delicate yet persistent bubbles.
Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer
Ployez-Jaquemart was founded in 1930, its nomenclature reflecting, as elsewhere in the region, a husband-wife partnership, and one that has built up impressive holdings in the Grand Cru village of Mailly and the Premier Cru village of Ludes, both of which specialise in Pinot Noir production. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that the Ployez-Jacquemart style is located at the more robust end of the spectrum. Extensive ageing in deep cellars and minimal ‘dosage’ inform a profile which is classically rich and richly classical.
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