2013 Champagne Jestin, Brut Nature

2013 Champagne Jestin, Brut Nature

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2013 Champagne Jestin, Brut Nature

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Only 2,600 bottles were produced, without dosage, filtration or sulphur additions.

This is an equal blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, grown 200 metres from the Marne River in Cumières. The vineyard here was planted in 1964 and its deep root systems, aided by biodynamic viticulture, dive deep into the alluvial mineral clay and chalk. This all gives information to the vines, and a sensation to the final wine. This was vinified in Allier barrels until the following solstice, and then spends 10 years on the lees. Rich, yet without weight, this glides with a radiance, and is both deeply complex and emotionally stimulating. This has to be one of the finest, most intellectual Champagnes around.

Drink 2025 - 2050

Davy Żyw, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

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Champagne Jestin

Champagne Jestin

Located in the heart of Champagne, Champagne Jestin is known for crafting high-quality sparkling wines that blend traditional methods with modern innovation. Family-owned and operated, Jestin focuses on sustainable viticulture, ensuring its vineyards are managed carefully to preserve the unique terroir that characterises its wines. It primarily utilises classic Champagne grape varieties like Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier, sourcing from premier and grand cru vineyards.

The winemaking philosophy at Champagne Jestin centres on expressing pure fruit flavours and maintaining the natural characteristics of their grapes. Their portfolio includes a range of cuvées, from elegant Blanc de Blancs to rich Blanc de Noirs, each meticulously aged to achieve balance and finesse. Committed to environmental stewardship, Jestin employs organic farming practices and eco-friendly production methods, reflecting their dedication to sustainability.

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Brut Champagne

Brut Champagne

Brut denotes a dry style of Champagne (less than 15 grams per litre). Most Champagne is non-vintage, produced from a blend from different years. The non-vintage blend is always based predominately on wines made from the current harvest, enriched with aged wines (their proportion and age varies by brand) from earlier harvests, which impart an additional level of complexity to the end wine. Champagnes from a single vintage are labelled with the year reference and with the description Millésimé.

Non-vintage Champagnes can improve with short-term ageing (typically two to three years), while vintages can develop over much longer periods (five to 30 years). The most exquisite and often top-priced expression of a house’s style is referred to as Prestige Cuvée. Famous examples include Louis Roederer's Cristal, Moët & Chandon's Dom Pérignon, and Pol Roger's Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill.

Recommended Producers : Krug, Billecart Salmon, Pol Roger, Bollinger, Salon, Gosset, Pierre Péters, Ruinart


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Champagne blend

Champagne blend

Which grapes are included in the blend, and their proportion, is one of the key factors determining the style of most Champagnes. Three grapes are used - Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier.

26% of vineyards in Champagne are planted with Chardonnay and it performs best on the Côtes des Blancs and on the chalk slopes south of Epernay. It is relatively simple to grow, although it buds early and thus is susceptible to spring frosts. It produces lighter, fresher wines than those from Burgundy and gives finesse, fruit and elegance to the final blend. It is the sole grape in Blancs de Blancs, which are some of the richest long-lived Champagnes produced.

Pinot Noir accounts for nearly 40% of the plantings in Champagne and lies at the heart of most blends - it gives Champagne its body, structure, strength and grip. It is planted across Champagne and particularly so in the southern Aube district.

The final component is Pinot Meunier and this constitutes nearly 35% of the plantings. Its durability and resistance to spring frosts make the Marne Valley, a notorious frost pocket, its natural home. It ripens well in poor years and produces a soft, fruity style of wine that is ideal for blending with the more assertive flavours of Pinot Noir. Producers allege that Pinot Meunier lacks ageing potential, but this does not deter Krug from including around 15% of it in their final blends.


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When is a wine ready to drink?

We provide drinking windows for all our wines. Alongside the drinking windows there is a bottle icon and a maturity stage. Bear in mind that the best time to drink a wine does also depend on your taste.

Not ready

These wines are very young. Whilst they're likely to have lots of intense flavours, their acidity or tannins may make them feel austere. Although it isn't "wrong" to drink these wines now, you are likely to miss out on a lot of complexity by not waiting for them to mature.

Ready - youthful

These wines are likely to have plenty of fruit flavours still and, for red wines, the tannins may well be quite noticeable. For those who prefer younger, fruitier wines, or if serving alongside a robust meal, these will be very enjoyable. If you choose to hold onto these wines, the fruit flavours will evolve into more savoury complexity.

Ready - at best

These wines are likely to have a beautiful balance of fruit, spice and savoury flavours. The acidity and tannins will have softened somewhat, and the wines will show plenty of complexity. For many, this is seen as the ideal time to drink and enjoy these wines. If you choose to hold onto these wines, they will become more savoury but not necessarily more complex.

Ready - mature

These wines are likely to have plenty of complexity, but the fruit flavours will have been almost completely replaced by savoury and spice notes. These wines may have a beautiful texture at this stage of maturity. There is lots to enjoy when drinking wines at this stage. Most of these wines will hold in this window for a few years, though at the very end of this drinking window, wines start to lose complexity and decline.