Claude Riffault Les Chasseignes 2023 le-blanc-sec Champagne Jacquesson’s 2019 Cuvée is

Champagne Jacquesson’s 2019 Cuvée is Pinot dominant

the fruit becomes more pronounced

The vines here average around 30 years of age and Sandrone credits the Villero fruit as adding depth and structure to the blend

with meats in sauce

Claude Riffault Les Chasseignes 2023 le-blanc-sec Champagne Jacquesson’s 2019 Cuvée isThe 2023 Les Chasseignes shows a creamy, lactic note that you won't have seen before, as there was a little malo here in 2023 for the first time. There's a cooler, greener nature, with green herbs joining ripe apple flesh and pear. It remains fresh with a fine, chalky texture but lacks a little of the usual persistence on the finish. Locations called Les Chasseignes are common in Sancerre. This local name designates caillottes soil: shallow limestone