Characteristics and Tasting Notes of Extra Quality Brut NM Ployez-Jacquemart

Tasting

Color

The wine shows a bright golden hue, luminous and lively, reflecting both the maturity gained through extended cellar aging and the strong presence of black grape varieties within the blend. The fine, elegant mousse forms a steady, persistent stream of bubbles that enhances the overall sense of refinement.

Nose

The nose opens on ripe aromas leaning toward honeyed notes, stone fruit and white flowers. This generous bouquet is underscored by a chalky, saline minerality that brings freshness and precision, giving the whole a clean, pure aromatic expression.

Palate

The palate is rich yet remarkably fresh, carried by crisp acidity and a well-defined structure. The wine reveals a lovely sense of purity and length, with a flavorful, lingering finish marked by subtle saline and mineral accents that bring balance to the overall richness.

Food and wine pairings

Extra Quality Brut NM is particularly well suited to aperitif moments and dinner cocktails, where its freshness and finesse can be fully appreciated. At the table, it pairs beautifully with seafood and shellfish, roasted poultry, mushroom risottos, and soft-rind cheeses, making it a versatile companion for a wide range of dishes.

Serving and cellaring

Extra Quality Brut NM is only released after resting for a minimum of four years in the Ployez-Jacquemart cellars, allowing it to reach genuine maturity by the time it reaches the table. This extended aging, combined with the house's traditional method of maturing bottles upside down, gives the wine a solid foundation that also allows it to continue evolving gracefully if kept further in a cool, dark cellar.

Other characteristics

This non-vintage Champagne is vinified in an extra brut style, with a notably low dosage of 5 g/L. This light sugar addition allows the fruit and the terroir to express themselves with clarity, favoring tension and precision over roundness from sweetness.

A Champagne from the Montagne de Reims, Marked by Freshness and Precision

The Estate

Champagne Ployez-Jacquemart is a family house founded in 1930 by Marcel Ployez and his wife Yvonne Jacquemart, settling in 1947 in the Ludes property that remains its heart today. Three generations have since shaped the estate, now led by Laurence Ployez, granddaughter of the founders, who serves as cellar master and director alongside Christophe Prieux. The house farms three hectares across Premier and Grand Cru villages, certified High Environmental Value and Sustainable Viticulture in Champagne.

The Vineyard

The grapes used for this Champagne come mainly from Premier and Grand Cru plots of the Montagne de Reims, with black grape varieties sourced largely from Mailly and Ludes, complemented by chardonnay from villages such as Bisseuil, Cuis, Puisieulx, Taissy, Grauves and Vertus. Only the first-press juice, known as the cuvée pure, is selected for this wine, ensuring purity and finesse in the base wines used for the final blend.

Blend

As a non-vintage Champagne, Extra Quality Brut NM is built from a base vintage completed with reserve wines, following the house's practice of adjusting proportions at each bottling to preserve a consistent style. This approach allows Ployez-Jacquemart to maintain the identity of the cuvée from one release to the next while reflecting the character of each harvest.

Winemaking and aging

Extra Quality Brut NM relies on a rigorous selection of juice, using exclusively the first-press cuvée for greater finesse. Following fermentation, the wine undergoes the house's traditional long aging process, resting for a minimum of four years in the cellars, consistent with Ployez-Jacquemart's practice of extended maturation on points to preserve freshness and aromatic clarity before disgorgement.

Grape Varieties

This Champagne is crafted from a blend of chardonnay, meunier and pinot noir, in close to equal proportions: 34 % chardonnay, 33 % meunier and 33 % pinot noir.