NV Champagne Jacquesson Aÿ Grand Cru Vauzelle Terme Zero Dosage Extra Brut France

GW says: Jacquesson’s Aÿ Vauzelle Terme is a single-vineyard, single-varietal Pinot Noir from the historic slopes of Aÿ, one of Champagne’s most fabled Grand Cru villages. Just 0.3 hectares in size, this minuscule plot punches far above its weight, producing a Champagne of brooding depth and structure. Where Avize’s Champ Caïn dazzles with its chalky Chardonnay grace, Vauzelle Terme offers the earthy, muscular poetry of Pinot Noir in full form. Made without dosage, the wine is left bare, unvarnished and utterly compelling—a study in purity and terroir, from a house that obsesses over detail like a Swiss watchmaker in a soil pit. A Pinot Noir powerhouse with Avize-Level precision.

Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir from a Grand Cru plot in Aÿ.

Appearance: Deep golden with a coppery glint and tight, noble bubbles.

Aroma: Red berries, orange peel, crushed rose petals, and smoky minerality.

Palate: Firm, structured, vinous and dry—think red fruit wrapped in chalk and spice.