Clockwise from left corner: Former chefs Thomas Oden and John Caputo with J sparkling and Jordan wines; Jordan Cuvée Champagne waiting for guests; Jordan Cuvée Champagne; siblings Anne and Antoine Malassagne; the village of Damery, home to AR Lenoble.
The Jordan Cuvée Champagne by AR Lenoble is a brut non- vintage produced in AR Lenoble’s cellars by Antoine using grapes from his family’s vineyards and long-term growers. A limited release of the AR Lenoble Brut Intense that was selected exclusively for Jordan, the blend is 30% grand cru Chardonnay from Chouilly, 35% premier cru Pinot Noir from Bisseuil and 35% Pinot Meunier from Damery. Expressive with aromas of toast, nuts, golden apples and honeycomb, Jordan Cuvée gathers momentum on the palate building towards a precise, chalky finish. It takes more than five years for an AR Lenoble Champagne to age to the family’s standards. Thirty-five percent of the Jordan Cuvée blend is reserve wines, and the wine spent four years aging on the lees before it was released. It will only be sold direct from the winery (see page 22).
First and foremost, Antoine approaches Champagne as wine. During harvest, he tastes the musts to produce vin clair wines with intention and in turn tastes the vin clair to determine their fate. “We are constantly working to define the crus within our estate,” he said, a practice that he shares with Rob and John as they too continue to refine the wines at Jordan.
“We believe small, independent businesses like ours are stronger if we stick together in an increasingly globalized
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world,” Antoine said. “An ocean might separate us, but both Jordan and AR Lenoble are united by our commitment to remaining independent and focused on crafting wines of elegance without compromise.” Because both wineries focus on putting their best wines into flagship bottlings rather than bottle reserve wines, it was a natural choice for Jordan to choose an AR Lenoble non-vintage brut for this cuvée.
“J sparkling has passed from our family, and in its place we’ve gained a new family with the Malassagnes and AR Lenoble,” Rob said. The Jordan Cuvée Champagne by AR Lenoble will be poured at Jordan Estate Rewards private meals, Jordan dinner parties and other culinary events, such as Spring at Jordan and Christmas at Jordan. It will also make an appearance at select winemaker dinners across the country.
“With the debut of Jordan Cuvée, we’ve elevated our long- held tradition of serving sparkling to its ultimate expression, that of Champagne,” John said.
He looks forward to sharing a toast to this exciting new partnership with guests.
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