Blanc de Blancs Brut NV
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted turbot, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Parmigiano-Reggiano
✨ Technical Specifications
Jacques Selosse's Blanc de Blancs Brut NV is a masterclass in terroir-driven Champagne. Sourced from the legendary Grand Cru villages of Avize, Cramant, and Oger, this wine is crafted from three distinct vintages and aged in oak casks—a Burgundian technique pioneered by Anselme Selosse that shocked the region in the 1970s. Rejecting the standardized, highly manipulated styles of the era, Selosse embraced low yields, indigenous yeasts, and minimal dosage. The result is a Champagne of extraordinary vinous depth, characterized by an oxidative complexity, notes of bruised apple, toasted brioche, and a profound, chalky minerality that reflects the pure limestone soils of the Côte des Blancs.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1949 by Jacques Selosse in the Grand Cru village of Avize, Domaine Jacques Selosse emerged as the spiritual vanguard of the grower Champagne revolution under the leadership of Jacques’ son Anselme, who took control in 1980, and grandson Guillaume. Spanning roughly 7.5 to 8 hectares across prime terroirs in Avize, Cramant, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Aÿ, Ambonnay, and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, the estate champions low yields and chemical-free viticulture rooted in organic and biodynamic principles aligned with lunar cycles. Selosse redefined Champagne vinification by applying Burgundian techniques, fermenting base wines with indigenous yeasts in oak barrels, extending lees contact, and embracing intentional oxidative maturation with minimal dosage. Renowned for its singular solera-aged Blanc de Blancs 'Substance' and parcel-specific Lieux-Dits collection (including Les Carelles and Sous le Mont), the domaine crafts vinosity and textural authority that capture pure, uncompromising chalk-driven minerality.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay 100%
🍷 ABV
12%