Blanc de Blancs
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Blanc de Blancs of Jacques Selosse represent a paradigm shift in the history of Champagne. Sourced from the legendary Grand Cru chalk soils of the Côte des Blancs—primarily Avize, Cramant, and Oger—these wines are the ultimate expression of Anselme Selosse's revolutionary philosophy. Treating his vineyards with the meticulous care of a Burgundian vigneron, Selosse rejected the industrial standards of the mid-20th century in favor of low yields, indigenous yeasts, and fermentation in oak casks. His Blanc de Blancs cuvées, whether the vibrant 'Initial', the intense 'Version Originale' (V.O.), or the multi-vintage solera-aged 'Substance', are celebrated for their deeply vinous, oxidative character, rich texture, and profound mineral core. They challenge the traditional definition of Champagne, offering an intellectual and sensory journey that prioritizes terroir expression over simple effervescence.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in the 1950s by Jacques Selosse and propelled to legendary status by his visionary son Anselme Selosse, Domaine Jacques Selosse is based in the Grand Cru village of Avize in the heart of Champagne's Côte des Blancs. Anselme took over the estate in 1980 after studying in Burgundy, fundamentally revolutionizing the grower Champagne movement through meticulous, non-interventionist viticulture, minimal yields, and native yeast fermentations in oak barrels. Renowned for a singular, vinous, and lightly oxidative style, the house crafts profoundly complex cuvées, including the solera-aged Substance, the precise Initial and Version Originale, and an acclaimed collection of single-parcel Lieux-dits. Today, along with Anselme's son Guillaume, the domaine continues to set the benchmark for terroir-focused, artisanal Champagne with unrivaled depth and expressive minerality.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12% - 12.5%