Cote Faron
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Jacques Selosse's Côte Faron is a legendary Blanc de Noirs that captures the intense, dramatic terroir of Aÿ. Originally released under the name 'Contraste,' this cuvée is sourced from a single, incredibly steep, south-facing parcel in Aÿ where the Pinot Noir vines struggle deeply into the chalky soils. Anselme Selosse applies his signature solera system to this wine—a perpetual reserve started in 1994—blending multiple vintages to achieve a profound depth of flavor. The wine undergoes fermentation in oak casks with indigenous yeasts and minimal intervention. The result is an oxidative, deeply complex masterpiece that defies traditional Champagne expectations, offering notes of bruised apple, toasted brioche, exotic spices, and a powerful, mineral-driven finish that reflects the sun-drenched slopes of its origin.
🍾 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
Pinot Noir