Exquise Disgorged 2018
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from disgorgement.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Foie gras, pear tart, spicy Thai cuisine
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Jacques Selosse's 'Exquise' is an extraordinary anomaly in the modern Champagne landscape—a Sec cuvée crafted with the same obsessive dedication as the estate's legendary dry masterpieces. Sourced from the Grand Cru chalk soils of Cramant and Oger in the Côte des Blancs, this Blanc de Blancs pays homage to the historical 19th-century preference for sweeter Champagnes. Anselme Selosse rejects the modern industry practice of using high dosage to mask inferior fruit; instead, he uses a dosage of approximately 22 to 24 grams per liter of organic grape must to highlight, rather than hide, the wine's intense mineral core. Fermented in oak casks and aged extensively, the disgorgement from 2018 reveals a sublime tension between rich, honeyed stone fruits, toasted brioche, and a piercing, saline acidity that is uniquely Selosse.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1949 in the Grand Cru village of Avize, Champagne Jacques Selosse rose to legendary status under the visionary leadership of Anselme Selosse, who took over the estate in 1974. Applying Burgundian winemaking philosophies to the Côte des Blancs, Anselme pioneered low yields, organic viticulture, and fermentation in oak casks, fundamentally transforming modern Champagne production. The estate is celebrated for its highly individualistic, terroir-driven cuvées, including the solera-aged Substance and the acclaimed Lieux-dits series, which showcase an unparalleled depth, oxidative complexity, and vinous character.