Lieux-Dits Chemin de Chalons
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted turbot, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Chemin de Châlons lieu-dit is a legendary micro-parcel located in the Grand Cru village of Cramant, within the Côte des Blancs. This south-facing slope benefits from generous sunlight combined with the classic, deep-lying Campanian chalk of the region. Under Anselme Selosse's radical vision, this single-vineyard bottling became a masterclass in terroir expression. Eschewing traditional Champagne blending, Selosse utilizes a perpetual reserve system to capture the historical memory of the vineyard. Fermented in oak casks with indigenous yeasts and bottled with minimal dosage, Chemin de Châlons is celebrated for its vinous, oxidative complexity, boasting notes of bruised apple, toasted brioche, and a profound, saline minerality that speaks directly of its chalky origins.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
12-12.5%