Lieux-Dits Collectio
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comte cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Jacques Selosse Lieux-Dits Collection is an extraordinary masterclass in Champagne terroir, conceived by Anselme Selosse to showcase the distinct personalities of six specific single-vineyard plots across the Montagne de Reims, Vallee de la Marne, and Cote des Blancs. This highly coveted collection includes three Blanc de Blancs (Les Carelles in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Les Chantereines in Avize, and Chemin de Chalons in Cramant) and three Blanc de Noirs (La Cote Faron in Ay, Le Bout du Clos in Ambonnay, and Sous le Mont in Mareuil-sur-Ay). Utilizing a solera-like system of fractional blending for many of these cuvees, Selosse captures the eternal essence of each site rather than a single year's climate. The wines are fermented in oak casks with indigenous yeasts and minimal dosage, resulting in an incredibly complex, oxidative, and vinous style that challenges the traditional boundaries of Champagne.
🍾 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, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier