Lieux-Dits Cote Faron (Disgorged 2011)
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary steep, south-facing slopes of the Grand Cru village of Aÿ, Côte Faron is a masterclass in Blanc de Noirs Champagne. Originally released under the name 'Contraste', this cuvée is part of Anselme Selosse's highly coveted Lieux-Dits collection, designed to showcase the distinct personality of individual parcels. Crafted from 100% Pinot Noir using a solera-style perpetual reserve system initiated in the mid-1990s, the wine is fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in oak casks. This traditional, low-intervention approach yields a remarkably vinous, oxidative, and multi-dimensional Champagne. It offers a profound sensory journey, balancing the natural power and red-fruit structure of Aÿ Pinot Noir with Selosse's signature mineral precision and complex autolytic depth.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12%