Lieux-Dits Cote Faron Disgorged
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years after its disgorgement date.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Lieux-Dits' collection by Jacques Selosse is a masterclass in single-terroir expression, and 'Côte Faron' represents the dramatic, steep, south-facing slopes of the Grand Cru village of Aÿ. Originally released under the name 'Contraste', this Blanc de Noirs is crafted entirely from Pinot Noir. Anselme Selosse utilized a perpetual reserve (solera) system started in 1994 for this cuvée, blending multiple vintages to capture the historical memory of this specific hillside. The intense sun exposure of the Côte Faron vineyard yields a remarkably powerful, structured, and vinous Champagne, which is fermented in oak barrels using indigenous yeasts and bottled with little to no dosage. It offers a profound dialogue between the muscularity of Aÿ Pinot Noir and Selosse's signature oxidative, highly textured, and mineral-driven winemaking style.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in the 1950s by Jacques Selosse and propelled to legendary status by his visionary son Anselme Selosse, Domaine Jacques Selosse is based in the Grand Cru village of Avize in the heart of Champagne's Côte des Blancs. Anselme took over the estate in 1980 after studying in Burgundy, fundamentally revolutionizing the grower Champagne movement through meticulous, non-interventionist viticulture, minimal yields, and native yeast fermentations in oak barrels. Renowned for a singular, vinous, and lightly oxidative style, the house crafts profoundly complex cuvées, including the solera-aged Substance, the precise Initial and Version Originale, and an acclaimed collection of single-parcel Lieux-dits. Today, along with Anselme's son Guillaume, the domaine continues to set the benchmark for terroir-focused, artisanal Champagne with unrivaled depth and expressive minerality.