Lieux-Dits Cote Faron Disgorged
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from its disgorgement date, though it possesses the structure to develop beautifully for decades.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, creamy wild mushroom risotto, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Jacques Selosse's Lieux-Dits series represents the pinnacle of single-terroir expression in Champagne, and 'Côte Faron' is a legendary showcase of the historic Grand Cru village of Aÿ. Originally released under the name 'Contraste,' this cuvée is a Blanc de Noirs crafted entirely from Pinot Noir grown on a remarkably steep, south-facing slope. This intense sun exposure yields grapes of immense power and maturity. Anselme Selosse applies his signature Burgundian approach here, utilizing a perpetual reserve (solera) system started in 1994, with fermentation and aging in oak casks. The result is an incredibly vinous, oxidative, and multi-layered Champagne that challenges the traditional boundaries of the region, balancing the muscularity of Aÿ Pinot Noir with a deep mineral core and complex autolytic notes.
🍾 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.