Lieux-Dits Cote Faron RP04
⏳ 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, Jacques Selosse's 'Côte Faron' is a masterclass in Blanc de Noirs Champagne. Originally released under the name 'Contraste,' this cuvée is crafted entirely from Pinot Noir and aged using a perpetual reserve system, a method Anselme Selosse famously championed to express the multi-dimensional depth of terroir over individual vintage variation. The Côte Faron vineyard is renowned for its intense sun exposure and chalk-dominant soils, which impart a powerful, vinous structure balanced by a striking, saline minerality. Highly oxidative, complex, and deeply textured, this Champagne represents a revolutionary approach to sparkling winemaking, offering notes of bruised apple, toasted brioche, and exotic spices.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
12.5%