Lieux-Dits Cote Faron RP05
⏳ Drinking Window
2012 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Jacques Selosse's 'Lieux-Dits Côte Faron' is a masterclass in terroir-driven Champagne, originating from a single, steeply sloped, south-facing parcel in the legendary Grand Cru village of Aÿ. Unlike the estate's famous Chardonnay-focused cuvées, Côte Faron is a Blanc de Noirs crafted entirely from Pinot Noir. Anselme Selosse introduced his lieu-dit series to highlight the distinct personalities of specific villages, employing a solera-style fractional blending system that dates back to 1994 for this parcel. The 'RP' in the designation stands for 'Région Pinot', with the accompanying number indicating the base vintage. Fermented in oak casks with indigenous yeasts and minimal intervention, this wine offers an incredibly vinous, powerful, and oxidative profile, capturing the intense warmth, structure, and mineral depth of Aÿ's chalky soils.
🍾 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