Lieux-dits Le Bout du Clos RP05
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Part of Anselme Selosse's legendary single-vineyard (lieu-dit) collection, Le Bout du Clos originates from a coveted plot in the Grand Cru village of Ambonnay. This terroir is celebrated for its chalky soils topped with clay, which impart a profound power and structural elegance to the wine. Primarily composed of Pinot Noir with a small touch of Chardonnay, this cuvée is crafted using Selosse's signature solera-like perpetual reserve system, where younger wines replenish older barrels. Fermented in oak casks with wild yeasts and minimal sulfur, it undergoes extended lees aging. The result is a breathtakingly complex Champagne, boasting an oxidative complexity, deep vinous texture, and a vibrant mineral core that redefines the boundaries of sparkling wine.
🍾 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, Chardonnay