Lieux-Dits Les Carelles RP05
⏳ Drinking Window
2012 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted turbot, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary chalk soils of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Les Carelles is one of Anselme Selosse's highly coveted single-vineyard lieu-dit Champagnes. The vineyard itself is situated on a steep, south-facing slope where the topsoil is incredibly thin, forcing the vines to dig deep into the pure, powdery Cretaceous chalk. To capture the absolute essence of this terroir, Selosse utilizes a solera-style fractional blending system, creating a continuous liquid memory of the site. The RP05 release signifies a base from the 2005 harvest. In the cellar, the wine undergoes wild yeast fermentation and extensive aging in oak casks, resulting in a breathtakingly complex Champagne. It beautifully juxtaposes the natural, razor-sharp acidity and intense chalky minerality of Le Mesnil with Selosse's signature oxidative richness, offering notes of toasted brioche, dried citrus, and exotic spices.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay