Lieux-Dits Sous le Mont NV
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Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years after its disgorgement date, though its remarkable structure allows it to cellar gracefully for decades.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comté cheese
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Jacques Selosse's Lieux-Dits 'Sous le Mont' is a masterclass in terroir-driven Champagne, originating from a single, steeply sloped parcel in the historic Premier Cru village of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. Celebrated for its unique terroir, this east-facing vineyard features chalky soils heavily influenced by magnesium, which imparts a distinctive, slightly savory, and subtly bitter mineral edge to the wine. Anselme Selosse, a pioneer who revolutionized Champagne by treating it first and foremost as a still wine of place, crafts this cuvée using a perpetual reserve (solera) system. This method blends multiple vintages to capture the eternal spirit of the vineyard rather than the variation of a single harvest. Fermented in oak casks with indigenous yeasts and bottled with little to no dosage, 'Sous le Mont' is a highly individualistic, vinous, and oxidative Blanc de Noirs that challenges and redefines the traditional boundaries of Champagne.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1949 in the Grand Cru village of Avize, Champagne Jacques Selosse rose to legendary status under the visionary leadership of Anselme Selosse, who took over the estate in 1974. Applying Burgundian winemaking philosophies to the Côte des Blancs, Anselme pioneered low yields, organic viticulture, and fermentation in oak casks, fundamentally transforming modern Champagne production. The estate is celebrated for its highly individualistic, terroir-driven cuvées, including the solera-aged Substance and the acclaimed Lieux-dits series, which showcase an unparalleled depth, oxidative complexity, and vinous character.