Rose Brut NV
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted duck, seared salmon, charcuterie
✨ Technical Specifications
Jacques Selosse's Rosé Brut NV is a legendary, highly individualistic expression that challenges the traditional paradigms of rosé Champagne. Crafted by Anselme Selosse, this cuvée is primarily a Chardonnay-based Champagne sourced from the Grand Cru slopes of Avize, which is then blended with a small percentage of still Pinot Noir. In a beautiful testament to camaraderie among grower-producers, this still red wine has historically been sourced from Anselme's close friend, Francis Egly of Champagne Egly-Ouriet in Ambonnay. Fermented and aged in oak casks using indigenous yeasts, the wine undergoes a solera-like blending process before bottling. The result is a deeply vinous, copper-hued rosé characterized by Selosse's signature oxidative complexity, wild strawberry notes, exotic spices, and a profound, mineral-driven finish.
🍾 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
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
12%