Tradition NV
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
While 'Tradition' is not a standard active cuvée in the contemporary Jacques Selosse portfolio, any bottling from this legendary estate carries the profound imprint of Anselme Selosse's revolutionary winemaking. Taking over his father's domain in 1974, Anselme rejected the industrial standards of Champagne, introducing Burgundian philosophies of low yields, organic viticulture, and fermentation in oak casks. Selosse's non-vintage expressions are defined by their oxidative complexity, rich vinous texture, and intense minerality sourced from the chalky soils of the Côte des Blancs. This approach yields highly individualistic Champagnes that prioritize the raw expression of terroir over a standardized house style.
🍾 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
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier