About Jacques Selosse
Jacques Selosse is a champagne winery with world fame and maybe even enjoys a cult status. The reasons for this are simple: 8.3 hectares, divided into 54 plots, almost all of which are classified as ‘Grand Cru’: 7.3 hectares of Chardonnay in Avize, Cramant, Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, as well as one hectare of Pinot Noir in Ay, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and Ambonnay. The average age of the vines exceeds 55 years, and some were planted as far back as 1922. The champagnes coming from Jacques Selosse are without exception of the highest quality.
Anselme Selosse took over the winery from his parents in 1974, ten years after their first vintage, and made sure that the following four decades the estate’s wines reflected the characteristics of the specific terroir rather than following a house style. The estate’s farming methods have changed and went through several phases: agrobiology from 1990, biodynamics from 1996, and then a move away from biodynamic principles in 2002 going back to their own way of winemaking. Their guiding principle is 'first, do no harm’.
In the cellar, fermentation takes place in oak barrels, followed by extended ageing on the lees and minimal fining. Anselme’s opinion is that nothing should be added during vinification. The ‘Lieux-Dits’ collection comprises six wines – one from each of the six villages – alongside the ‘Substance’ wine, produced using the solera system.
