Jacques Selosse

History

Anselme Selosse's parents made their first vinification in 1964, and Anselme joined the estate ten years later.¹ Guillaume Selosse has worked at the estate since 2012.¹ Anselme and Corinne Selosse also run a hotel and restaurant in Avize, Les Avisés.²

Farming

The estate applied organic methods (agrobiologie) from 1990 to 1996 and biodynamics from 1996, then moved away from biodynamics in 2002 and has since used its own farming approach.¹

Vineyard

The 8.3 ha are split into 54 parcels: 7.3 ha of Chardonnay and 1.0 ha of Pinot Noir. The oldest vines date from 1922 and the average age is over 55 years.¹ The parcels lie in Avize, Cramant, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Aÿ, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and Ambonnay, mostly grand cru.¹

Wines

In 2010 the estate launched the Lieux-Dits series: six single-parcel cuvées. Three are 100% Chardonnay (from Cramant, Les Carelles at Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Les Chantereines at Avize) and three are based on Pinot Noir (Sous le Mont at Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Le Bout du Clos at Ambonnay and La Côte Faron at Aÿ).¹ The estate says nothing should be added during vinification.¹ The official page does not state the label code; see label codes and single-vineyard.