Jacques Selosse V.O. is a grand cru blanc de blancs from Avize, finished Extra Brut and aged for years before release. It shows the barrel-fermented, lees-rich Selosse style in a lean, focused form, and it is at its most rewarding with food.
About This Champagne
Patience is written into V.O. Each blend combines three consecutive harvests from the hillside parcels, and the bottles then rest on their lees for around five years before disgorgement. Anselme has said of this wine that it has no smile, which fits a Champagne with so little dosage and such a firm, chalky spine.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Baked apple, citrus zest, beeswax and a savoury, slightly oxidative note of roasted almonds.
- Palate: Textured and vinous, with orchard fruit, chamomile and fresh acidity cutting through the richness.
- Finish: Long and savoury, with salt and chalk lingering.
Serving & Food
Take it out of the fridge about 20 minutes before pouring, aiming for 10 to 12°C, and use a wide white wine glass. Enjoy it now or over the next ten years. It suits roast chicken with morels, pan-fried scallops or a plate of jamón ibérico.
How to Enjoy
A table wine first and a celebration bottle second, for people who enjoy Champagne with a meal.
Product Details
Producer: Jacques Selosse
Cuvée: V.O. "Version Originale"
Style: Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Extra Brut Champagne
Grape Variety: Chardonnay
Bottle size: 750mL
Region: Côte des Blancs, Champagne, France
Country: France
About the Maison
Selosse has always been a family business in the most literal sense. Anselme Selosse ran the domaine for decades with his wife Corinne, and their son Guillaume has worked alongside his father since 2012. He is now preparing to take over, and the family likens the handover to a relay race, with the baton passed on rather than a clean break.
The family also run Les Avisés, a ten-room hotel and restaurant on rue de Cramant in Avize, which grew out of a search for new cellar space. For most visitors it is the closest they will get, since the domaine does not offer cellar tours or public tastings. The Selosses prefer to keep that time for the vines.