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Champagne JM Seleque Solessence Rosé Extra Brut NV

Nothing says “happy first day back after a long weekend” like a sublime new Grower Champagne find!

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Flavor Profile: Strawberries, fresh whipped cream, Nilla Wafers, dried roses, wet concrete, grilled peach, red cherry, grapefruit peel, and candied ginger
Time on Lees: 24 months
Disgorgement Date: January 2024
Dosage: 2 g/L
Score: JS93, WA92, JD92

Why We Love It...

Jean-Marc and Oriane Sélèque own about 9 hectares of vineyards spread across 45 parcels in 7 villages in the Marne Valley. Their philosophy fuses the health of their soils, a commitment to nature, and balance through biodiversity – ultimately culminating in some of the purest and expressive versions of Grower Champagne imaginable. Their 93 point Solessence Rosé pulses with the authenticity and artistry they so thoroughly embody – and we would enthusiastically sip on it for just about any occasion, big or small!

As a third-generation vigneron, Jean-Marc Sélèque has made it his focus to craft dynamic expressions of the family’s holdings in the Marne Valley. He grew up on the family’s estate, absorbing by proxy much about the land and business, but ultimately setting out to travel the world on his own and learn about wine regions abroad in places like Napa and Australia before returning home in 2008. His adventures guide his vision for the family winery’s business, including a switch to biodynamics, as well as a thoughtful, sustainable focus on how to best approach agriculture in order to reflect the purity of Champagne and his family’s land. 

His Solessence Rosé captures all of these amazing efforts with finesse, as a careful and compelling blend from the various family plots to craft an expansive and fresh expression of the Sélèque style. A blend of 45% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Meunier (10% macerated), and 15% Pinot Noir (5% still) – with 40% reserve wines from the family’s perpetual reserve – makes up this prudent wine, sourced from their plots in Pierry, Moussy, Epernay, Mardeuil, Dizy, Boursault, and Vertus. The Vin Clair is aged in a mix of stainless steel and oak barrels before making the transition to sparkling wine with a full 24 months on the lees for integration and richness, finished by a petite Extra Brut dosage of just 2 grams per liter.

The final wine is something to exalt – with an elegant combination of linear purity and balanced power. As a lovely light, golden-coral color fills the glass, the aromas open with strawberries dipped in fresh whipped cream, Nilla Wafers, dried roses, and wet concrete on the nose. The palate spreads throughout the mouth with electric jubilance, as notes of grilled peach, red cherry, grapefruit peel, and candied ginger expand with endless energy. A phenolic mineral tension comes in on the long-lasting finish, though the whole thing is bright and ripe throughout. A real stunning wine through and through that is sure to only make you fall even deep in love with exceptionally well-done Grower Champagne! If you have the wiggle room, opting for three will get you free shipping… and an extra pep in your step!

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Technical Details

Country: France
Region: Champagne
Appellation: Champagne
Varietal: Champagne Blends
Blend: 45% Chardonnay, 40% Meunier, 15% Pinot Noir
Winemaker: Oriane and Jean-Marc Sélèque
Oak: Crown caps for 2 years for the bottles
Alcohol: 12.5%
Production: 1513
Pair it with: Roasted salmon with walnut-olive vinaigrette

About the Producer

For three generations, the Sélèque family has made world-class Champagne the family business. Henri Sélèque planted vines in Moussy and Pierry, just south of Épernay, back in the 1960s, with his first bottling in 1969. His son, Richard, was an oenologist who brought the property into an era of technical prowess and oversaw modernization into the new millennium. And now, since 2008, Jean-Marc has led the vision for more ecologically balanced viticulture and has anchored the wines in the search for an authentic expression of Champagne’s terroirs.

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Champagne JM Seleque Solessence Rosé Extra Brut NV

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