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Guillaume Selosse, Au Dessus du Gros Mont Extra Brut NV
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About the Producer
In 2018, Francebwinemaker Anselme Selosse announcement of his retirement. And his son Guillaume is ready to take over. Guillaume gave the world a sneak preview: a series of extraordinary Champagnes he made beginning in 2009 from vines he both inherited from his family and discovered on his own. Due to minuscule production, few Champagne lovers have ever been privileged to drink one of his wines. His first Champagne, which debuted in the 2009 vintage, is Au Dessus du Gros Mont, which is made from very old Chardonnay vines in Cramant that Guillaume inherited from his grandmother on his 18th birthday. As only 50 cases can be made from a given harvest, it is today one of the great cult wines of Champagne. In 2012, Guillaume embarked on a second riveting Champagne, Largillier. In that year he teamed up with the Aube grower, Jérôme Coessens, who owns the 3.37 hectare monopole vineyard of that name in the village of Villes-sur-Arce. Planted to 45-year-old Pinot Noir vines, “Largillier” enjoys a southern exposure and clay-limestone soil whose sub-soil is the same Kimmeridgian chalk as in Chablis. That—plus the Kimmeridgian chalk soil—allows Largillier to develop complexity and palate texture like no other “young” Champagne. Production is approximately 300 cases per vintage.
