JM Seleque 2015 Soliste Blanc de Noir Champagne

Pinot Noir planted in 1975 from sélection massales in Les Gayères, a mid-slope site on the windy Pierry hillside noted for deep clay and flintstones on top of Campanian chalk. It faces west, veering to the southwest, and is a late ripening site, giving a Pinot Noir with great freshness and minerality. The site is plowed by a horse in the spring. The wine is made in barrel and subsequently aged on its lees in bottle under cork for four years. No fining or filtration. Production averages 100-125 cases.

One of Champagne’s most exciting and dynamic young producers, Jean-Marc Sélèque is based in Pierry in the Coteaux Sud d’Epernay…. As his viticultural progress bears dividends, these wines go from strength to strength and I find myself more and more impressed with every passing release. Pierry enjoyed considerable historical celebrity, and thanks to Sélèque, it seems more than likely to regain it.

         –William Kelley, The Wine Advocate, September 2021