Jacques Selosse Les Carelles 2021 comes from a Chardonnay parcel in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. The year in this listing is not necessarily its harvest year.
About This Champagne
Les Carelles is part of the Lieux-Dits range, which gives individual sites their own bottlings. The producer uses a reserve-wine system for this parcel, so describing every release as a single-vintage wine would mislead.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: White flowers and citrus over a faint toasted accent.
- Palate: Chardonnay fruit has a layered, wine-like texture.
- Finish: Chalk and a saline note persist.
Serving & Food
Serve in a small white-wine glass with simply cooked scallops. Their sweetness picks up the wine’s citrus and chalk.
How to Enjoy
Open beside another Selosse lieu-dit for a comparison of sites.
Product Details
Producer: Jacques Selosse
Cuvée: Les Carelles
Village: Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Grape: Chardonnay
Style: Blanc de Blancs Champagne
Volume: 750mL
About the Maison
Jacques Selosse is a grower based in Avize, with vineyards in several Côte des Blancs villages. Les Carelles centres on a site in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger rather than Avize. Wood fermentation and the use of reserve wines develop complexity without losing the wine’s sense of place. Guillaume Selosse now oversees the estate. The Lieux-Dits bottlings make a compelling case for tasting different Champagne villages side by side.