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  • Country ranking ?

    374
  • Producer ranking ?

    6
  • Decanting time

    20min
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Smoked salmon & panfried Turbot

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The Story

This champagne was known in the past as Contraste.

Blend: 100% Pinot Noir

Vineyard: Steep south-facing plot that Anselme Selosse acquired in 1994  

The NV Extra-Brut Grand Cru La Cote Faron is ridiculously great. Layers of fruit emerge effortlessly from this large-scaled, dramatic Champagne. The wine needs quite of time to open up, but when it does it is a stunner. This is pure Ay in its rich, voluptuous personality and creamy texture. Red berries, dried flowers, licorice, mint and licorice are layered into the rich, seductive finish. Readers who prefer a more mineral-driven style of Blanc de Noirs will prefer the Le Bout de Clos, Selosse's wine from Ambonnay, while those who prefer a more overt expression of fruit will flip out over the Cote Faron. Either way, it's hard to lose. They are both magnificent. Disgorged February 21st, 2011. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2015. – Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate 97p

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The NV Extra-Brut Aÿ La Côte Faron (2013) is a vertical, powerful wine that shows why Aÿ is such a remarkable village for Pinot. The Côte Faron is dense and potent, yet what impresses most is its spine of saline-infused minerals and structure that gives shape throughout. Hints of orange peel, sweet dried cherry, cedar and pipe tobacco linger in a Champagne that is captivating from the very first taste. In a word: stunning. Disgorged: February 19, 2020.

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Origin

Avize, Champagne

Grapes

100% Pinot Noir

Investment potential

Average

Fake factory

There is a possibility

Drinking temperature

7-9C

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Exquise

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Millésimé

Ratafia 'Il Etait Une Fois'

Rosé

Sous Le Mont Grand Cru Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

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