Sous le Mont

Sous le Mont belongs to the Lieux-Dits series from Jacques Selosse. Here the focus is not the vintage but the origin of a single plot. The champagne comes from a Pinot Noir vineyard in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, is a single-variety Blanc de Noirs and is aged in oak barrels. This gives it aromatic complexity. The quantity is very small, so bottles are correspondingly hard to find.

In the glass it shows itself as a vinous champagne whose low dosage (Extra Brut) lets the origin speak unadorned. Despite the structure of the Pinot Noir, it comes across as remarkably fine. Serve it at 10 to 12 °C in a large white wine glass so it can open up. It works as an aperitif and then accompanies a platter of oysters or river fish in sauce.