Jean-Marc Seleque Quintette Chardonnay 5 Terroirs Extra Brut, Champagne, France NV Indigenous Selections spicy and dense

spicy and dense

Garnet red color with petrol highlights

dried herbs and tobacco plus a waft of cloves

pear blossom

walnut and berry aftertaste

Jean-Marc Seleque Quintette Chardonnay 5 Terroirs Extra Brut, Champagne, France NV Indigenous Selections spicy and denseSlque is the name sommeliers drop when they want to sound ahead of the curve. From Pierry, just south of pernay, Jean Marc farms a patchwork of old vine Chardonnay and assembles 'Quintette' from five distinct terroirs Vertus, pernay, Pierry, Mardeuil and Dizy with vines planted as far back as 1950. Fully barrel fermented, 20% perpetual reserve solera, barely any dosage. Confit lemon, poached pear, toasted cereal, a pillowy mousse over laser cut acid.