Selosse Blanc de Noirs Champagne La Côte Faron Ay NV

98 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "One of the highlights of the range this year is the NV Extra-Brut Grand Cru La Côte Faron, based on the 2016 vintage and disgorged earlier this year. Bursting with notes of pear, buttered citrus fruits and peach mingled with beeswax, iodine, fresh pastry and vanilla pod, it's medium to full-bodied, pillowy and incisive, with a deep core of fruit, ripe acids and a long, sapid, chalky finish. This is one of the most seamless, refined lieu-dit bottlings in this collection. Drink: 2023-2035. (12/14/23)"

98 points/'Top 100 French Wines of 2017 (#27),' James Suckling: "Spanning 2010-1994 this is a steeper site in Aÿ with less clay than Ambonnay. It shows bright and elegant red berry fruit aromas of strawberries and raspberries. The palate is quite svelte and elegant but possesses phenomenal power and tangy, sapid appeal. The finish holds fine with mineral-flecked grapefruit flavors. The nose speaks more to the grape, the palate to the terroir. A fascinating and brilliant Champagne. Drink now. (7/14/17)"

97 points Bettane & Desseauve Guide (2025).

96 points Richard Juhlin: (100% Pinot Noir; Oct 2013).

95 points Decanter: "Sweet and sour in character, green-tinged strawberry and redcurrant fruit aromas with notes of wild honey, fragrant roses and spiced mince pies. Hedonistic, pure pleasure. Crumbly texture reminiscent of demerara sugar. 1,700 bottles produced. Disgorged February 2016. Drink: 2017-2032. Alcohol 12.5%. (Jul 2017)"

94 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The (2017) Extra-Brut Aÿ La Côte Faron marries the exotic character of the year with the richness and breadth that are typical of Aÿ. Orange peel, kirsch, white flowers, mint, graphite and light tropical notes develop on the palate, all framed by chalky undertones that give the wine its shape and overall feel. This has real presence, naturally in the understated style of the year. Dosage is 2 grams per liter. Disgorged: January 26, 2024. Drink: 2024-2030. (Mar 2024)"

94 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "La Côte Faron was one of the first two of the lieux à dits bottlings to be released by Anselme Selosse, as he first produced this wine from the 2003 vintage and released it in 2010. So this bottling, from the 2005 vintage, is the third in the series from La Côte Faron and is an absolutely beautiful bottle of bubbly. The cépages is one hundred percent pinot noir, and the wine was aged six years on its fine lees prior to disgorgement in April of 2012. The bouquet is a beautiful blend of white peach, smoke, bread dough, dried flowers and a beautifully complex base of soil tones. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and an utterly refined example of Aÿ fruit (wines from this village can sometimes be a bit more broad-shouldered in style, without quite this same elegance), with a lovely core of fruit, crisp acids, delicate mousse and outstanding length and grip on the focused and beautifully complex finish. This is already drinking marvelously well, but should age long and gracefully. 2013-2030. (Jul/Aug 2019)"