Champagne Pajon Selosse 'Rosé de Saignée' Extra Brut NV
4.5
HK$693
750ml
Bottle
Vintage Character Champagne Pajon-Selosse Extra Brut Rosé de Saignée is a grower Champagne from Chigny-les-Roses in the Montagne de Reims, produced under the Champagne appellation from Pinot Noir. As a non-vintage cuvée, it is built for house consistency rather than vintage expression, balancing ripeness, freshness, and textural depth in a style that emphasizes purity and precision. Its origin is especially distinctive because Chigny-les-Roses sits in one of the Montagne de Reims’ key Pinot Noir zones, where chalk and clay-limestone soils help give rosé Champagne both vinous structure and a lifted, mineral finish.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing Made by the saignée method rather than by blending still red wine into white base wine, this rosé shows a deeper hue and more assertive fruit profile than many lighter Champagne rosés. The nose offers wild strawberry, redcurrant, raspberry and pomegranate, layered with brioche, toasted almond and a subtle chalky note; the palate is dry, energetic and finely mousseux, with high acidity, a lightly vinous core, and a lingering finish touched by spice and crushed stone. It pairs especially well with duck breast, tuna tartare, or salmon sashimi.
Winery Background Champagne Pajon-Selosse is a small family-run récoltant-manipulant estate led by Jérôme Pajon, whose philosophy centers on expressive, low-intervention grower Champagne from estate fruit. The house is associated with careful, sustainable vineyard work and a hands-on approach in the cellar, including the use of short skin maceration for this rosé to capture color, aroma, and texture directly from Pinot Noir. That commitment to artisanal scale, terroir transparency, and the comparatively uncommon saignée style makes this cuvée particularly appealing for drinkers seeking characterful, small-production rosé Champagne.