Sélection Massale

A French term. The process of Sélection Massale or Mass Selection in English requires a vigneron to know their vineyard intimately, to walk it, and, select individual vines to take cuttings from to grow new vines from. They select the best vines eliminating the poorest.

Chief Wine Hacker

« Back to Wine Words Index

A French term. The process of Sélection Massale or Mass Selection in English requires a vigneron to know their vineyard intimately, to walk it, and, select individual vines to take cuttings from to grow new vines from. They select the best vines eliminating the poorest. Grapevines are easily propagated using cuttings. Depending on how the vineyard was established there may be a diversity of genetic material in the vineyard or simply a single a clone. Clones of different grape varieties are propagated from the one single parent vine, hence the term clone. Where there is a diversity of genetic material Sélection Massale can help maintain diversity compared to the planting of a single clone.

Synonyms:
Mass Selection, Massal Selection
« Back to Wine Words Index

Feeling Thirsty?

Voliero Brunello di Montalcino 2016

Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany

Voliero Brunello di Montalcino 2016

The sister to the Uccelliera brother, same winery, same maker, different fruit, and personality! Many who have tasted both the Uccelliera and Voliero Brunello over a number of years remark that they prefer the Uccelliera in the cooler years, and the Voliero in the bolder years. 2016 has somehow managed to make the choice a little harder.Give this just a little time to acclimatise to the world outside the bottle and you'll be greeted with welcoming arms. Voliero's 2016 Brunello has wonderful

Vintage 2016
$210
$200ea in any 3+
$190ea in any 6+
Add to cart
Domaine de la Vougeraie Grand Cru 'Bâtard-Montrachet' 2022

Chardonnay from Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte du Beaune

Domaine de la Vougeraie Grand Cru ‘Bâtard-Montrachet’ 2022

Generous but not dominant wood sets off intensely floral-suffused aromas of white peach, spice, acacia and citrus confit. The palate impression of the medium-bodied flavors is not as dense, mineral-driven or powerful but they are still impressive, especially in the context of having even better depth and persistence. This is a stylish and ageworthy Bâtard. (from a .38 ha holding divided into 3 parcels, two of which are on the Chassagne side and the remainder on the Puligny side of the divide) 2

Vintage 2022
$1,323
$1303ea in any 3+
$1283ea in any 6+
Add to cart
Domaine Racine Santa Rita Hills 'La Rinconada' Pinot Noir 2019

Pinot Noir from Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara

Domaine Racine Santa Rita Hills ‘La Rinconada’ Pinot Noir 2019

The 2019 Pinot Noir La Rinconada Vineyard is a heady, dazzling wine. The 100% whole clusters lend striking aromatic top notes that soar out of the glass. Sweet red cherry, sage, rose petal, blood orange and lavender give this beguiling, layered Pinot tons of complexity. Savory, wild and constantly changing in the glass, the Rinconada has so much to offer. This brilliant, captivating Pinot from Racines has so much to offer.Antonio Galloni, Vinous 96 Points

Vintage 2019
$241
$231ea in any 3+
$221ea in any 6+
Add to cart
Benoît Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes Rouge 2022

Pinot Noir from Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte du Beaune

Benoît Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes Rouge 2022

Chassagne rouge is moving up in the world. Growers like Olivier Lamy, Thierry Pillot and Alex and Benoît Moreau (to mention only those producers we are following closely) show the heights this often-undervalued appellation can achieve through best-practice farming and excellent winemaking. The warmer seasons, too, have been helpful, bringing more approachable tannins when the wines are young. It’s from two small parcels of 50-year-old vines below the village. The 2022 fermented with 10% bunch

Vintage 2022
$177
$170ea in any 3+
$163ea in any 6+
Add to cart