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N.V. Jacques Selosse Initial

Chardonnay

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  • Champagne Grand Cru
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  • flat wrote: 93 points

    April 24, 2024 - dég.2022

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  • Zunga Likes this wine: 90 points

    April 13, 2024 - Certainly not as good as my last bottle. Similar characteristics like dark color, but not nearly as good as I remembered in our last bottle, but that’s wine…

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  • TWSA Likes this wine: 90 points

    April 8, 2024 - Nose: white flower, honey, steel
    Notes: 2.5g dosage, disgorged June 2023. Wonderfully oxidative like all other Jacques Selosse. This is like the mini version of the VO I had a couple of days ago - similar nose/feel/structure but probably less intense and precise. This is not quite ready today and needs a couple more years to gain its complexity and smoothness .
    Drink: 2028+
    Rating: 90

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  • JRockEsq Likes this wine: 95 points

    April 5, 2024 - Method: tasted at the domaine (in the cellar) with Anselme; vintages '17, '16, and '15; disg. Oct. 2023

    Nose: nuts, cherry, sherry

    Palate: ripe lemon confit, salt, light cream, spice, mineral; long finish with light nut and minerality; full- and very vinous body; medium+ strength pinpoint mousse; medium+ acidity

    Overall thoughts: Wow! So rich, interesting, and complex! The mouthfeel is incredible. Excellent wine.

    2 people found this helpful Comment

  • Mag357 Likes this wine: 92 points

    March 31, 2024 - Disg 07, 02 base
    Much more balance than the disg 08 here, brioch scents, chalky, rich and powerful, ending in a moderately long and fresh finish.

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    February 2010, Issue #5, Tasting Notes/Wine Reviews

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  • By Richard Jennings
    9/23/2013 (link) 93 points

    (NV Jacques Selosse Initial) Light golden color with steady, tiny bubbles; oxidative, manzanilla, vaguely smoky nose; tasty, elegant, tart lemon, oxidative, mineral palate; long finish (based on '06, '05 & '04 vintages)

  • By Richard Jennings
    3/2/2013 (link) 91 points

    (NV Jacques Selosse Initial) Light golden yellow color with few, steady, tiny bubbles; oxidative, fino sherry, oxidized apple, toasted almond, light honeysuckle nose; tight, fino sherry, very tart apple, mineral palate with steely, medium-plus acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ points (disgorged 12/1/11; great pairing with smoked salmon and other smoked fish)

  • By Richard Jennings
    12/2/2012 (link) 93 points

    (NV Jacques Selosse Initial) Light lemon yellow color with abundant tiny bubbles; lightly oxidized apple, chalk, mineral nose; tasty, tart apple, tart lemon, mineral palate with scintillating acidity; medium-plus finish (disgorged April 24, 2012)

  • By Richard Jennings
    12/17/2011 (link) 94 points

    (NV Jacques Selosse Initial) Light golden yellow color; lightly oxidized, rock salt, baked lemon, tart apple nose; tasty, light footed, rock salt, very minerally, quinine, very tart apple palate; medium-plus finish

  • By Richard Jennings
    3/15/2010 (link) 94 points

    (NV Jacques Selosse Initial) Light golden yellow color; intriguing nose, a little oxidative, very tart kumquat, lemon peel, hazelnut nose; nutty, sherried, tart lemon, mineral palate with depth and grip, and a ginger note that develops with air; long finish

Sommelier Journal

  • By Alfonso Cevola, CSW
    December 2009 (link)

    (NV Jacques Selosse Blanc de Blancs Brut Initiale, Champagne, France) This classic Blanc de Blancs is hands down the most memorable white wine I have tried this year. Not knowing what to expect, I discovered depth and power. I am still reeling from the finish, so delicate yet persistent, without becoming rapacious. As a personal indulgence for special moments—birthdays or holidays, with family and friends—this is a perfect choice. The wine is assembled from three vintages and aged two years before disgorgement. Sommelier's Choice: Top Releases of 2009

Wine Definition

  • Vintage N.V.
  • Type White - Sparkling
  • Producer Jacques Selosse
  • Varietal Chardonnay
  • Designation Initial
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country France
  • Region Champagne
  • SubRegion n/a
  • Appellation Champagne Grand Cru
  • UPC Codes 000004751007, 055804617503, 4000145616858, 7350075500015, 7350075500039

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 427 (3%)
  • In Cellars 7,063 (46%)
  • Consumed 7,731 (51%)

Food Pairing

Community Recommendations

Asian style beef tartar, ceviche, corn-fed chicken with morel risotto and tarragon sauce, crab, Crab sticks 4 ways (mustard, farro and asparagus, lobster, mozzarella and parmesan) on Joey's baguette (Robuchon), scallops, seared scallops

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