NV Jacques Selosse Initial
Community Tasting Note
tinybubbles Likes this wine:
92 Points
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - A wonderful complement to caviar and yet a not ready to drink on its own wine. Very fine mousse with a nose of dry ginger, yeasty notes, asian pear, apple cider, freshly grated nutmeg and background cardamom. A fully engaging front palate but with a quite firm backpalate acidity that makes for a pleasing but austere finish. This wine has a lot of life yet to live and should only get better for the next 5-10 years. May 2013 disgorgement. 92+
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Comment posted by BuzzzzOff:
9/11/2015 3:46:00 AM - Thanks for your note and rating. Rockin' it, TinyBubbles!!! "Dry ginger"? We will have to look out for that one next time we sip this, as you pointed out, barely legal sip of rockstar Selosse! How do you compare/contrast with the Substance?
Comment posted by tinybubbles:
9/13/2015 6:46:00 PM - With some disgorgement date variation, I find them to be quite different wines. The Substance can be initially more approachable with more oxidative and yeasty notes. But both are great wines!
Comment posted by BuzzzzOff:
9/13/2015 11:08:00 PM - Thanks. We agree. We think the Substance is better (we like that yeastiness from the get-go), but when one considers the price...well, Initiale is wonderba!!! Either way, winners from A to Z!!!