Selosse tasting

Wines served blind. The wines (all non-vintage) had been cellared for a couple of years - not the latest releases.

• NV Jacques Selosse Initial 92 Points

  France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

  Rich yellow colour. Nose with mineral, almond, some perfume notes that contribute to an impression of marzipan, ripe yellow apples and other ripe fruit including peach, some citrus, some honey, flowery. Rather fruity and elegant. Powerful palate with ripe yelow fruit including apples and citrus, noticeably spicy, a hint of bitterness, rather high acidity.
  Disgorged 4 October 2007.

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• NV Jacques Selosse V.O. Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 92 Points

  France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

  Rich yellow colour, slightly darker than the previous. Nose with mineral, ripe yellow fruit, yellow apples and winter apples, some spice, slightly oxidised notes, some mushroom. Palate with mineral, ripe citrus, yellow apple, spice, rather high acidity. Aftertaste with grapefruit and spices. Slightly less complex than Initiale of the same age, but a better mineral note.
  Disgorged 3 October 2007.

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• NV Jacques Selosse Substance 93 Points

  France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

  Golden yellow colour. Nose with mineral, ripe yellow fruit with slightly sweeter and deeper fruit note than V.O., yellow apples, orange, some oxidation and a touch of sherry nots, spice, perfume. Palate with mineral, ripe yellow apples and winter apples, citrus, rather high acidity, noticeably spicy. Aftertaste with powerful grapefruit notes. The nose is definitely gorgeous, but the palate doesn’t quite live up to the level of the nose.
  Disgorged 24 October 2007.

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• NV Jacques Selosse Champagne Cuvée Contraste 95 Points

  France, Champagne

  Golden yellow colour. Nose with ripe yellow fruit, notes of dried fruit, flaked almond, chopped hazelnuts and other notes of nuts, oranges, spice, flowers and discrete sherry notes. Elegant nose with more “lift” than the others. Palate with good concentration, ripe yellow fruit – yellow apples, oranges, peach – powerful spice notes, medium acidity. Noticeable oxidation notes but with great elegance.
  Disgorged 1 February 2008.

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• NV Jacques Selosse Champagne Brut Rosé 92 Points

  France, Champagne

  Light copper-tinged colour. Nose with clear mineral notes, red apples, citrus, rather discrete notes of nuts, some red berries. Noticeably spicy on the palate, mineral, citrus, red apple, medium acidity.
  Disgorged 20 April 2010.

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• NV Jacques Selosse Champagne Exquise Sec 92 Points

  France, Champagne

  Medium yellow colour. Nose with mineral, slightly smokey notes, spice, citrus, rather ripe yellow fruit, discrete floweriness. A light sweetness (off-dry), citrus, ripe yellow fruit including apple and peach, good mineral notes, good acidity, some spice.
  Disgorged 21 October 2010.

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A common feature of many of the wines was a powerful nose in combination with ripe and sweet fruit notes. I was slightly surprised that first four wines showed such similarity. When newly released I would say that they are more different in style and quality than what they showed here, although I haven’t followed them systematically from 2007-2008 until today.