Jason P's, St. Paul, MN
Tasted Thursday, October 19, 2023 by rocknroller with 129 views
The theme was a mini Judgement of Paris type of tasting. We had a group of nine for this event (JP, KB, JG, JG/CG, TS, DS, Marvin, Christina) The goal was to match up an old and a new world wine in a fairly similar age grouping and vote for the winner. It was not done blind however. The wines were pretty darn impressive. And the food. Oh my gosh, the food was crazy good. Thanks to Team Jason for that!!! And a huge thank you to Jason for his incredible generosity in providing so many great wines along with the food. what a night. Amazing!!!
NV Jacques Selosse Substance 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Medium dark gold color. Drank a glass over 45 minutes plus. This was disgorged 10/22/10, from a Solera dating to 1986. This is certainly unique; shrouded in a highly oxidative character; surprisingly floral, orange peel, liqueurish, lanolin, honeycomb, baked apple and citrus, savory, with virtually no mousse at all. I was very happy to get the chance to drink this and the next one. I, like galewskj, am kind of baffled by the the hype and hysteria. First, I like this Champagne, and I found it intriguing on an intellectual level. That said, from a sheer pleasure standpoint, it didn't resonate with me. Very vinous, but in the way of an old white burg that has seen it's best days, but clings to its yesteryears that we wish were still vibrant. For those that gravitate to a highly oxidative style, this will really satisfy. I'm just not that fond of Champagne that is essentially no longer Champagne and the essence has left the bottle. And again, I liked this, but it wasn't a transcedent experience. This actually reminded me of a a couple bottles of 2002 Cristain Senez that a few of us picked up a couple years ago and drank over the last 2 years. It was really quite similar. The next bottle which was a V.O. BdB was very similar in style to the Substance. I am truly grateful to Jason and his generosity for opening these to give us all a chance to experience them.
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NV Jacques Selosse V.O. Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Medium dark gold color. Drank a glass over an hour plus. Disgorged 4/23/09. Barely any bubbles, highly oxidative, smokey, baked apricot, candied orange peel, creamy, baking spices, spicy. This was lighter than the Substance (10/28/10), but I think in the end, I prefered the complexity of the Substance a bit more, though they were close for me. Thanks to Jason again for opening this pair!
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