Community Tasting Note
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acyso wrote: 93 points
September 3, 2016 - Dinner at Ruxbin (Chicago, IL): Disgorged October 29, 2014. What can I say, Selosse is Selosse. This has always been one of my champagne benchmarks for the style. Immensely powerful and broad, this has almost sold its racy chardonnay soul for some serious pinot noir power. The nose has all the hallmarks of a heavily oxidative-style champagne; brioche, nuts, and baked apples. The palate does carry the chardonnay acidity, but at the same time, all the weight of this old solera. It's not a crisp champagne to have with seafood -- this is the sort of white wine you serve with red meat.
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4 Comments
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BuzzzzOff commented:
9/4/16, 2:17 AM - Thanks for your note and rating. We commend you for your succinct and perfect note: "What can I say, Selosse is Selosse" ;-)
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nphase commented:
9/5/16, 7:23 PM - How does the Substance compare to initial or Les Carelles?
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acyso commented:
9/5/16, 7:43 PM - @nphase: a bit embarrassing, perhaps, but I've not yet had a chance to pop a bottle of my Carelles. In comparison to the Initial though, Substance is much broader-scaled, heavier, and might I say, more substantial. In my opinion, Substance is the better wine, ceteris paribus.
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BuzzzzOff commented:
9/6/16, 12:01 AM - Good point, acyso, but other things, i.e. price, are not equal between Substance and Initial :-). Fair comment though as Substance definitely is more "substantial"...kinda, sorta pun intended ;-)