NV Jacques Selosse Substance
Community Tasting Note
Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - Three Substance wines side by side, interesting comparison of different disgorgement years - 2008 vs 2014 vs 2016.
2008 - golden brown color, clearly the modest oxidative among the three. on the nose, toasted almond, walnut, caramelised apple, extremely nutty, baked honey, modest yeasty, it was very complex on the nose, on the palate, caramelised dried flowers, a touch of asia spices, roasted walnut, treenut, and toffee. The acidity was still quite vinbrant and dynamics on the mid to back palate. Wow! What a wine.
2014 -light yellow color, the most elegant among the three, drank very well on its own, but not as refined / complex as compare to 2016 and 2008 disgorgement wines. On the nose, white flowers, Canadian honey, mint, rosemary, citrus fruits, on the palate, white fruits along with citrus peel and lemon zest, acidity seems slightly higher along with lighter body weight. Still an awesome wine but I prefer 2008/2016.
2016 - medium yellow color, fresh roasted almond, white flowers cream, modest sense of toffee and baked salted nuts, light butter almond cake, on the palate, citrus flavour macaron, light yellow fruits, peppery spice, the bubbles were the most refined among the three, I would say it offers the highest complexity on the nose and the palate among the three, see great ageing potential ahead.
10/22 dinner - Selosse Substance (disgorgement years 2008, 2014, 2016) and JJ Confuron RSV (2000, 2001, 2011 vintages) dinner with BurgNick and The Littlehorse. All 6 wines tonight were beautiful.
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Comment posted by Voodoo_Champagne:
10/23/2018 7:41:00 AM - The bottle disgorged in November 2016 , contains vintages 1986-2009.
Comment posted by Ms. Bubblehead:
10/23/2018 5:13:00 PM - I see. Thank you.