Method: tasted at the domaine (in the cellar) with Anselme; vintages '17, '16, and '15; disg. right in front of me on April 2024 right before consuming
Nose: light strawberry, faint nuts
Palate: strawberry cream, mint; long finish of nuts, minerality... waves of complexity; medium+ to full- vinous body; medium strength pinpoint bubbles; low+ strength fine tannins; medium acidity
Overall thoughts: This was handicapped by being disgorged a minute before I tasted it, and it still blew me away. A ton of complexity, both in terms of flavor and texture/structure. 94 - 95 points (and probably better once it has time to come together after disgorgement). Excellent wine!
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Nose: white flowers, wild berries, red fruits, hints of rose Notes: 12.5％ ABV, 1.33g dosage, disgorged in 2023 June, 94 ％ Chardonnay and 6% Pinot Noir. This again and again would be one of the top Rose Champagne in my mind. Oxidative in style this is highly complex and has an extremely smooth palate. The beauty of Selosse is that it can be oxidative and energetic at the same time. The nose is so floral and so delicious. The slightly sweet aftertaste is intoxicating and stunning. Drink: now+ Rating: 93
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Disg 2009 base 2004 Complex scents of dried red berries and dried goji introduce a leaner champagne, with more tension compared to the disg 10, displaying airyness, great depth of flavor, perfect balance, with more minerality and ending in a long and chiselled finish.
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Disg 2010 base 2003 Very complex scents of pomegranate, leather and cognac introduce a brilliant and spellbinding complex depth of flavors, mixing citrus, pastry, chalk and lees aromas in a perfect balance between chalky acids and sweetness, the whole experience being enhanced by ultra fine bubbles.
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2018 Disgorgement is on fire tonight, intensely aromatic and simply unmistakable with its infinite layers of spiced red berry fruit, blood orange and chalky minerals that wrap around the palate, with singular texture, weight and density, giving way to a chiseled, vibrant and incredibly long finale. Just nothing like it.
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Decanted for 1 hour to dissolve some of the effervescence as theres quite a lot of champagne and roses for the night. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of honey suckle, tropical fruits, melon, mango, toast, sweet biscuit, yeast. Deliberate oxidation style. High acidity and sweet on the palate. One of the best Champange Rose.
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Beautiful champagne. Interesting bouquet that had citrus notes initially but that dropped as the champagne opened more. Citrus notes were replaced by yeastier notes. Flavor changed similarly. Bubbles were fine and consistent. Really nice all around.
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Bewitching nose of raspberry, smoke, lavender and wet stone.
On the palate, the freshness is magnificent for a champagne whose disgorging dates back 14 years. The touch is lively and smooth at the same time, allowing the wine to develop its entire palette of aromas, including raspberry and smoke, the two dominant aromas. Then the magnificent balance of acidity and freshness allows the juice to unfold with floral aromas and mineral salts. This rosé combines density and delicacy, it has a presence, something obvious. The finish is superb, chalky, saline and on wet stone, with vibrant length.
Great champagne rosé.
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Disgorged 2021/11/04. Complex aromatics of berry, chalk, peach, grilled nuts and lantana. Rich and full. Great power and presence without excess weight. Really good build, Excellent dry extract and a squeeze of lemon to the seriously long finish.
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not blind, disg. 2013 Powerful wine, less roasted pine nuts, good acidity structure. The bottle aging helped to bring more balance in the wine. Fresh but on the oxidative side. 94-95
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An salmon-tinted copper hue in the glass. Savory and full nose that gives way to robust fruit as the wine opened up. Beautiful palate feel and long finish. A complete work of art - balanced, smooth, complete.
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(Disgorged May 2nd 2022, base year 2016 with reserves from 2015 and 2014, approx. 92-95% Chardonnay with 5-8% added still red wine from Ambonnay, dosage 1,5 gr/l) Always such a lovely nose showing wild strawberries, freshly baked bread and minerals and with some time in the glass opens up with hazelnut and milk chocolate. Pleasant lime zest bitterness on the palate combined with minerals before the cream takes over on the mid to late where a cherry stone bitterness takes over. Leaving a delicious minerals saltiness on the lips as well, just perfect! (Best with 0-9 years extra cellaring)
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Bottle disgorged Oct 2022, so this is relatively young. Based on the 2014/2013 vintages, roughly 95% chardonnay and 5% still red wine from Egly-Ouriet. Note from memory. A beautiful orange-copper color, almost more reminsicnet of sauternes than rose champagne, with a quickly dissolving mousse. Quite savory upon opening (maybe herbal pinot notes?), but with more air the oxidative chardonnay profile became dominant, creating an incredibly complex wine that just got better throughout the night. The last sip was the best. Delicious and exciting, and I'm so grateful to try it, but hard to justify more bottles based on current prices.
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Opened and drank over dinner with Korean food. Pinot noir & Chardonnay blend. Slightly brioche nose, super balanced and integrated fruit filled palate. Everything is just so subtle in this wine, compared with the more powerful and reductive breathren the initial and VO, this was so delicate, even the bubbles are quite fine and gentle. This really gained with more air and was pure joy through to the last drop. I m a huge fan and I need to buy more! 94+
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Inledningsvis lite ungdomlig bråkighet, äppelkart och en pust av ostkant/mögelost. Men efter en liten stund tittar solen in i novembermörkret. En massiv och finstämd doft av mogna äpplen, madeira, grapefrukt, röda bär och ädelträ. Smaken är utvecklad rund, balanserad och djup. Här hittar vi moga citrusfrukter, körsbär, marsipan, vanilj, kex och mineral. Hög syra, bra balans och lång finish. Den här champagnen bjuder på en unik solig känsla och glädje som är svår att beskriva. Det handlar allt från det visuella, doften, smaken till feelingen efteråt. Ett vin som snor showen fullständigt. Deg: 2022.
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Tete de Cuvee Rose Tasting (Brookhaven, GA): (2020 disgorgement) Amber orange color; exotic nose, sour orange and cherry, Extra Brut, citric, natty, cinnamon, hibiscus, floral, complex, gingerbread, cloves, a good bit of tannic grip on the palate; unique and very good, this style is so distinctive, without peers; the next day this shows a little more of what others talk about with blue fruit Pinot Noir and the super nutty and oxidative Chardonnay base- it was still unique but lacked the elegance and floral components that made it so attractive the night before.
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October 2018 disgorgement. This was singing. Bright pinot fruit played perfectly with that minerally and slightly oxidative chardonnay. Everything one could want in a bottle of rose champagne.
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First Selosse - easy to discern the quality - a 2022 disgorgement brilliant light pink with copper tones. Clean ready nose of tangerine oil and minty herbal stuff - Meyer lemon citricity - clean dense clingy palate presence long after creamy fuzzy furry wine is swallowed. Not one hard rough or angular edge that requires understanding or excuse.
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Sept 11 2019 disg. Truly tasted like a synthesis of Selosse's oxi Chard with some fresh grippy berry Pinot. Quite enjoyable, but wouldn't rebuy at its current value!
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Fathers' Gathering (Q by Peter Chang - Bethesda, Maryland): Fully mature complex nose displaying delicious generous yellow fruit, peach, dry apricot, a hint of cherry, marzipan, a hint of sherry, sweet spices and mineral. This is a bit more oxidative than usual. Excellent concentration, beautifully layered delicious yellow fruit, very fine medium generous mousse, very complex and beautifully detailed, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long generous yellow fruit driven finish with a hint of sherry at the end. This beautifully expresses the uniqueness of Selosse Rose.
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2019 disgorgement. Very pretty nose with notes of strawberries, grapefruit, herbs, lemon, and minerals. Nice acidity with more lemon, brioche, and grapefruit flavors on the palate. Long finish. This was quite a substantial Champagne with great intensity and balance. Excellent!
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Picked up this bottle this past year when we were visiting and our friends didn't want to take their bottle so we planned to drink it when all together again. It's a truly great wine. Light and easy and yet with a bit more of something underneath that let's you know you need to pay more attention. I never like it quite as much as his other bottlings but it's still quite delicious.
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2020 Disgorgment is utter perfection, and a particular favorite, exploding with infinite depth of red berry fruit and chalky minerality, a vibrant, chiseled palate with second to none texture and a finish that keeps on going. Nothin’ like it. 👑👑👑
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Deg 21 so fairly young but still an outstanding bottle! Depth, complexity and elegance. Red berries, burgundian undertones, almost a saline oxidative notes in the finish. Spectacular! Tasted in Zalto Bgn, Gabriel Gold and in the winner - Riedel Veritas NW Pinot Noir
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blind, disg. 2014 9 years after disgorgement this wine shows his beauty, minimal oxidation signs. Pistachio, honey, dried fruits but with singing acidity. Powerful, better with food. 95-96
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Disgorgement 2016. Muted at first, decanted for 30 mins and poured it back in the bottle. I loved it from the get go but got so much better with air. This is an wonderfully complex wine that defies classification and the vinous quality of it cannot be understated. It is more a still wine than a champagne through and through. Absolutely delightful.
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Dibbs's birthday celebration: Disgorged in 2016. Was decanted and didn't have any bubbles (nor did it look like a rose but that may have been the lighting) so was stumped, was even thinking Loire Chenin until someone said champagne which I agreed made perfect sense. Oxidative and tired to begin with but thankfully it somehow became fresher and tighter with air. Notes of grapefruit and wild strawberries, despite the breadth it had fantastic tension and energy. A profound and singular wine, very thankful for this generous pull from the host.
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Jacques Selosse Rose NV Nose: red date, honey, rose, dried fig Notes: Disgorged 2021. When the nose is so seductive it is rare for the palate to be so intense and firm but this is the rose everyone would desire. Made with a slightly oxidative style it makes me wonder how the adjectives of slightly oxidative and energetic can be used on the same wine. Perhaps this is the magic of Selosse and why it truly stands out compared to many other makers in the same region. This would be one of the best and finest Rose Champagne I've had. I think this wine is ready to be consumed although it won't hurt to leave it in the cellar for another 2-3 years. Judging from the taste today it should last at least another 10-12 years without any problem. Drink: now - 2035 Rating: 93
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10/21 disgorgement is simply perfect, unmistakable with its infinite layers of red berry fruit, blood orange and chalky minerals that wrap around the palate, with incredible texture, density and intensity before its chiseled, vibrant and lengthy finale. The best.
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Wow, incredible! It’s rare that such a high-priced wine actually deliver more than I expected. This is not just the usual rosé-colored bottle of bubbles. On the nose, intense aromas of orange peel, rosehip jam, caramel, marzipan, saffron, baked sourdough bred, roasted hazelnuts, nougat, rose petals and dried red berries, complimented by clear mineral notes of chalk, a powerful leesy feel and massive (controlled) oxidative notes of hay, walnuts and almost “voile” (after an hour, it smelled a bit like Vin Jaune behind the dried fruits). Amazing! On the palate, it’s quite full-bodied, dry, and has a delicate, balanced medium+ acidity. The bubbles were creamy and vibrant. Caramelized oranges, marzipan, quince jam, rosehip, tangerine, roasted pines, Crème Brûlée, dried raspberry and a salty punch in the finish.
Just insane!
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11th of May 2016 disgorgement. The nose has notes of baked apple, caramel, spiced plum and strawberry. The palate is creamy rich and spicy. It has layers of flavour and quite relaxed structure. There's a light puff of chalk to the long finish.
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2019 disgorgement - side by side C Bouchard Creux d'Enfer (14 vintage 18 disgorgement) what a beautiful way to kick off dinner. They were very different examples of great rose. While the Bouchard was much more bright pink in colour, was much more high pitch pretty fruit forward the Selosse was much more orange whitish in colour, had a very deep nose intially of hops and then changing into a Ulysse Collin ringer (totally reminded me of the nose of Enfers 2015 base 48 months had recently) with chalky texture. Two sides of a shiny coin to me Selosse was outstanding today and held more overall interest.
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April 2018 Disgorgement is absolutely killer right now, with an ultra complex aromatic profile and chiseled palate with riveting energy and a seamlessly balanced expression of layered red berry fruit, blood orange and chalky minerality. VO base with a touch of still Pinot from Francis Egly. The best!
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blind, disg. 2015 I guessed dis. 2013. Beautifully aged, still fresh, pistachios, roasted pine nuts, orange peel. Great balance, opened a day before. 96-97
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What complexity in this rosé! It's rare. It starts on the nose, with scents of lavender, a basket of red fruits, smoke and wet stone.
The mouth is in total harmony with the nose. First there is a creamy foam, and a magnificent freshness with just enough tension for this textured rosé to release all its juice. The red fruit is bright, but very quickly gives way to wet stone, which dominates, with ashes and a floral side. The whole imposes itself, it is harmonious, there is an obvious presence. Great finish as saline as floral that stretches in elegance and length.
Great rosé.
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11th of September 2019 disgorgement. This is super complex. It starts with aromas of lavender, honey, backed apple and smoky mineral. The palate is full and intense but also pilowy and airy. It is fluffy of texture and has some tart red fruit flavours. It builds and finishes with so much chalk and salt. I like it very much.
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A delicious treat with notes of white chocolate, peach, mango, sweet bread. Extremely long finish. Sweet and complex. High acidity and yet balanced. Disgorged 2017.
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Selosse Millesime Vertical 1995-2009: Disg 2020. Lighter than I remember, with wild strawberry and citrus. Enjoyable but really suffered from all the Millésimé served prior to this.
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2022 Excellent Burgundy Adventure; 10/31/2022-11/6/2022 (Burgundy): Fully mature complex nose displaying slightly dry yellow and red fruit, dry apricot, peach, raspberry soda, cooper, smoke, grilled cep and crushed rocks. There is a hint of Amontillado sherry note which is pleasing. Fully mature palate, nicely layered generous mature yellow and red fruit, beautifully detailed and harmonious, medium fine generous mousse, bright acidity, strong wet rock mineral, and a seamless long finish with copper and sherry at the end. Although it clear expresses a nutty dry sherry note, it is not overwhelming, and the oxidative note is not too pronounced. This is a classic bottle of Selosse Rose that is drinking beautifully.
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Often a very good rose, this is the first time Selosse rose was truly amazing for me. 2019 disgorgement. Just the right amount of Pinot. Not too heavy. Not to sharp either. Well balanced.
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"90th" Joint Birthday: Base 2014, disgorged September 2019. Roses, sea spray, strawberry and smoke on the nose. Lovely balance here, lots of interest and texture as per normal for this wine. Lots of joy and spark in this bottle, a pleasure to drink it.
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At The French Laundry. October 2020 disgorgement is utter perfection with an ultra complex aromatic profile and chiseled palate with riveting energy and a seamlessly balanced expression of layered rich red berry fruit and chalky minerality. VO base with a touch of still Pinot from Francis Egly. Magic every time.
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March 2009 disgorgement. One of its kind, really, and so both defies and transcends description - but I will try to say something. Glinting salmon in appearance, showing some age, but didn't look (and wasn't) hugely mature. Intense and arresting, yet wonderfully friendly with all of the food (we drank this with an ALC menu at a restaurant in France). Not a great deal of fruit, plenty of spice (ginger, even garam masala), attractive orange-peely acidity and something floral along with a moreish umami from all that time in the bottle. Beautifully soft and integrated despite the complexity. Quite superb; we could happily have drunk a bottle each!
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This is 92% Côte de Blancs Chardonnay, with the addition of 8% Pinot Noir from Ambonnay. It is loaded with Summer berries. It is rich, creamy and layered and cut by minerals. The finish has chalky dry extract and delicious fruit flavours linger.
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First time trying and really wow'd by this btl. I think it's a 2017 DG. Incredible depth in the fruit, the oxidative nuttiness, the lovely acidity that keeps it fresh. Overall quite a bit of weight on the mid palate with noteable viscosity, but it never saturates as the acid keeps it energetic.
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Fleshy apples, rose water, ginger, sourdough, tangerine, raspberry I think it was an early 2021 DG date, forgot to look - quickly drank at Le Chateaubriand in Paris.
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Disgorgement April 2018 suggests this is a 2012 base. Complexity is fantastic. Mousse is dialled just perfectly. The oxidative notes blend in perfectly with the Pinot flavours lending the wine a North African/Moroccan spicy feel. A fine food companion of the highest order. The only nit is the oxidative notes are a bit overpowering and at times take center stage. What a trailblazer of a producer though. Champagne is the most interesting wine region right now. The Terroirs, winemaking creativity and helping hand from global warming make possible the widest array of singular wines.
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Disgorged 19 April 2018. Pelure d’oignon colour; fresh and minerally but intense and deep nose, salted lemon and Moroccan spices, white nuts and lightly candied stone fruits; the palate is silky and seamless, weighty and vinous but energetic and elegant, with ripe but fresh acidity and subtle bitters, dreamy mousse, and perfectly integrated rich rosé flavours; creamy strawberries on long and comforting, expansove and richly resonant finish. With four years post-disgorgement ageing, it is a perfect peak. There is something magical about this wine, that really sets it apart from any other Champagne rosé. It exists in itself and by itself. In the Bistro at Hotel Olivier Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet, France.
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‘Is this cider?’Said my mom. ‘No, it’s rose champagne, mom, granted oxydised but champagne nonetheless’. ‘It’s really good’ she said. ‘I could drink lots more, not too much alcohol ?’ Nope’I said So in short, a beautifully balanced, light but extremely expressive oxidative and red apple notes. Beautiful
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This has gotten some expensive in recent years, and I hate myself for not buying more when I thought value was still great. Nevertheless, this is amazing, and despite the price tag, I think it’s still worth the money. There’s something special about a Selosse champagne - like a Krug, the bouquet is just unique and even my unsophisticated palette can identify it blind. Floral notes with well balanced acidity. Round, long finish. Love it
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Disgorged in March 2021. Floral nose with strawberry, brioche, orange, and lemon notes. It's both delicate and complex. There is nice acidity on the palate with more lemon, orange, and mineral flavors, as well as an interesting red berry note. Long finish. Awesome Champagne!
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Wish i remembered the disgorge date. This was an older bottle that had been sitting in my cellar. Beautiful. Complex. Powerful. Yeasty. Dry. Great acid. An extraordinary bottle of bubbles.
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Disgorged January, 2018. Pale pink with a yellow tinge. Transient mousse. Amazingly vibrant, dynamic tart strawberry and a bit of herbs arrayed atop a medium weight, very mineral frame. Every sip of this was mouthwatering and thrilling. Fantastic rosé.
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Sixpenny with the GMs: D/g 9 Nov 2020, 2015 base. Strawberries, earth, smoky wood and cherry. Delightful palate, fresh and floral with plenty of energy and spark. Lovely length. Top stuff.
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At the Bellm's with Matt Peters in the kitchen. April 2014 disgorgement. Solid performance on all levels. Very balanced. Not as oxidative and austere as I recall other versions...dare I say opulent? Could not, however, top the 2002 Salon Les Mesnil.
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Selosse (Oceanic, Pompano Beach, Florida): The color is orange, not pink. This bottle purchased a number of years ago. Very dry even severe on the palate. Minerally and crisp. Medium finish. Distinctive and interesting but needs an unctuous dish to tame it.
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2020 Disgorgement is showing a seamless and expressive aromatic profile and the usual chiseled and energized palate with a balanced expression of layered rich red berry fruit and VO chalky minerality. Fantastic as always and for me, a benchmark rosé. 2013 base.
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(Base year 2014, 92% "V.O." with 8% red still wine from Ambonnay) When young very much showing the VO chalkiness and raspberries with a vinous touch before pine and cedar takes over on the finish. Very nice and fresh, but should get some extra rest in the cellar to show its best.
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not blind Disgorged 2018. As always a special rose with the typical handwriting of Selosse with the roasted pine nuts. Not too oxidative and great acidity. 94
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blind, nailed it I love this Rose but I didn't have it so fresh and less oxidative. Stewed staw ans raspberries. Typical roasted pinenuts in the nose but less dominant than the white ones. 95-96
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Perhaps not the best I've had, but still pretty damn good. Lots of flowers both on the nose and palate. Enjoyed by everyone at the small family gathering, where no one had ever heard of Selosse before.
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Bottle disgorged in Dec. 2018. Absolutely stunning in the glass with peach skin color with sunset orange hues. Aromas of bruised peach and peach skin, quince, muddled strawberry, pine nuts, almond meal, biscuit, rose hip, chalk dust and sea breeze. The palate is full displaying fleshy textures, balancing acidity and a fine bubble structure. Flavors translate completely to the palate with the bruised and oxidized peach notes, muddled strawberry, pine nuts, rose hip, biscuit, almond meal, saline and chalk dust. the finish lingers effortlessly
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Pop and poured and enjoyed over 3 hours. Subtle oxidative notes, red fruits and lively acidity. Despite its long finish I still found this bottle slightly shy and not reaching the the full potential of what it could be. I also couldn’t get the mouth-coating rich texture which I experienced with a bottle of dd 04/2018 I had back in 2019. Probably needed a bit more decanting but still a great bottle nonetheless - we all just have the highest of expectations when it comes to Selosse!
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dégorgée le 15 octobre 2009 - very savory and mineral, like Chinese salted plum, with apricot, marmalade notes. Fragrant and a little floral, the nose was very beautiful - especially after more than an hour in glass. Finish was a little short though.
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disgorgement Jan 2014. Pale orange colour with uncommon but typical oxidative notes; at the palate clear hints of Pinot Noir in the middle and a beautiful train of bubbles growing over time. Every sip improves the experience of this peculiar Rosè. Savoury with balanced acidity and a lengthy and ethereal finish. Paired with strawberries, squids, culatello and quiche in a sunny afternoon below the blades and in front of Our Peaceful Mountain Edges
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Massor av chark, sherry, röda äpplen, hyacint, och blodapelsin. Mycket röda bär tillsammans med röda och gröna äpplen. Pinoten kommer fram fint och är väldigt välintegrerad med en fin svag beska som knyter ihop vinet. Komplext och långt avslut.
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9 Décembre 2019. Wonderfully bright and resolved, perfect balance, added Pinot brings out the richness and complexities of the VO base wine, with the extra feather on top. 95
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This 2010 disgorgement Selosse Rose is one of the most savoury Champagnes I have tasted. Selosse Rose tends to be quite savoury even at release, and with 10 +years of extra ageing there is a significant build-up of umami flavours. Some enjoyed it more than others. The red wine came from Elgy Ouriet. Delicate bouquet of zingy citrus, mushrooms, rose petal, and savoury finish. A distinguished rose with good complexity. (91/100)
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After the flight of 2018 Weingut Keller Abts E® Riesling Großes Gewächs and 2018 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère we had this NV Jacques Selosse Champagne Brut Rosé with a dégorgement date of 26 Julliet 2016. My first time with the Jacques Selosse Rosé and it did not disappoint! Pinot fruit, nice oxidation and very energetic and vibrant. We emptied the bottle with the three of us very quickly, so drinkability in abundance!
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(Disgorged in March 2015, based on 2008, 2007 and 2006 with 8% Pinot Noir from Ambonnay and 92% Chardonnay from Avize, dosage 2.7 gr/l, approx 6 000 bottles annually) Pale orange colour with a beautiful nose showing blood orange, hazelnuts and milk chocolate in a very pleasant way. Still very nice and pleasant with a refreshing blood orange acidity combined with a nice bready note and a touch of orange citrus zest showing on the lengthy finish. (Probably best with 0-9 years extra cellaring)
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Not clear when this was disgorged, but the bottle was carried back from Paris some time between 2000 and 2005. Mature, complex, tertiary, faint bubbles, nutty gorgeousness. Wowzers. Happy New Year indeed.
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Jan 2018 disgorgement paired with Christmas goose dinner. Beautiful pale copper color. Clearly get the trademark oxidative, slightly bruised apple scent, but backed with richness, acidic red fruit, and a touch of honeyed richness with a long finish. Paired beautifully with the goose, one of my favorite wines and it did not disappoint.
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Selosse for Christmas Eve dinner. Dégorgement August 2019. Pale salmon colour, incredibly bright. First nose highlights the oxidative notes typical of Selosse: almond/hazelnut, rum, bruised apple/peach. Also dried apricots, pungent grapefruit zest, chalk dust, marzipan and oyster shell/seawater. You can just smell it over and over again before even tasting it. A wide, open, deep nose of tantalizing and suave character. The palate is elegant, very elegant, with fine bubbles, a broad texture, and a focused, saline finish. Grapefruit acidity comes back to lengthen the sip into an endless dimension, with distinct savoury and salty flavours. The best sparkling rose I've ever tried, but personally I really enjoy Selosse style. Also, I don't mind the price tag on these wines when this is you what you get. An unforgettable experience, a wine that stays with you forever. Chapeau!
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Disgorged 5/19 As usual, needs a good 20mn to blossom (I personally like to decant it). Very subtle oxidative notes for that disgorgement and showing peach and apricot notes rather than the usual mandarin/tangerine zest notes. Great acidity supporting the depth and volume of the wine. Always a great rose.
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Disgorged 2015. A bit young. Fruit punch like fresh mixed fruits. Gaining some weight with air and warming with the signature sea breeze minerality and savoury oxidative notes. A long way to go.
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blind, one is 2016 and the other one 2019 disgorged I preferred the older disgorgement slightly because I like the evolved fruit notes compared to the sharp acidity, both are phantastic Roses. 94
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blind, one is 2016 and the other one 2019 disgorged I preferred the older disgorgement slightly because I like the evolved fruit notes compared to the sharp acidity, both are phantastic Roses. 95
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Wow! Consumed at a tasting alongside Salon 96, Billecart-Salmon 08 and others. I won't argue that it's "better" than Salon - I'd hate to compare the two. Personally I prefer this one. The nose is about adventure to an extent other producers simply cannot compete with. Not the cleanest. But by god, what a beauty!
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My first Selosse and what a beauty, disgorged in 2013. A faint blush in the glass but on the palate an explosion of depth and complexity. Faint hints of strawberries and red fruit. It’s walking a tight rope between oxidative and fresh and does it with aplomb. Made the 1996 Krug tasted alongside it linear, acidic and austere.
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17 Decembre 2012. This never really came around. Surely good structure and oxidative profile, but the wine just does not achieve either the depth or complexity expected. Broadness and palate got better with air. 92-93
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2008 Disgorged. Lovely pale rose gold. Light nose of whipped cream and fresh berries. Opens to a very broad brioche midpalate and redcurrant on the finish. Young and lovely still.
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not blind, disg. 05/08 At the beginning a bit shy and less pinenut as usually and too short in the finish but after 2 hours really singing and convincing, great acidity and bubbles. 94.95, great winr for food
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Seems to be a lot of variation on how I like this wine I assume by the oxidation-disgorged date. This bottle was disgorged Feb 2016. I let it sit for about 30 min to blow off the super almond cake nose - while still present it revealed more blood orange, black tea, cotton candy. Great acidity that tickles together raspberry, sour cream, lime zest and vanilla bean.
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(Disgorged in April 2016, based on 2010 and 2009, 96% Chardonnay with 4% of still Pinot from Francis Egly, dosage 2.5 gr/L) Orange colour with a youthfully fresh nose showing yeast, freshly baked bread and nuts together with raspberries and a hint of Tahiti vanilla in the background. Well structured palate, mineral driven with a smooth acidity combined with red berries. The finish is very nice and long with red berries and showing a lovely saltiness on the lips. Excellent showing bottle that was perfect tonight! (Best with 2-10 years of extra cellaring)
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(Disgorged in October 2016, base year 2010, 5% Pinot Noir and 95% Chardonnay) Deep golden yellow colour with a stream of fine bubbles. Opens up on the lovely nose showing yeast, freshly baked bread and nuts together with raspberries and a hint of Tahiti vanilla in the background. Well structured palate, mineral driven with a smooth acidity combined with red berries and with a distinct finish showing figs and a touch of sherry. (Best with 2-10 years extra cellaring)
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Dinner with Herwig (Heirloom cafe): Disgorged 2016. Aromatic, beautiful nose with some brioche, red apple, slightly oxidative; palate is medium bodied, apple skin, high acid, lovely persistence. A great rose champagne. 94
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From a well-cellared bottle that was disgorged October 28, 2014, this medium salmon-colored Champagne was serially sampled over two hours. Sporting a vibrant small bead, it delivers aromas and flavors of strawberries, pit fruits, citrus, bread dough and marzipan. Light notes of oxidation appear on the mid-palate, becoming more prominent on the lengthy back end. While many may prefer this wine in its current state, I would have favored consumption at an earlier date. Those who like a bit of oxidative complexity will find this to be enjoyable for another year or two. Drink now-2022.
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Tasting with some crazy geeks (@Private location, Solingen): *** Brief notes for my own memory, no CT rating. Points expressed are only rough guidelines *** My first Selosse Rosé. Wonderful nose with lots of red berries. On the palate very joyful and delicious. Very long and lingering. Beautiful! 94-95
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blind, disgorged 18 nailed it. The best Rose I had from Selosse. Beautiful crazy nose after black currant, red berries and sure slightly roasted pinenuts. The best Rose after Cristal for me. 96-97
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The New Traditional December 22 Tasting (Anders place): A round yet delicate Champagne with some earthy notes of mushrooms and walnut. Nevertheless red apples and current is also found to makes it fresh and perky. Lean bubble. Selosse is always a pleasure.
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Not blind Untypical colour, nose and palate for a Rose. Not that much pinenut as usually with Selosse. Extremly light, reluctant and elegant but with a lot of pressure in the finish. no red berries it is more spicy and Grapefruit notes. 94-95
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July 2014 disgorgement. Starts off rather toasty and slightly oxidative. With 45 min of air in glass takes on more tart red berry fruit and a savory quality. Overall rather subdued wine for Selosse but still delicious. Have not had this disgorgement before so unsure on aging curve.
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Really enjoyed this bobble, very fine bobbles, brioche and biscuits on the nose are the signature, lovely red fruits on the palate, wish I could have more of this and I would like to try age a few bottles, this was disg. in May 2015
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Oeuil de pedrix. Lovely, inviting nose of crushed red fruits mingled with tertiary notes. Certainly not as oxidative, or as much of a stylistic outlier, as many Selosse wines. Lovely weight and balance, this drinks particularly well with food. Stood up to game and foie gras pie... Delicious juice, if not in all honesty, worth the hefty premium over the competition
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Hugely enjoyable; bright strawberry, red cherry, acacia - unusual and wonderfully refreshing combination. This is delicious stuff; a bit wild and unique.
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Deg 2010. Tasted blind, but was my bottle. Bought this second hand recently from a wine store and was worried it would be slightly over the hill - but it was not. Far from. Still on upswing even though the pink color has turned orange. When pouring, people initially thought this was a very old wine until tasted. Then no one was in doubt what producer this was, even though it was tasted blind. 95+
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(Disgorged in March 2015, based on 2009, 2008 and 2007 with 8% Pinot Noir and 92% Chardonnay, dosage 2.7 gr/l) Lovely orange colour with a stream of very fine bubbles. This has a wonderful maturity on the nose going from red berries, minerals and hazelnuts over roasted coffee and malts and with more time showing gravels and sea buckthorn, just to end up with a cream and lilac flower scent in a very pleasant way. Equally delicious on the palate with a very nice and intense raspberry minerals acidity before a note of bread comes in on the long lasting finish before a lovely buttery feeling. The added minerals saltiness on the lips is of course a very pleasant touch! This was a really nice showing with a few more years of extra cellaring and it’s hard to decide if this should be had fresh or matured.. both are equally excellent experiences! (Best with 0-9 years extra cellaring)
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Compared to what I had last year this bottle (DG 11/17) was more orange without the touches of pink and seemed a little more oxidative rhan the previous bottle but it eventually blew off with a little linger. It was still great but didn’t spark the joy as did last year’s bottle.
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A private dinner (Hotel Les Avisés (Jacques Selosse), Avize, France): Disgorged 29 October 2018, from the 2012 and 2013 vintages, 90% Avize Chardonnay and 10% Ambonnay Pinot Noir, 6000 bottles produced. I have relatively little experience with the wines from Jacques Selosse, and that may be because (or why) I sometimes have difficulty understanding the wines. Not so here - maybe because it is expressive and displays real individuality, but perhaps not as oxidative as wines released in previous years reportedly have been? Pale to medium salmon colour, with a hint of copper; the nose is expressive, with bitter orange fruit, and honeyed, vinous and woody notes, with green apple, cocoa and a whiff of fresh nuts in the background; the structured palate displays ample weight of (delicately candied) fruit and excellent density, it is tightly woven and harmonious, with concentrated flavours; very good density and length on the finish. Will probably develop very well over the next 5-10 years.
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11th of May 2016 disgorgement. Complex aromatics of strawberry, caramel, earth, bread and stones. It is rich, full and layered. There's a core of vinous sweetness and all sorts of savoury nuance. It has great volume and length.
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Comprehensive Selosse (Chicago, IL): Disgorged July 2016. We opened a second bottle of this for dessert. I'll admit, it's not a great pairing with chocolate (but no wine is). Nonetheless, this was pretty much consistent with the apertif bottle -- the intense earthiness and red berries, with chalky intensity and tons of acid on the palate.
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Comprehensive Selosse (Chicago, IL): Disgorged July 2016. Just as I remember it. This is probably one of the best bottles of rose champagne in the market to my palate, but it's one that is incredibly stylized. Earthy, oxidative elements on the nose, almost to the point of bitterness (but not quite). It's initially not too expressive -- this is a wine that expands and becomes deeper with air. Lots and lots of acidity that is balanced by the sheer amount of extract in this wine. Concentrated, and almost tannic. Always a pleasure.
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22 Top Flight Champagne's for E&R's 20th Anniversary (E&R Wine Shop, Portland OR): Soft, slightly funky aroma, and overall quite perfumey. Soft, sweet, candied fruit is present on the palate, which is rich and smooth. Nice elegance is present. Bitter, sweet fruit attacks on the finish, coupled with some nice minerality. Quite bitter and strong on the mineral fruit as it lingers on the finish.
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My bottle. Disgorged june2014. Typical selosse smell and taste. Really good and satisfying, but somewhat sweetish and lacking a bit in acidity to make it more focused and refreshing. For me, the pairing with confit canard was not perfect but others at the table loved it.
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Eric's visit to DC - Champagne, White Burgundy, Rhone, Piedmont and etc. (Officina - Washington D.C.): Beautiful perfectly mature sweet nose displaying white peach, apricot, a hint of raspberry soda, strawberry candy, slightly oxidized apple, a hint of sherry, almond cookie, white chocolate, sweet spices and mineral. Very good concentration, subtle sweet yellow fruit with a hint of red, fine mousse, bright acidity, strong limestone mineral and a long sweet yellow and red fruit driven finish with a hint of sherry at the end. This bottle shows a bit more sherry than the last bottle. IMO, Selosse Rose is fully ready when released and there is no significant benefit of cellaring.
Barolo gathering at Officina (Officina - Washington D.C.): Beautiful complex nose displaying sweet yellow fruit with a hint of red, peach, apricot, cherry soda, a hint of whiskey sour, white chocolate, almond cookie, a hint of balsamico, coriander, sweet spices and mineral. Excellent concentration, nicely layered apricot and peach, fine generous mousse, bright acidity, strong mineral presence and a long sweet yellow fruit and almond paste driven finish. There is a hint of oxidative/sherry note in the nose but not in the palate. It is quite complex but also easy to enjoy. Excellent showing.
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Disgorged in September 2016. Another excellent bottle from Selosse, I can't say enough how much I love his wines, they are just so grippy, lingering and memorable. On the nose, bouquet of red flowers, strawberry, cranberry foam, marmalade, and red cherries mousse, on the palate, opulent red fruits balanced with minerality and good lingering acidity, there was spices into finish too which made it even more complex. Love it.
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This was the fifth wine as part of the Champagne flight for the Charleston off-line. Served with low country shrimp boil with white shrimp, artisanal sausage and corn on the cob - wonderful pairing with some great aged champagnes.
Beautiful salmon color with flavors of peach, orange peel and vanilla. Good complexity and acidity. Not as complex as some of the other aged sparklers that night, but a very nice bottle.
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Charleston Offlineorama IV; 9/27/2018-10/1/2018 (Charleston, NC (various locations)): 5th/6 champagnes tasted. Disgorged Nov-2015. Very similar to previous outing with this wine last month although I was late to this bottle and only had a very small pour. Color is pale salmon. Fruit leans to strawberry and citrus with a healthy dose of wet stones and then some of the yeasty oxidative notes coming through on the back end. I think the complexity will evolve over time - so remaining bottles need more years of cellar time before popping.
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Charleston IV - Return of the Collectible; 9/27/2018-9/30/2018 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): On the heels of a number of very expressive wines this stood out for being a bit closed down (similar to the Krug). It has the oxidized note that I like in this champagne and just a hint of the orange peel and maybe a touch of red fruit, but one had to really concentrate to pull those out. Mostly it was tight. Will let the rest of ours rest for awhile.
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Disgorged in November 2007, so probably from grapes around 1996-2002.
An utterly sublime experience, different to any other champagne I have tried. The colour is intoxicating, a beautiful peach with lots of orange. It's light and refreshing, yet still lush and full. Very light bubbles and well balanced. I saved a glass for the morning after and it was still drinking well! Brought by SW to dinner
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Syrah from Afar with a Champagne Flight to start (Long Island, NY): Disgorged Nov-2015. What a treat - two bottles of Selosse in one afternoon! The color on this leans more to salmon than pink. Both zippy (with clean acidity, orange/tangerine peel and strawberries) and a bit oxidative at the same time. An elegant and complex Rose - quite special and a pleasure to drink.
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An Afternoon in LI w/Friends (Champagne Reception, Syrah from Afar) (Long Island): What a very fun and interesting wine. At first this reminded me of pop rocks although less intense. As you sipped the line it literally seemed to melt in one's mouth. That plus a decent acidity almost gave the impression of gentle pop-rocking. Poured more of an orange color and that seemed to give the impression of some orange peel. Definitely a bit oxidative. Very interesting. Glad we have more.
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Disgorged in April 2016. The Selosse rose that night almost stole the show. Another great bottle of wine from Mr. Anselme Selosse. Blend of grape from Avize (Chardonnay) and Ambonnay (Pinot Noir). Pink orange beautiful color, on nose, on palate, very firm acidity . I love bubbles.
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Another excellent selosse. Disgorged in april 2017. Surprisingly forward with strawberry, chalk and raspberry mpose. Good weight with that oxidative finesse Selosse has always carried. My favourite rose, as always. This disgorgement is good for near term drinking.
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Selosse Rose (deg. 10/2015) is a crazy Rose. It starts with the colour and nose which have nothing to do with the regular raspberry and strawberry driven juice. The colour is more copper than rose. Thyme, white pepper, cinnamon, towelled orange peel, savoury biscuit. Smoky notes, divinely acidity and ready is a phantastic food concomitant. With time and air stronger and better. 95+
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Disgorged January, 2017. Light pink, very active fine bead. Lively, crisp strawberry and apple, some perceptible dosage. Very good but not as much cut or excitement as some previous disgorgements.
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Pale burnt orang with a touch of salmon color. Very fine bubbles and a small dime sized mousse. Sharp nose of persimmon, grapefruit and jasmine. Initially a quick punched up tart palette that subtly opens to reveal stone fruit, unripe melon and a bit of flowers. Absolutely stunning wine, memorable. World class.
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July 2016 disgorge. Fabulous. Elegant red berry fruit, lovely mousse, good energy but as always I find this one of the more loose knit and welcoming of Selosse champagnes.
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Degorgerad i November 2015, Första gången jag provar en Selosse överhuvudtaget och det var en angenäm upplevelse. Vid öppning så fanns det en del oxidativa toner som påminde mycket om mycket rostade hasselnötter. Efter lite luft och temperaturhöjning kom frukten fram mer med aprikos och lite persika. Det fanns inte någon röda frukter eller bär i doft eller smak utan höll sig mer åt gula frukter med nötterna i bakgrunden. Efter ett tag blev de rostade tonerna lite mer vaga och vanliga hasselnötter tog över. Underbart vin som jag gärna hade provat en tidigare degorgering av.
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La Fête de La Paulée in Chicago (Formento's - Chicago IL): Current release. Very rich and concentrated with a Chardonnay-driven character I really enjoy. The Selosse oxidative style is quite pronounced here, and is nicely intriguing with the combination of richness, acidity and minerality from middle to finish. Not my favorite style of Champagne, but certainly well made and easy to appreciate.
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La Fête de La Paulée: Super oxidative nose is complex, but not all that appealing. Modest berry aromas trying to show through the oxidation. Palate is more pleasurable with significant density and freshness to the fruit, with no signs of oxidation. Not my preferred style of bubbles.
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(Disgorged on November 7th, 2017) Orange colour with a youthfully fresh nose showing yeast, freshly baked bread and nuts together with raspberries and a hint of Tahiti vanilla in the background. Well structured palate, mineral driven with a smooth acidity combined with red berries. The finish is very nice and long with red berries and showing a lovely saltiness on the lips. (Best with 2-10 years of extra cellaring)
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Disgorged 7th November, 2017. A calm and even nose of chalk, biscuit, wild berries, apple and salt. The palate is direct and intense. There's terrific dry extract and everything culminates in a finish loaded with iodine.
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Group Note: A: Medium orange N: Kelly immediately said butterscotch and we all agreed, dried apricot, peach, toasted almond, honey; the group said it smelled like a dry Sauternes. Fully developed P: Aromas confirmed. Flavor of fruit conserves and even chocolate, as Ken noted, sits long on the finish. Dry, high acidity, medium (+) body, medium alcohol, medium (+) intensity, loooooooooooooonnnnnnng finish C: I had this bottle for so long and such high hopes for it that i decided to watch other people examine it first before i took a sniff. When Eric put his nose over the glass he laughed and i knew we were on to a winner. I think we all enjoyed this wine and the fruit development with aging was a treasure on the nose and palate. Loved it. $300/bottle for a new disgorgement but i have got to buy some more. A joy!
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The latest version deg. april 2016 with vintage 2010 and 2009 of Chardonnay blended with 6 % Red Ambonnay from Egly-Ouriet. Color light salmon, nose very chalky and some oxidative notes taste was mellow and quite long actually, next day even better with breakfast.
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Cellar Door Provisions: A remarkable wine. Big. Like really big. And wide. Like oversized-trailer wide. And crunchy. First time trying it - and it's exactly what I'd expect after I heard "Selosse makes a Rose". Can't wait to revisit with more time. (Disgorged July 27, 2014 - thanks @acyso!)
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Dinner at Cellar Door Provisions (Chicago, IL): Disgorged July 27, 2014. Another brilliant bottle of champagne -- this was incredibly powerful and rich, with a chewiness that I think is very unique to Selosse's wines. There's certainly a fair bit of oxidation and oak here, and this is one of the heavily wrought rose champagnes that just works. Pairing this with a beet salad with lemon dressing really brought out the red fruits and earth clearly.
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Dégorgé en 2012, ce champagne possède de fines bulles sur une bouche très fruitée. Des notes de griotte, de cerise, de canneberge. On retrouve aussi une légère oxydation sur une bouche pleine mais en finesse. Un beau champagne. 92 sur 100.
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Selosse Rose, degorgiert Jan 2013 Es gibt viele, die diesen Selosse nicht so mögen. Ich bin großer Fan von diesem Wein. Was ihn besonders macht, ist, daß er überhaupt nicht wie ein Rose schmeckt. Ein Ernst zunehmender Champagner, der hervorragend zum Essen harmoniert. „Papa“ ist „Papa“, um Bot Rytis zu zitieren. Unverkennbar. Eleganz und Druck gehen Hand in Hand. Weiße Blüten, rote Beeren. Präzise und klar in den Aromen. 95+
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Bright orange color. Lively mousse with very fine bubbles. Complex aromas of strawberry and apricot, fino sherry and hazelnuts. Rich, intense fruit in the mouth with great depth and length. Very complex and long on the palate with excellent acidity. The typical Selosse oxidative character of the fruit matched beautifully with the Petrossian osetra caviar we enjoyed as part of our 10th anniversary celebration! Disgorged 2/09.
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Quite a lot of mature notes but at the same time very fresh and crisp. Not as big and intense as I expected from a bottle of Selosse. Very nice, but the question is whether I will keep buying wines from this estate. The prices has increased quite substantially over the last couple of years. There are a lot of very exciting champagnes around for half the price.
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Disgorged 2014-03 Another Selosse, another pleasure. Filled with red apples, artificial raspberry candy, wild strawberrys and a light touch of vanilla. Felt a bit weaker than the Substance and Extra Brut (V.O) and should obviously benefit from 5+ years in the cellar, but I still don't sense the potential in this batch for a (95-96p) since it doesn't develop in the glass as its sisters, but rather fades away. Still a lovely wine.
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A blend of two consecutive vintages, fermented with indigenous yeasts, aged in oak barrels and blended with a 5% addition of red wine from Egly-Ouriet. Disgorged on Feb 11th 2015. Annual production 6000 bottles. Served blind.
Pale, orange-tinted honey-yellow color. Ridiculously complex and expressive nose with a stunning array of aromas: roasted nuts, toasty autolysis, smoke, some burnt sugar, a little bit of dark-roasted coffee grounds, a little bit of biscuit, a hint of bacon and charred pork fat and a touch of caramel. The wine is bone-dry yet ripe and weighty on the palate with highly complex and savory flavors of toasty autolysis, ripe citrus fruit, mocha, baked apple, light notes of roasted oats and honey, a little bit of crème brûlée, a hint of chalky minerality and a touch of smoke. Overall the wine shows very vinous and concentrated character, yet isn't heavy or ponderous at all. The mousse feels rich, yet very fine and smooth. The finish is long, steely and powerful with intense, bone-dry flavors of roasted nuts, exotic spices, some oxidative bruised apple character, a little bit of autolytic toast and brioche, a hint of toffee and a touch of smoke.
A real stunner. In a blind tasting of grower Champagnes no wine stood a chance against this. This is a real vinous powerhouse with remarkable structure, depth and power, yet it doesn't come across as a cumbersome, monolithic monster wine, but instead one that is surprisingly light on its feet. As opposed to some other Selosse wines I've had, this showed surprisingly little of that famous "Selosse oxidation" - you could smell and taste that the wine was made oxidatively, but the emphasis here was still on vibrant, bone-dry fruit, nutty autolytic notes and delicate nuances from the barrel aging, not anything noticeably oxidative or any other "Sherried" characteristics, as often described by some critics of the Selosse style. All in all, this was not only the wine of the night (not just for me, but probably for everybody who attended), but also one of the greatest rosé Champagnes I've had. You'd almost not want to like these wines because everybody raves about how great they are, but the fact remains that the wines really are as good as they say. Just wow.
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Disgorged May, 2016. Light anber with a glint of salmon. Transient burst of bubbles. Honeyed apple more black cherry, and some floral elements. Medium weight. Just off dry, more red fruit on the palate than the nose, soil but not tremendous minerality, slightly cut off finish. Very good but not as vivacious as prior disgorgements of this wine.
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Day 1 in Piedmont (Vietti, Prunotto, & Bartolo Mascarello) (Piedmont, Italy): A stunning bottle of rose - as you come to expect from Selosse. Aromas were concentrated and deep with strawberries, cranberries, and mushroom. The palate was exotic and stylish with bright red fruit along with some of the classic Selosse oxidative charm. After a long day of tasting Barolo, this was the perfect palate cleanser!
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Degorgement July 2014. Red fruit nose and taste. Mint, minerals, slight bitter tones, oxidative tones, all balanced with the fruit. Complex, concentrated. Very fine.
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Medium bodied, good fruit up front, overall good balance and light on its feet but lacking in finish. This bottle was purchased in Avize at the winery and consumed in Paris. Probably not in prime and the wine developed nicely in Glass for several hours.
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Disgorged 11th May, 2016. Complex and ethereal with notes of smoked meats, red berries, nuts and chalk. Dense, rich and powerful but not heavy. Great acid spine and laden with chalky dry extract on the finish.
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At Lima27 - Lima - Peru. Disgorgement 2007. Yes, The real time to drink this bottle with a very nice Peruvian food. Drink now and remember that the disg. date is important to Selosse window (with my friends Vivi, Vava and my wife Rê)
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Tasted over 1.5 hrs; disgorged Feb 2014 -translucent pale salmon -powerful aromatics -med acidity, med+ weight, oxidative complex quinine almost savory, long -excellent
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Comprehensive Jacques Selosse dinner (Source by Wolfgang Puck, Washington D.C.): Absolutely decadent nose displaying subtle sweet red fruit, sugar coated raspberry, a hint of cherry, cooper, sherry vinegar, smoke and mineral. Beautifully integrated sweet palate, candied strawberry driven plate impression, bright acidity, good mineral presence and a long sweet finish with copper and mineral as the end notes. Seems more ready than the Lieux-dits Collection BdN bottlings.
Per David White, author of But First, Champagne.
“Dosage: ~4g/l Chardonnay from a pair of older vintages, blended with still Pinot Noir from Egly-Ouriet in Ambonnay. Still wine makes up about 6-10% of the blend. Spends about 5 years on lees.”
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disg. 11/19/2007 - Mature Selosse is always a treat. This bottle is in the nice place now, with pinot flavours and a long finish. Strawberries, bread, honey, spicy... The acidity is surprisingly present for a old champagne by Selosse, what make this wine so special in the context of a full body champ. I recommend hold recent disgorgement rose Selosse if you wish to explore the real limit of this elixir. If you can find this champs, buy and start to dream!!! Drink now
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DGs Birthday: Disgorged May 2016. Earthy, roses, orange peel, herb, pear and a mineral streak. With a little time there is some of the funk and oxidative notes coming through, but they don't dominate, with the fruit remaining pure but interesting. Delicate flavour on the palate, with a touch of sweetness. All the elements work really well together.
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Whistler Wines; 12/31/2016-1/3/2017: Disgorged 2014. Vibrant and energetic nose with apricot and peaches. Salmon berries. Palate has great weight and rich citrus flavors with a lot of slate mineralty. Underripe mango in the very lengthy finish. Delicious drinking.
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Rowan and caramel on the nose as well as forward vanilla, acacia and sweet tree bark. High acidity, even pungent at times. High intensity and very fresh when young.
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From Feb 2015 disgorgement. Really superb--great lift, depth, and energy (the most of any of his wines). Would think this would show more with another few years of development but an elegant and beautiful wine now.
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SLDS December 2016: d/g October 2015. Cherry, earthy, spice, bready notes, sea spray. Honeyed palate, layers of spice and earth. Still really fresh, great length, vibrant but complex. Really savoury and excellent character.
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Disgorged February, 2015. Full pink. Wow, a Selosse rosé bursting with tart strawberry fruit and life. A tad more dosage than I usually find in these wines. This bottle was an absolute delight.
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This was the first wine in a spectacular horizontal tasting of different Selosse Champagnes. Dég. October 2011. I am usually not the biggest fan of rosé Champagne (or any rosé for that matter) but boy is this good. Explosive aromatics of orange zest, vanilla, sweet spices, some dried red fruits, nuts, honey, minerals and also some oxidative notes (like in most of Selosse's wines). It's full bodied, dense but with amazing tension and still medium+ acidity, small perfect bubbles. Excellent length. A great and complex rosé Champagne of the very highest level. Some in our group liked it a little less than I did, but everybody agreed that is was excellent quality. Drink now.
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From memory, @ Mugaritz. Our 3rd champagne. Deg. 05/04/16. A more delicate champagne than I had expected. The Selosse trademarks are there, but they are more soft spoken than in his whites. I liked it, though perhaps the dosage was higher than what I prefer. Guess this should have had some more bottle time before really being judged. 91p
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Mostly domestic wine dinner (Eddie V's - Tysons Corner): Another decadently delicious showing. Shy red fruits, raspberry and cherry, perfectly ripe peach, a hint of sherry, plum sauce, smoke and mineral. Excellent concentration, decadent jammy red fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity, excellent mineral presence and lovely long sweet finish. This really is a crowd pleaser. Unlike Dom or Cristal rose, I don’t see the reason to age this.
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Close at the beginning and need a few hours bottle breathe to show potential. Red fruit, signature oxidiative style, minerals and very balance. Complex with very long finish
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Functional Fridays group @ Kongens Have: Disgorged April 2014. This is special. Clean red fruit, right nutty/oxidative hint, acidity - just impeccably balanced.
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Raspberry nose, herbs, oxidative tones, very balanced and beautifull. Palate also red fruit, minerals, great concentration from sip to finish, sharp, long. Exquisite!
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Disgorged October, 2014. Explosive nose, redolent of strawberry with a touch of herb. Vibrant fruit in the mouth leavened by tremendous acidity. Enthralling rosé, so alive.
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Pop and poured. Drank over a few hours. At B&B PP. Appearance is clear, pale intensity, uniquely orangey salmon colour. Legs. Very persistent fine frothy bubbles. Nose is clean, medium+ almost pronounced intensity, with aromas of bready yeast and floral perfume. With more air, the breadiness and yeastiness dominates and hits you up the nostrils. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (12.5%), medium body. Pronounced flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet red plums, tart strawberry, more bready yeast. Incredibly long, laser sharp, rapier-on-the-tongue finish. With more air, nuttiness emerges through the bread and yeast. Outstanding quality. This is light on the mid-palate, but is so focused on the attack, and such a lengthy persistent finish. Very clearly an outstanding Rose champ. This bottle was disgorged 14 December 2012. Blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir fruit from Ambonnay.
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[IWFS-Vic Top Burgundy Grand Crus Dinner at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Melbourne] Very pale straw color, faint pink tinge; moderately vigorous mousse, not very persistent minuscule beads. Bready nose over quite tight grapefruit nectarine bouquet with hints of mineral, limestone, dried flowers, white peach, lemon peel, spice & toast. Medium plus weight, quite deep, intense, fresh, mineral- & chalk-inflected citrus & stone fruits with the faintest hint of oxidation and initially with a touch of bitterness that rapidly ameliorated with aeration; traces of chalky extracts & lots of fine acidity enhance the sharply focused wine with extra textural dimension while maintaining excellent harmony. Long acid-freshened finish.
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Blind Tasting mainly Californian Reds: Raspberry, nuts, almonds, fine forrest strawberries, in the nose typical oxidative style, but in the palate much fresher and a crispy acidity, later roasted macadamia nuts, not a typical Rose, both colour and taste, some herbal notes and orange peels in the long clean finish, 93-94
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Some Wines from a Swing Through France-Paris, Chablis, and Champagne; 4/1/2016-4/9/2016: Disgorged July, 2015. More fennel and others herbs on the nose than red fruit-very different from the bottle the other night that was disgorged in 2014. After an initial impression of medium weight, relatively light and delicate with zesty acidity and lemon. Blossoms strawberry flavors over time to complement the interesting herbaceousness. Rising mineral finish. I didn't like this quite as much as the earlier bottling, but one cannot deny its interest and complexity.
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Some Wines from a Swing Through France-Paris, Chablis, and Champagne; 4/1/2016-4/9/2016: Disgorged April, 2014. Light salmon color. Only lightly effervescent. Exuberant aromatics of pure strawberry, tangerine, and less herbal essence. The attack here is amazing, just so intense for the medium weight of the wine and full of zingy acidity and all things mineral. Then some creaminess, black cherry, and tannic bite. What a singular wine, so alive and dynamic. Sure to improve, but hard to resist now even with its more rough hewn edges.
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Very memorable. Style was savory with some subtle oxidation on the finish. Went great with whatever we threw at it from yuzu scallops to beef tartar to a middle eastern style sweet potato preparation . For sure a food wine but very versatile. Disgorged 2012 if I recall correctly.
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Was so carried away with the Piemonte wines that I somehow forgot to note this last night. Disgorged September, 2013. Deep yellow color with very little to suggest rose. Not much of a mousse and similarly, not a lot of aroma at first, then a trace of herbs and apple cider. Full bodied, some of that Selosse oxidative quality, good back end minerality. A curious showing-just not as alive and interesting as wines from this producer usually are.
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Blind Best Bottle after a nearly complete L'apotre tasting with Richard Juhlin.
great combination between fruit and oxidation, strawberry, powerful and fresh likewise, crispy acidity, great rose, perfect matchup with food 93 -94, deg. 02/15, needs 3-5 more years
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Guigal La La dinner (Eddie V's): Only a slight hint of pink, copper color. The oxidative style is closer to substance than initial. Pale but ripe red fruits, strawberry jam, rose, a hint of va, burnt sugar and mineral. Very rich sweet palate, sweet and sour sauce, mineral, bright acidity and long finish. Very interesting and unique expression of Rose.
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Mixed emotions on this. Quite complex, not sure I would have guessed rosé, as this offers such a wide and complex palate. Not sure I could drink a whole bottle of this. I also have some doubts about the solera technique. Chemistry or not? Anyway, very good and quite interesting.
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Salmon, leaning toward brownish-orange, in color. Rose, candied strawberry, almond skin, and citrus peel are some of the lifted, sexy aromas that blossom from the glass. Slightly oxidative per Selosse's style, but just barely, with an impressive freshness. Complex, with floral and mineral flavors on the palate. This is a great Champagne. (Disgorged 12 February 2014)
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dégorgée à 18 octobre 2009 - definitely mineral and salty plum nose, very yeasty... almost like what you'd get from a freshly steamed Chinese bun (包子). Nose was also initially a little strong, not quite pungent. Very nice on the palate with a pretty long finish.
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20 Sep 2011 Disgorgement and second encounter with this wine, first being 2 yeras ago and rated 91. Copper pink in colour. Definitely not austere any more, quite open, yeast, rich nose and well round. No sharp edges anymore and this definitely felt 10yrs old+. Had that feeling that its past its vibrant youth and we suggest that one drinks it sooner than later. Still though pretty solid stuff and definitely and wine of quality, savory, yeasty and with a good mineral feel. Very good but not sure worth 200£.. 92-93 and drink now (for this 20 Sep 2011 Disgorgement)
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HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): Disgorged November 9, 2012. Quite a bit of funk on this guy. Ripe stone fruit and strawberries on the nose and palate. The oak clearly shows, but it's very well-integrated with the intense acidity and minerality. This definitely has a good oxidative character, but this maintains its freshness immensely well. The acidity has a real teeth-stripping quality about it.
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Lives up to the praise. One of the best sparkling roses I've ever had. Rich without being overbearing, incredibly complex. Only complaint was there must have been a small leak in the bottle because the liquid disappeared.
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Intense aromatics on earth, spice, and oxidative elements. The palate was incredibly layered and complex with red fruit tones woven together with cream, minerals, and soft florals. A gorgeous rose that stands out among its peers.
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{Disgorged Oct 2011} Drwine2001's note says it all, and says it well. This was in-the-stratosphere good. It's full of surprises, all of them soft, elegant, yet focused and supremely substantive. I was dreaming of Duck Pâté. very highly recommended
Served non-blind
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A very unique wine, degorged in 2014. One the nose: strawberries, honey, brioche, and cranberries. The oxidative style is very reflective in the balance and long finish of the wine. A thought provoking wine that will leave you yearning for more.
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La Paulee Dinner at Recette (Recette): Disgorged 25 October 2011. A little funky, touch of reduction? Orange/grapefruit citrus, light red berries, very earthy, very light bubbles, a vinous style of rose. Doesn't make much palate impact but then has sneaky, extraordinary length. Very interesting wine that I had trouble fully understanding.
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January 23rd, 2012 disgorgement. Purchased at Domaine. Fresh red fruits; layers of savory complexity; aldehydes from oxidation were subtle. Overall, pretty delicious.
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Belle couleur rosé éclatante. Bulle bien présente et spumeuse. Nez très aromatique avec de la canneberge, des épices et des notes oxidatives légères. Bouche ample, vineuse avec une grande minéralité. Longueur impressionnante. Très beau rosé.
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Cuvée dégorgée en septembre 2013. Un champagne à la robe orangée, une bulle fine et belle prise de mousse. Le nez est sur un style oxydatif, signature Selosse, avec des effluves de noix, noisettes, mais aussi craie, fumé, beurré, toasté, c'est très riche. En bouche le jus est d'une belle énergie vineuse, c'est long et parfaitement adapté pour la table. On en redemande, j'aime ! 92+1point pour l'originalité de son nez pour un rosé !
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Disgorged May 2011. My first ever Selosse Rose, and although it was a great wine, I am slightly disappointed as I expected something fantastic. Quite a powerful rose with red fruit, flowers and some toast. Great acidity and balance. However, I would have wanted to see a bit more complexity and length.
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Disgorged October, 2012. Salmon skin color, very gentle mousse. Aromas of yellow apple and strawberry. Lush texture with perceptible sweetness. Dominant, incredibly alive apple and ginger flavors with a touch of toasted brioche. After the rich entry, precise, fine and stony on the finish. An absolute wonder and without a doubt, one of the best and most unique roses I have ever drunk. This worked marvelously with a diverse set of dishes.
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Fantastical Rose, powerful, fruits orange, raspberry, cinnamom, biscuits, brioche, the typical selosse oxidation in the nose, wonderful, fits perfect to guinea fowl and tartar, beautiful length, long aftertaste, fresh, clean, potential for 5 more years at least,
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Gyllen ferskenfarget. Dyp nese av modne plommer, et par røde bær og noen blomster som danser litt i bakgrunnen. Uberkremet mousse. Stor konsentrasjon, full body, flott friskhet som gjør at det ikke blir vulgært. Fullt trøkk hele veien, og en særs lang finish. En rose som ikke ligner på noe annet jeg har smakt. Det er noen oksidative toner her, og jeg vil ikke si at den er helt Grace Kelly, men den har bøtter med sjarm.
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Youthful and tight and as a result somewhat tough to fully judge at this point. Aromas of roses. Very minerally. Firmly acidic - palate needs time to mellow out. Still impressive but I think this will benefit from more time in bottle. Disgorge 10/11/12. 93+
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Champagne Dinner: Disgorged Feb 2009. Orange/pink colour. Wild nose of earth and brioche. A good dose of wood on the full and meaty palate. Great acidity and complexity. The nose on this bottle is just outstanding. Drinking very well now.
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Wonderful. in a black-glass blind tasting I am unsure if I would get that this is a rose; a lot of great white wine qualities here with a bit of extra fun. Precise.
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HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): 2010 disgorgement. Beautiful pale copper colour. This is a beast of a rose. Layers and layers of complexity, with initial notes of hazelnut and dried mushrooms, followed by undertones of ripe red fruit. The palate is overwhelmingly complex with layers and layers of nuttiness. Somehow very light and fine on its feet, but intense density and concentration. This is likely the most acidic champagne I've ever had, but I just can't get enough of it.
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Appearance: Pale pink, copper hue. Nose: Red apple, wild strawberry, ripe fruit and peack, some spice, powerful and fruity nose, some oak. Palate: Noticeable minerality, spice, red apples, wild strawberries, high acidity, powerful, foody. Summary: 94 p I found this bottle to be unusually good. Disgorged 2011.
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Disgorged late 2010. Very light pinkish hue. This is thr 3rd time trying this wine all different disgorgements. The nose of this particular bottling is simply amazing, with a lovely floral tone like standing in the middle of a garden full of white flowers, I can just smell this all night. Palate is lovely as well, slightly toasty and yeasty, dense and fine mousse, finish with lots of minerality. Not the typical rose but a very lovely and entertaining version of it.
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France 2013 - Côte d'Or; 4/20/2013-4/23/2013 (Beaune): Light copper colour. Disgorged May 16, 2012 – great nose. Earthy nose of mushroom, red apples, cranberries with beautiful savory notes too. Energetic and linear on the palate with great acidity and a tart and powerful finish. This offers a lot of muscle yet remains perfectly balanced and precise. As this sat in the glass it became my favorite wine of the evening. A Brilliant Rose.
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The Champagnes of Jacques Selosse (Roberson Wine, South Ken, London): Disgorged 20Sep2011. 90% Chardonnay / 10% Pinot still wine added Light nose, surprisingly austere. Probably the most austere, mineral rose champagne we have come across, acidic, very dry and sharp. This will last for many years to come, although not sure how it evolves from here. Not our style and not sure it justifies the ~£170 price tag though. 90-91 from us
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Disgorged late 2011. Light salmon. Lively mousse. Intense, vivid strawberry joined by pear-like fruit with faint nuttiness. Medium weight but juicy, great finishing minerality. This proved to be a good red wine substitute for an undrinkable red Burgundy. Unbelievably delicious.
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As good as always. Disgorged on June 2008, explosive nose with ripe red fruit, pink grapefruit and blood orange. It constantly evolves. Saline notes appears with time, then a little earthy notes and later on subtle minerality. Some herbs as well. Oak is there, totally integrated both on the nose and palate and used perfectly to complete the wine. There's a very good acidity to cut through the full body and wonderful and precise bitters on the finish give the wine a perfect balance. Very vinous and Burgundian.
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Selosse tasting (AuZone, Stockholm): 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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Salmon color with a leesy, biscuity nose. Upon initial opening, quite tight, angular, austere, very dry and wine-like...like Burgundy with bubbles. Filled out with air and after warming a bit in the glass, becoming more aromatic (red apples, bread dough, gingerbread) and more balanced, with the acidity becoming better integrated. Full-bodied but at the same time light on its feet, with a fine mousse, and a long, steely finish. My first Selosse, and an interesting experience for sure. Not sure I would pay the prices they command in the US, but worth what I paid in France.
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Another Washington Extravaganza (Obelisk, Washington, DC): October, 2009 disgorgement. Salmon skin color. Intense black cherry, strawberry nose. Full, dry, explosive fresh fruit, a touch of yeastiness and long, stony finish. Just bursting with flavor and character.
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Degad april 2011 så förhållandevis ung.Initalt lite blyg på näsan och behöver värme, Tydligt Selosse med allt vad det innebär, blommor, röda bär från pinot, exotiska frukter och den lite svaga oxidativa ton som man antingen hatar eller älskar. Ganska hård syra och kanske mer mousse i rosé än i de andra vinerna från honom. Syran är inte helt integrerad ännu, det här är förstår ett barnarov och den är inte lika sammansatt som den 2010 degade jag drack för ett tag sedan. Nu är vi inne ju på finlir men det här vinet förtjänar det, låg ligga och få en ännu större upplevelse om 2-3 år.
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Onion peel to rosa. Wide nose of peachy fruit and strawberries with butter, maccadamia, chestnuts. Dry, medium bodied and refreshing palate with creamy smooth moussé and zesty cut. Peach, watermelon, blood orange, citrusy freshness and slight bitter touch. Balanced buttery oak, some toast and long minerally finish. A very fine complex and delicious rosé. Quirky in a nice way.
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Finally got to open one of these- long story- and absolutely worth the wait. Opens with a chocolate nose and a unique selosse rose color. In the mouth not a lot of effervescence but it's weight stands out- simply because this is thicker thus heavier. Let it breathe in the glass through the meal and yes this opened up the canopy to amazing complexity. It's closer to the substance as an utterly gorgeous expression of the winemaker. For the adventurous and may not please those that find yellow label their thing. This ain't kids stuff. 10/2008 disgorge
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Disgorged 26 November 2010. Lovely red berries aromas and some caramel notes. Good structure but far too undeveloped as witnessed by the high acidity. Should be truly excellent in 2-3 years!
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Same disgorgement date as the previous bottle (Oct 2008). Seems to show more age than previously. Complex, savory with plenty of fruit as well. This is delicious, as always closer to wine than Champagne. I wish I could drink it every day for the rest of my life.
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Mushrooms and Wine (Helsingør): Compact overripe sweet apples on the nose with a hint of bread but also a bit of Fino Sherry. Dense sweet red apple in the mouth with some sweetness coming through. A lot of varnish showing but also a lot of fresh acidity. Great wine! 95-96p
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Degad 2010. Världens bästa NV rosé, kanske, kanske inte. Denna degorgering är dock riktigt riktigt bra, lite kraftigare än tidigare, borde vara en del 2002 och 2004 som kanske förklarar. Typisk selossig med lång eftersmak och sanslösa dofter. Ger nog Krus rosé en match men de spelar inte riktigt i samma liga så jag vet inte om jag vill jämföra. Dricker hellre båda två
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Powerful and complex nose - earth, citrus and an oxidative note. Very good balance with powerful flavour and refreshing acid. Great length. I'm not normally a fan of rosé champagne, but this was excellent.
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In a league of its own. Disgorged October 2008. Powerful and very complex nose. A lot going on with floral notes, small red fruit, blood orange. Salty notes both on the nose and palate. It's a magic balance between power and finess. Oxidative notes and the oak is so well used addding complexity to the Champagne. Quite dry with a very long finish. What a Champagne...
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Rosato tenue , naso spinge su fruttini rossi , note ossidate leggere, spezie dolci , confetti alla fragola, bocca ricca molto persistente, con una bollicina cremosa , sapido e lungo finale con sensazioni di frutto e legno, il tutto ben bilanciato.
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Alcohol :: 12.5% Light salmon pink. Unique & seductive nose of green fruits and peel, balonglong, touch of oxidative, funky notes that suggested a very fresh aromas tones. With time sweet red cherry and strawberry aromas evolved. Fine persistent moose caressing the palate gently, leading to very smooth, lightly toasted flavor profile of mushroom, green leaves, green apple all wrap in a soft texture, elegance package that leads to long persistent finish with mineral, light toast with honey aftertaste. Fresh, vibrant and precise with good mid palate sap however this lack of the tension and power for a Selosse to me, or Maybe this is the style for Rose?
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Simple Series Dinner 2 (Huat Kee): Pinkish. Yeasty on the nose but I don't get much fruit both on the nose and palate. Rather lean and austere. Not showing very well today though the persistence was pretty amazing. My score gives this the benefit of the doubt that this will transform into a swan with some age as this is really a technically perfect wine.
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2011 Simple Series II: Henry's Dinner (Huat Kee, Amoy Street): A really unusual Rosé. Still painfully young - this was only disgorged in 2009, and this took some time in the glass to really get going. A light salmon pink in colour, the nose showed lightly oxidative notes, with a hint of savoury, fino sherry like scents, some meat, lots of earth, red apples, cherries and touch of herbs and lentils. There is probably quite a bit of Chardonnay in the cepage, but somehow this comes across with rather red-Burg-like hints on the nose. The palate had beautiful acidity framing what were initially fresh green fruit flavours of lime and green appples lined with some fruit peel. Fine and very elegant, but a bit austere at first. With time though, the wine really opened up to show sweet lemon and cherry notes, with hints of white meat both on the nose and the palate. Quite a bit of power, yet it always remained very focused and perfectly balanced. Finish was very fine, with zippy acidity carrying savoury mineral and lime peel notes away into the distance. Very nice - reminded me a little bit of Egly-Ouriet's style, but less muscular and perhaps a little more elegant. A strong start to the night.
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Dinner with Charles (Washington, D.C.): June, 2007 disgorgement. Hard to describe its pale color which is more copper than pink. Less frothy than the Substance. Melon and strawberries on the nose. Very good, but it suffered in comparison with the Substance, not possessing the flavor breadth or intensity of that bottle. The one other time I've tried the Rose, I was more impressed.
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A very powerful rose (April 2009 dégorgement), which I think matters. A slight acrid/bitter afternote, but with a nose of strawberries, a hint of ripe red fruits, and a lovely light colour. Full bodied, long in mouth, with a straw-like flavour in mid-mouth. Not at all like most rosé champagne (even B-S, or Egly, which have much more finesse).
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Hot Paris Nights-Mainly Whites; 6/26/2010-6/28/2010 (Paris-Various Locales): October, 2008 disgorgement. Light amber. Fraises des bois on the nose. Medium weight, dry and just the perfect balance between fresh fruit and some early biscuity qualities. Very much alive and dynamic in the style of the house. Tremendous rose which I was thrilled to try.
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Deg Arpil 09, Börjar bli lite mer harmoniskt men i jämförelse med den 06 jag drack för inte så länge sedan så har den en lång väg att gå. Som alla Selosse ett vin med attityd, Doften är lång och komplax men smaken är fortsatt lite obalanserad, Känns inte riktigt som "mellansegmentet" finns på plats, intial attack i munnen, sedan inget följt av lite beska toner.Mognadsötma kommer göra underverk med vinet tror jag. Denna flaska tappade moussen väldigt fort, inget som störde i smaken
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Russell's Pebbles Fizz Offline (Alex's DML Office): Pale apricot. Quite a prickly nose, red fruit and some oxidative richness. A touch of spice, some meaty flavours on the mid-palate. Really quite complex. I like this very much. ****
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degad 06, vinner verkligen på att ligga ett par år, blommor, mineraler i doften blandad med lite begynnande sötma och den lite oxidativa tonen Selosse har. Röda bär, honung och lite mandel i smaken. Lång eftersmak, Perfekt mousse. Bra vin.
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Degad April 2009, Fantatisk doft med fina mineraltoner, blommor. Fin syra men känns inte helt balanserat ännu. Lite spretigt i smaken. Ska definitivt ligga ett tag till. De jag har hemma kommer jag inte öppna innan 2012-13
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Very nice! "oxidized notes", strawberries and red forrest berries, extremely long and nice aftertaste. I was a bit surprised about the mousse, so wild to start, but it was indeed very nice all the way. Beautiful salmon orange/pink color.
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I loved the nose with a nice minerality and small red fruits. Upon opening a touch of iodine, sea water. Somehow a delicate wine compared to the other Selosse. The palate is a little less complex but this needs time in the glass.
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Disgorged: Feb09 93% Chardonnay (from Avize, Oger, and Cramant), and 7% Pinot Noir from Ay. Now this is just incredibly complex and amazingly balanced champagne. Beautiful orange tinged salmon coloring. It's yeasty, smokey, filled with red grapefruit, mint, notes of blue cheese, orange zest, lots of minerality, plenty of bitterness, and a spicy citrus finish. As it warms and opens the flavors intensify, it's more aggresive and it comes together even more.
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Deg April 09, Selosse var lite spretig, alldeles för ung. Fantastisk på näsan men måste ligga ett antal år till för att få lite harmoni i smaken. Vet att forumet hyllat denna men jag vet inte om den kommer upp i nivå med V.O. Tiden lär visa om jag har rätt.. Den lägre dosagen som Selosse börjat med på rosén är positivt.
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Served in white wine glasses, this was an aromatic bombshell of roses, soft cranberries, strawberries and cherries, all wrapped in a thin layer of dough that helped soften things a bit. The mouthfeel was just amazing, a real pleasure to behold, and the finish went on and on. As usual, this is a gorgeous Champagne, and I was glad to have another go at it.
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Disgorged only six months ago, nose screams CO2 at first so bottle left to one side to calm down. Very pure ripe berry fruit sitting aside clean citrus, not an oidative wine. However this was dominated by very clean fresh oak, like a new barrel, nothing nutty or oxidative but shiny oak. Will no doubt integrate over the coming months.
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Selosse Champagne (Blue Hill): Not much to say about this one. It's a little more flowery than the blanc de noirs with a similar hint of confection. Nothing wrong here but it's also a reserved personality difficult to get a read on.
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Anselme Selosse is becoming quite the cult figure in Champagne. Its hard to find much info on him on the net, but I did read that the red wine for this rosé was sourced from Egly Ouriet...( I will admit that the power and concentration of this wine did remind me of the Egly's I have consumed) Lets talk color first. A very unusual mandarin organge color with copper hints. very "shiny" Brilliant! Very unusual on the nose - hints of summer fruit, mandarin, apricot, quince and some toasted nuts. On the palate this is a very full-bodied Champagne. Its easy to forgot that its sparkling due to the weight and complexity. Their were hints of physallis, and some sweet notes that reminded me of some sweet tokaj wines even thought this Champagne was very dry. Some hints of Oak, but very well-integrated. Some hints of Oxidation which reminded me of flor (sherry). It continued to evolve as time went on and even as the temp warmed to room temperature, it remained composed and full-bodied. This is an unforgettable Champagne with great complexity and length. Anselme Selosse recommends decanting his Champagnes, and in this case it might of helped air out this huge wine. If you find a bottle, pick it up!
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Bibenda Day 2007 (AIS, Parco dei Principi, Rome): Pretty pinkish orange colour. On nose, spicy, fruit cocktail, overly ripe (rotting) fruit, oxidized, vomitus. On palate, sharply acidic, autolysed yeast, a little vomitus. Funny-tasting stuff. Odd/unique. The guy beside me loved it and it was his WOTF. My worst of the flight, yet most other Selosse Champagnes I have loved.
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(Café Annie, Houston) An airline bump created an opportunity for a very nice lunch at Café Annie. This bottle was a nice way to start the holidays. Very nice nose with a slight sourdough and lemon curd notes. Good vinous body with the bubbles. Definite red wine feel to the wine as well, but light and clean. A touch of cranberry, slight smokiness and citrus peel elements. Very crisp finish with structure and elegance. Absolutely perfect with shrimp terrine, tortilla soup, venison sausage and quail and cheeses. A whole bottle = Merry Xmas to me!
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Enjoyed with antipasta. Pale gold. Nose of woody mushrooms, biscuits, and grass. Very tactile and almost chewy on the palate, with winey, yeasty texture and real presence on the tongue. Nice.
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Not to be too harsh, but this was probably my least favorite Champagne I've had in a while. Woody (pine?) with a very winey profile. Lacked freshness. Paled in comparison to the N/V Billecart-Rose that followed. Purchased in Epernay for 38 Euros.
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4/5/2024 - JRockEsq Likes this wine: 95 Points
Method: tasted at the domaine (in the cellar) with Anselme; vintages '17, '16, and '15; disg. right in front of me on April 2024 right before consuming
Nose: light strawberry, faint nuts
Palate: strawberry cream, mint; long finish of nuts, minerality... waves of complexity; medium+ to full- vinous body; medium strength pinpoint bubbles; low+ strength fine tannins; medium acidity
Overall thoughts: This was handicapped by being disgorged a minute before I tasted it, and it still blew me away. A ton of complexity, both in terms of flavor and texture/structure. 94 - 95 points (and probably better once it has time to come together after disgorgement). Excellent wine!
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4/4/2024 - TWSA Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nose: white flowers, wild berries, red fruits, hints of rose
Notes: 12.5％ ABV, 1.33g dosage, disgorged in 2023 June, 94 ％ Chardonnay and 6% Pinot Noir. This again and again would be one of the top Rose Champagne in my mind. Oxidative in style this is highly complex and has an extremely smooth palate. The beauty of Selosse is that it can be oxidative and energetic at the same time. The nose is so floral and so delicious. The slightly sweet aftertaste is intoxicating and stunning.
Drink: now+
Rating: 93
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3/31/2024 - Mag357 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Disg 2009 base 2004
Complex scents of dried red berries and dried goji introduce a leaner champagne, with more tension compared to the disg 10, displaying airyness, great depth of flavor, perfect balance, with more minerality and ending in a long and chiselled finish.
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3/31/2024 - Mag357 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Disg 2010 base 2003
Very complex scents of pomegranate, leather and cognac introduce a brilliant and spellbinding complex depth of flavors, mixing citrus, pastry, chalk and lees aromas in a perfect balance between chalky acids and sweetness, the whole experience being enhanced by ultra fine bubbles.
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3/22/2024 - finediningnyc Likes this wine: 98 Points
2018 Disgorgement is on fire tonight, intensely aromatic and simply unmistakable with its infinite layers of spiced red berry fruit, blood orange and chalky minerals that wrap around the palate, with singular texture, weight and density, giving way to a chiseled, vibrant and incredibly long finale. Just nothing like it.
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3/9/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 96 Points
Decanted for 1 hour to dissolve some of the effervescence as theres quite a lot of champagne and roses for the night. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of honey suckle, tropical fruits, melon, mango, toast, sweet biscuit, yeast. Deliberate oxidation style. High acidity and sweet on the palate. One of the best Champange Rose.
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2/29/2024 - LW31 Likes this wine: 95 Points
May 2010 disgorgement. Beautiful bottle aged rose. Lovely savory red fruits, touch of spice, long finish. Grows in the glass. At apogee for my taste
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2/11/2024 - MMacK wrote: 95 Points
Beautiful champagne. Interesting bouquet that had citrus notes initially but that dropped as the champagne opened more. Citrus notes were replaced by yeastier notes. Flavor changed similarly. Bubbles were fine and consistent. Really nice all around.
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2/7/2024 - Benoit Hardy wrote: 96 Points
Dgt 02/2009
Bewitching nose of raspberry, smoke, lavender and wet stone.
On the palate, the freshness is magnificent for a champagne whose disgorging dates back 14 years. The touch is lively and smooth at the same time, allowing the wine to develop its entire palette of aromas, including raspberry and smoke, the two dominant aromas.
Then the magnificent balance of acidity and freshness allows the juice to unfold with floral aromas and mineral salts. This rosé combines density and delicacy, it has a presence, something obvious. The finish is superb, chalky, saline and on wet stone, with vibrant length.
Great champagne rosé.
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1/6/2024 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Disgorged 2021/11/04. Complex aromatics of berry, chalk, peach, grilled nuts and lantana. Rich and full. Great power and presence without excess weight. Really good build, Excellent dry extract and a squeeze of lemon to the seriously long finish.
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12/26/2023 - aquacongas wrote: 94 Points
not blind, disg. 2013
Powerful wine, less roasted pine nuts, good acidity structure. The bottle aging helped to bring more balance in the wine. Fresh but on the oxidative side. 94-95
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12/25/2023 - gblacave wrote: 96 Points
Power and grace in a glass. Disgorged 2019.
An salmon-tinted copper hue in the glass. Savory and full nose that gives way to robust fruit as the wine opened up. Beautiful palate feel and long finish. A complete work of art - balanced, smooth, complete.
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12/18/2023 - thewiz Likes this wine: 96 Points
(Disgorged May 2nd 2022, base year 2016 with reserves from 2015 and 2014, approx. 92-95% Chardonnay with 5-8% added still red wine from Ambonnay, dosage 1,5 gr/l)
Always such a lovely nose showing wild strawberries, freshly baked bread and minerals and with some time in the glass opens up with hazelnut and milk chocolate. Pleasant lime zest bitterness on the palate combined with minerals before the cream takes over on the mid to late where a cherry stone bitterness takes over. Leaving a delicious minerals saltiness on the lips as well, just perfect!
(Best with 0-9 years extra cellaring)
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12/5/2023 - Ghoulardi Likes this wine: 94 Points
Bottle disgorged Oct 2022, so this is relatively young. Based on the 2014/2013 vintages, roughly 95% chardonnay and 5% still red wine from Egly-Ouriet. Note from memory.
A beautiful orange-copper color, almost more reminsicnet of sauternes than rose champagne, with a quickly dissolving mousse. Quite savory upon opening (maybe herbal pinot notes?), but with more air the oxidative chardonnay profile became dominant, creating an incredibly complex wine that just got better throughout the night. The last sip was the best.
Delicious and exciting, and I'm so grateful to try it, but hard to justify more bottles based on current prices.
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12/1/2023 - LB88 wrote: 94 Points
Opened and drank over dinner with Korean food. Pinot noir & Chardonnay blend. Slightly brioche nose, super balanced and integrated fruit filled palate. Everything is just so subtle in this wine, compared with the more powerful and reductive breathren the initial and VO, this was so delicate, even the bubbles are quite fine and gentle. This really gained with more air and was pure joy through to the last drop. I m a huge fan and I need to buy more! 94+
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11/25/2023 - @chardonoir Likes this wine:
Inledningsvis lite ungdomlig bråkighet, äppelkart och en pust av ostkant/mögelost. Men efter en liten stund tittar solen in i novembermörkret. En massiv och finstämd doft av mogna äpplen, madeira, grapefrukt, röda bär och ädelträ. Smaken är utvecklad rund, balanserad och djup. Här hittar vi moga citrusfrukter, körsbär, marsipan, vanilj, kex och mineral. Hög syra, bra balans och lång finish. Den här champagnen bjuder på en unik solig känsla och glädje som är svår att beskriva. Det handlar allt från det visuella, doften, smaken till feelingen efteråt. Ett vin som snor showen fullständigt. Deg: 2022.
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11/16/2023 - Rezy13 Likes this wine:
Tete de Cuvee Rose Tasting (Brookhaven, GA): (2020 disgorgement) Amber orange color; exotic nose, sour orange and cherry, Extra Brut, citric, natty, cinnamon, hibiscus, floral, complex, gingerbread, cloves, a good bit of tannic grip on the palate; unique and very good, this style is so distinctive, without peers; the next day this shows a little more of what others talk about with blue fruit Pinot Noir and the super nutty and oxidative Chardonnay base- it was still unique but lacked the elegance and floral components that made it so attractive the night before.
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11/10/2023 - Vas19 wrote: 95 Points
October 2018 disgorgement. This was singing. Bright pinot fruit played perfectly with that minerally and slightly oxidative chardonnay. Everything one could want in a bottle of rose champagne.
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10/31/2023 - Tgood wrote:
First Selosse - easy to discern the quality - a 2022 disgorgement brilliant light pink with copper tones. Clean ready nose of tangerine oil and minty herbal stuff - Meyer lemon citricity - clean dense clingy palate presence long after creamy fuzzy furry wine is swallowed. Not one hard rough or angular edge that requires understanding or excuse.
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10/24/2023 - Gargantua wrote:
Sept 11 2019 disg. Truly tasted like a synthesis of Selosse's oxi Chard with some fresh grippy berry Pinot. Quite enjoyable, but wouldn't rebuy at its current value!
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10/19/2023 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Fathers' Gathering (Q by Peter Chang - Bethesda, Maryland): Fully mature complex nose displaying delicious generous yellow fruit, peach, dry apricot, a hint of cherry, marzipan, a hint of sherry, sweet spices and mineral. This is a bit more oxidative than usual. Excellent concentration, beautifully layered delicious yellow fruit, very fine medium generous mousse, very complex and beautifully detailed, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long generous yellow fruit driven finish with a hint of sherry at the end. This beautifully expresses the uniqueness of Selosse Rose.
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9/19/2023 - JOsgood wrote:
Gorgeous stuff as always. This was a later disgorgement so there was a touch of secondary.
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9/5/2023 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 95 Points
2019 disgorgement. Very pretty nose with notes of strawberries, grapefruit, herbs, lemon, and minerals. Nice acidity with more lemon, brioche, and grapefruit flavors on the palate. Long finish. This was quite a substantial Champagne with great intensity and balance. Excellent!
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9/2/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Picked up this bottle this past year when we were visiting and our friends didn't want to take their bottle so we planned to drink it when all together again. It's a truly great wine. Light and easy and yet with a bit more of something underneath that let's you know you need to pay more attention. I never like it quite as much as his other bottlings but it's still quite delicious.
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8/6/2023 - aSimpleGuy Likes this wine: 96 Points
Took about 45-1 hour to fully open up, earthy and oxidative, if that is your style, you will like it!
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7/21/2023 - finediningnyc Likes this wine: 99 Points
2020 Disgorgment is utter perfection, and a particular favorite, exploding with infinite depth of red berry fruit and chalky minerality, a vibrant, chiseled palate with second to none texture and a finish that keeps on going. Nothin’ like it. 👑👑👑
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7/13/2023 - matage Likes this wine: 95 Points
Deg 21 so fairly young but still an outstanding bottle!
Depth, complexity and elegance. Red berries, burgundian undertones, almost a saline oxidative notes in the finish.
Spectacular!
Tasted in Zalto Bgn, Gabriel Gold and in the winner - Riedel Veritas NW Pinot Noir
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6/12/2023 - aquacongas wrote: 95 Points
blind, disg. 2014
9 years after disgorgement this wine shows his beauty, minimal oxidation signs. Pistachio, honey, dried fruits but with singing acidity. Powerful, better with food. 95-96
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6/10/2023 - Dibbs Likes this wine: 97 Points
Disgorgement 2016. Muted at first, decanted for 30 mins and poured it back in the bottle. I loved it from the get go but got so much better with air. This is an wonderfully complex wine that defies classification and the vinous quality of it cannot be understated. It is more a still wine than a champagne through and through. Absolutely delightful.
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6/9/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 96 Points
Dibbs's birthday celebration: Disgorged in 2016. Was decanted and didn't have any bubbles (nor did it look like a rose but that may have been the lighting) so was stumped, was even thinking Loire Chenin until someone said champagne which I agreed made perfect sense. Oxidative and tired to begin with but thankfully it somehow became fresher and tighter with air. Notes of grapefruit and wild strawberries, despite the breadth it had fantastic tension and energy. A profound and singular wine, very thankful for this generous pull from the host.
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4/28/2023 - TWSA Likes this wine: 93 Points
Jacques Selosse Rose NV
Nose: red date, honey, rose, dried fig
Notes: Disgorged 2021. When the nose is so seductive it is rare for the palate to be so intense and firm but this is the rose everyone would desire. Made with a slightly oxidative style it makes me wonder how the adjectives of slightly oxidative and energetic can be used on the same wine. Perhaps this is the magic of Selosse and why it truly stands out compared to many other makers in the same region. This would be one of the best and finest Rose Champagne I've had. I think this wine is ready to be consumed although it won't hurt to leave it in the cellar for another 2-3 years. Judging from the taste today it should last at least another 10-12 years without any problem.
Drink: now - 2035
Rating: 93
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4/23/2023 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 Points
not blind
disg. 22
Not oxidative, red berries, lemon and cranberries with some spicieness. 94
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4/22/2023 - finediningnyc Likes this wine: 97 Points
10/21 disgorgement is simply perfect, unmistakable with its infinite layers of red berry fruit, blood orange and chalky minerals that wrap around the palate, with incredible texture, density and intensity before its chiseled, vibrant and lengthy finale. The best.
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4/16/2023 - Jonathan / Vinofili Likes this wine: 96 Points
Disgorgement: 2014
Wow, incredible! It’s rare that such a high-priced wine actually deliver more than I expected. This is not just the usual rosé-colored bottle of bubbles.
On the nose, intense aromas of orange peel, rosehip jam, caramel, marzipan, saffron, baked sourdough bred, roasted hazelnuts, nougat, rose petals and dried red berries, complimented by clear mineral notes of chalk, a powerful leesy feel and massive (controlled) oxidative notes of hay, walnuts and almost “voile” (after an hour, it smelled a bit like Vin Jaune behind the dried fruits). Amazing!
On the palate, it’s quite full-bodied, dry, and has a delicate, balanced medium+ acidity. The bubbles were creamy and vibrant. Caramelized oranges, marzipan, quince jam, rosehip, tangerine, roasted pines, Crème Brûlée, dried raspberry and a salty punch in the finish.
Just insane!
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4/4/2023 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
11th of May 2016 disgorgement. The nose has notes of baked apple, caramel, spiced plum and strawberry. The palate is creamy rich and spicy. It has layers of flavour and quite relaxed structure. There's a light puff of chalk to the long finish.
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3/30/2023 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 92 Points
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3/16/2023 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 95 Points
2019 disgorgement - side by side C Bouchard Creux d'Enfer (14 vintage 18 disgorgement) what a beautiful way to kick off dinner. They were very different examples of great rose. While the Bouchard was much more bright pink in colour, was much more high pitch pretty fruit forward the Selosse was much more orange whitish in colour, had a very deep nose intially of hops and then changing into a Ulysse Collin ringer (totally reminded me of the nose of Enfers 2015 base 48 months had recently) with chalky texture. Two sides of a shiny coin to me Selosse was outstanding today and held more overall interest.
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2/13/2023 - finediningnyc Likes this wine: 97 Points
April 2018 Disgorgement is absolutely killer right now, with an ultra complex aromatic profile and chiseled palate with riveting energy and a seamlessly balanced expression of layered red berry fruit, blood orange and chalky minerality. VO base with a touch of still Pinot from Francis Egly. The best!
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1/20/2023 - aquacongas wrote: 96 Points
blind, disg. 2015
I guessed dis. 2013. Beautifully aged, still fresh, pistachios, roasted pine nuts, orange peel. Great balance, opened a day before. 96-97
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1/20/2023 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 96 Points
dsg 12/2012
What complexity in this rosé! It's rare. It starts on the nose, with scents of lavender, a basket of red fruits, smoke and wet stone.
The mouth is in total harmony with the nose. First there is a creamy foam, and a magnificent freshness with just enough tension for this textured rosé to release all its juice. The red fruit is bright, but very quickly gives way to wet stone, which dominates, with ashes and a floral side. The whole imposes itself, it is harmonious, there is an obvious presence. Great finish as saline as floral that stretches in elegance and length.
Great rosé.
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1/3/2023 - flat wrote: 94 Points
dég 2016
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12/11/2022 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decent desgorgement May 2022 - this was sweet red berries jumping out at your nose and palate from the glass. Gorgeous in a primary way!
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12/3/2022 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
11th of September 2019 disgorgement. This is super complex. It starts with aromas of lavender, honey, backed apple and smoky mineral. The palate is full and intense but also pilowy and airy. It is fluffy of texture and has some tart red fruit flavours. It builds and finishes with so much chalk and salt. I like it very much.
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11/19/2022 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 98 Points
A delicious treat with notes of white chocolate, peach, mango, sweet bread. Extremely long finish. Sweet and complex. High acidity and yet balanced. Disgorged 2017.
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11/13/2022 - yuti1225 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Selosse Millesime Vertical 1995-2009: Disg 2020. Lighter than I remember, with wild strawberry and citrus. Enjoyable but really suffered from all the Millésimé served prior to this.
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11/6/2022 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
2022 Excellent Burgundy Adventure; 10/31/2022-11/6/2022 (Burgundy): Fully mature complex nose displaying slightly dry yellow and red fruit, dry apricot, peach, raspberry soda, cooper, smoke, grilled cep and crushed rocks. There is a hint of Amontillado sherry note which is pleasing. Fully mature palate, nicely layered generous mature yellow and red fruit, beautifully detailed and harmonious, medium fine generous mousse, bright acidity, strong wet rock mineral, and a seamless long finish with copper and sherry at the end. Although it clear expresses a nutty dry sherry note, it is not overwhelming, and the oxidative note is not too pronounced. This is a classic bottle of Selosse Rose that is drinking beautifully.
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10/27/2022 - AValdes Likes this wine: 94 Points
Often a very good rose, this is the first time Selosse rose was truly amazing for me. 2019 disgorgement. Just the right amount of Pinot. Not too heavy. Not to sharp either. Well balanced.
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9/24/2022 - CamWheeler wrote: 94 Points
"90th" Joint Birthday: Base 2014, disgorged September 2019. Roses, sea spray, strawberry and smoke on the nose. Lovely balance here, lots of interest and texture as per normal for this wine. Lots of joy and spark in this bottle, a pleasure to drink it.
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9/21/2022 - finediningnyc Likes this wine: 98 Points
At The French Laundry. October 2020 disgorgement is utter perfection with an ultra complex aromatic profile and chiseled palate with riveting energy and a seamlessly balanced expression of layered rich red berry fruit and chalky minerality. VO base with a touch of still Pinot from Francis Egly. Magic every time.
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8/22/2022 - NickA Likes this wine: 96 Points
March 2009 disgorgement. One of its kind, really, and so both defies and transcends description - but I will try to say something. Glinting salmon in appearance, showing some age, but didn't look (and wasn't) hugely mature. Intense and arresting, yet wonderfully friendly with all of the food (we drank this with an ALC menu at a restaurant in France). Not a great deal of fruit, plenty of spice (ginger, even garam masala), attractive orange-peely acidity and something floral along with a moreish umami from all that time in the bottle. Beautifully soft and integrated despite the complexity. Quite superb; we could happily have drunk a bottle each!
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8/9/2022 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
This is 92% Côte de Blancs Chardonnay, with the addition of 8% Pinot Noir from Ambonnay. It is loaded with Summer berries. It is rich, creamy and layered and cut by minerals. The finish has chalky dry extract and delicious fruit flavours linger.
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6/24/2022 - mye wrote:
First time trying and really wow'd by this btl. I think it's a 2017 DG. Incredible depth in the fruit, the oxidative nuttiness, the lovely acidity that keeps it fresh. Overall quite a bit of weight on the mid palate with noteable viscosity, but it never saturates as the acid keeps it energetic.
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6/18/2022 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 94 Points
Fleshy apples, rose water, ginger, sourdough, tangerine, raspberry
I think it was an early 2021 DG date, forgot to look - quickly drank at Le Chateaubriand in Paris.
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6/3/2022 - palfr2 wrote:
Disgorgement April 2018 suggests this is a 2012 base. Complexity is fantastic. Mousse is dialled just perfectly. The oxidative notes blend in perfectly with the Pinot flavours lending the wine a North African/Moroccan spicy feel. A fine food companion of the highest order. The only nit is the oxidative notes are a bit overpowering and at times take center stage. What a trailblazer of a producer though. Champagne is the most interesting wine region right now. The Terroirs, winemaking creativity and helping hand from global warming make possible the widest array of singular wines.
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5/30/2022 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 97 Points
Disgorged 19 April 2018. Pelure d’oignon colour; fresh and minerally but intense and deep nose, salted lemon and Moroccan spices, white nuts and lightly candied stone fruits; the palate is silky and seamless, weighty and vinous but energetic and elegant, with ripe but fresh acidity and subtle bitters, dreamy mousse, and perfectly integrated rich rosé flavours; creamy strawberries on long and comforting, expansove and richly resonant finish. With four years post-disgorgement ageing, it is a perfect peak. There is something magical about this wine, that really sets it apart from any other Champagne rosé. It exists in itself and by itself. In the Bistro at Hotel Olivier Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet, France.
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5/25/2022 - dandiephouse wrote:
Disgorged in 2011. Was definitely over the hill. Don't wait this long my friends!
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5/12/2022 - Neuneuil Likes this wine: 95 Points
‘Is this cider?’Said my mom. ‘No, it’s rose champagne, mom, granted oxydised but champagne nonetheless’.
‘It’s really good’ she said. ‘I could drink lots more, not too much alcohol ?’ Nope’I said
So in short, a beautifully balanced, light but extremely expressive oxidative and red apple notes. Beautiful
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5/7/2022 - ASMB wrote: flawed
Bought at auction. Shame.
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5/2/2022 - WaiCellar Likes this wine: 95 Points
This has gotten some expensive in recent years, and I hate myself for not buying more when I thought value was still great. Nevertheless, this is amazing, and despite the price tag, I think it’s still worth the money. There’s something special about a Selosse champagne - like a Krug, the bouquet is just unique and even my unsophisticated palette can identify it blind. Floral notes with well balanced acidity. Round, long finish. Love it
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4/29/2022 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 95 Points
Disgorged in March 2021. Floral nose with strawberry, brioche, orange, and lemon notes. It's both delicate and complex. There is nice acidity on the palate with more lemon, orange, and mineral flavors, as well as an interesting red berry note. Long finish. Awesome Champagne!
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4/23/2022 - veniceslug1 wrote: 99 Points
Wish i remembered the disgorge date. This was an older bottle that had been sitting in my cellar. Beautiful. Complex. Powerful. Yeasty. Dry. Great acid. An extraordinary bottle of bubbles.
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4/4/2022 - merlotsmile Likes this wine:
Substance, Paris
Deg 11/2020
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3/27/2022 - Vas19 wrote: 93 Points
21 disgorgement. Hints of oxidation with some fresh Pinot fruit. Quite good but is it worth the $?
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3/6/2022 - Pancreatitis wrote:
‘21 disgorgement. This sadly had estery hints and mild VA.
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2/14/2022 - drwine2001 wrote:
Disgorged January, 2018. Pale pink with a yellow tinge. Transient mousse. Amazingly vibrant, dynamic tart strawberry and a bit of herbs arrayed atop a medium weight, very mineral frame. Every sip of this was mouthwatering and thrilling. Fantastic rosé.
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2/9/2022 - CamWheeler wrote: 94 Points
Sixpenny with the GMs: D/g 9 Nov 2020, 2015 base. Strawberries, earth, smoky wood and cherry. Delightful palate, fresh and floral with plenty of energy and spark. Lovely length. Top stuff.
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1/31/2022 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 95 Points
Austin 3-star food + wine; 1/30/2022-1/31/2022 (Our residence, Austin, TX): 2014 disgorgement. Delicious. Some residual sugar and slight notes of oxidation.
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1/30/2022 - smctipton wrote: 95 Points
At the Bellm's with Matt Peters in the kitchen. April 2014 disgorgement. Solid performance on all levels. Very balanced. Not as oxidative and austere as I recall other versions...dare I say opulent? Could not, however, top the 2002 Salon Les Mesnil.
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1/25/2022 - sdr Likes this wine: 92 Points
Selosse (Oceanic, Pompano Beach, Florida): The color is orange, not pink. This bottle purchased a number of years ago. Very dry even severe on the palate. Minerally and crisp. Medium finish. Distinctive and interesting but needs an unctuous dish to tame it.
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1/1/2022 - Ltim BE Likes this wine: 96 Points
Disgorged 2009. Fabulous bottle.
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12/15/2021 - finediningnyc Likes this wine: 96 Points
Same 2020 Disgorgement as the prior night and nothing differs. Can’t get enough! 🙌🏻
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12/14/2021 - finediningnyc Likes this wine: 96 Points
2020 Disgorgement is showing a seamless and expressive aromatic profile and the usual chiseled and energized palate with a balanced expression of layered rich red berry fruit and VO chalky minerality. Fantastic as always and for me, a benchmark rosé. 2013 base.
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11/8/2021 - thewiz Likes this wine: 94 Points
(Base year 2014, 92% "V.O." with 8% red still wine from Ambonnay)
When young very much showing the VO chalkiness and raspberries with a vinous touch before pine and cedar takes over on the finish. Very nice and fresh, but should get some extra rest in the cellar to show its best.
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11/8/2021 - Sundbyberg wrote: 91 Points
Tasting: Nothing special this time. Latest discorgment.
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10/24/2021 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 Points
not blind
Disgorged 2018. As always a special rose with the typical handwriting of Selosse with the roasted pine nuts. Not too oxidative and great acidity. 94
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10/15/2021 - Charlie Carnes wrote: flawed
WB Boys Weekend; 10/14/2021-10/17/2021 (Highlands NC): Another disappointing/flawed Selosse… for a second I thought this was going to be good. Then it was astringent, metallic, and went flat as a pancake! Yuck!
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10/14/2021 - merlotsmile Likes this wine: 95 Points
Deg aug 13
https://palais-coburg.com/en/culinary/silvio-nickol/
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9/23/2021 - BLam Likes this wine: 93 Points
Thanks Leon for this special bottle. It tasted not like chamgpagne to me. Very yeast, chewing, and with a color of aged d'Yquem.
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9/10/2021 - aquacongas wrote: 95 Points
blind, nailed it
I love this Rose but I didn't have it so fresh and less oxidative. Stewed staw ans raspberries. Typical roasted pinenuts in the nose but less dominant than the white ones. 95-96
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8/6/2021 - stenbergs Likes this wine: 92 Points
Perhaps not the best I've had, but still pretty damn good.
Lots of flowers both on the nose and palate.
Enjoyed by everyone at the small family gathering, where no one had ever heard of Selosse before.
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8/1/2021 - bjamesclark wrote: 93 Points
Bottle disgorged in Dec. 2018.
Absolutely stunning in the glass with peach skin color with sunset orange hues. Aromas of bruised peach and peach skin, quince, muddled strawberry, pine nuts, almond meal, biscuit, rose hip, chalk dust and sea breeze.
The palate is full displaying fleshy textures, balancing acidity and a fine bubble structure. Flavors translate completely to the palate with the bruised and oxidized peach notes, muddled strawberry, pine nuts, rose hip, biscuit, almond meal, saline and chalk dust. the finish lingers effortlessly
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7/27/2021 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Disgorged in 2018.
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7/25/2021 - wine_brett Likes this wine: 93 Points
dd 12/2018
Pop and poured and enjoyed over 3 hours. Subtle oxidative notes, red fruits and lively acidity. Despite its long finish I still found this bottle slightly shy and not reaching the the full potential of what it could be. I also couldn’t get the mouth-coating rich texture which I experienced with a bottle of dd 04/2018 I had back in 2019. Probably needed a bit more decanting but still a great bottle nonetheless - we all just have the highest of expectations when it comes to Selosse!
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7/12/2021 - aquacongas wrote: 93 Points
blind, deg. 2019
nailed it, Pinenuts, apricot, honey, not oxidized, fresh , clean long finish. 93-94
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7/9/2021 - Peech Likes this wine: 94 Points
dégorgée le 15 octobre 2009 - very savory and mineral, like Chinese salted plum, with apricot, marmalade notes. Fragrant and a little floral, the nose was very beautiful - especially after more than an hour in glass. Finish was a little short though.
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7/2/2021 - olracx62 Likes this wine: 94 Points
disgorgement Jan 2014. Pale orange colour with uncommon but typical oxidative notes; at the palate clear hints of Pinot Noir in the middle and a beautiful train of bubbles growing over time. Every sip improves the experience of this peculiar Rosè. Savoury with balanced acidity and a lengthy and ethereal finish. Paired with strawberries, squids, culatello and quiche in a sunny afternoon below the blades and in front of Our Peaceful Mountain Edges
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7/2/2021 - Oscaro Likes this wine: 94 Points
Massor av chark, sherry, röda äpplen, hyacint, och blodapelsin.
Mycket röda bär tillsammans med röda och gröna äpplen. Pinoten kommer fram fint och är väldigt välintegrerad med en fin svag beska som knyter ihop vinet. Komplext och långt avslut.
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7/1/2021 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 95 Points
Helt magisk, ännu en Selosse rose på min hustrus födelsedag <3
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5/26/2021 - vetty Likes this wine: 94 Points
Disg. 9 Dec 2019. lots of toast, honey, richness and complexities. But still very fresh and crisp.
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5/26/2021 - hprphf wrote: 95 Points
9 Décembre 2019. Wonderfully bright and resolved, perfect balance, added Pinot brings out the richness and complexities of the VO base wine, with the extra feather on top. 95
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5/8/2021 - finediningnyc Likes this wine: 96 Points
Fantastic as always. Disg. 12/18. Drank in Zalto Burgundy.
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5/3/2021 - Jammy Wine wrote: 91 Points
This 2010 disgorgement Selosse Rose is one of the most savoury Champagnes I have tasted. Selosse Rose tends to be quite savoury even at release, and with 10 +years of extra ageing there is a significant build-up of umami flavours. Some enjoyed it more than others. The red wine came from Elgy Ouriet. Delicate bouquet of zingy citrus, mushrooms, rose petal, and savoury finish. A distinguished rose with good complexity. (91/100)
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5/2/2021 - Wine_lvr wrote: 94 Points
Deg. 2015. superb, still quite fresh
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4/29/2021 - dvansteenderen Likes this wine: 94 Points
After the flight of 2018 Weingut Keller Abts E® Riesling Großes Gewächs and 2018 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère we had this NV Jacques Selosse Champagne Brut Rosé with a dégorgement date of 26 Julliet 2016.
My first time with the Jacques Selosse Rosé and it did not disappoint! Pinot fruit, nice oxidation and very energetic and vibrant. We emptied the bottle with the three of us very quickly, so drinkability in abundance!
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4/3/2021 - Bullethead Likes this wine: 95 Points
First selosse. disgorged in 2013. Pronounced oxidative note which is quite complex. Tasted like 30 years old champagne. Delicious
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3/4/2021 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 96 Points
Deliberately oxidation rose. With notes of red fruits, toast, yeasty. Sweet after taste. Cult champagne rose.
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2/12/2021 - robertek wrote: 96 Points
Best Rosé in the world. Period.
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1/8/2021 - thewiz Likes this wine: 95 Points
(Disgorged in March 2015, based on 2008, 2007 and 2006 with 8% Pinot Noir from Ambonnay and 92% Chardonnay from Avize, dosage 2.7 gr/l, approx 6 000 bottles annually)
Pale orange colour with a beautiful nose showing blood orange, hazelnuts and milk chocolate in a very pleasant way. Still very nice and pleasant with a refreshing blood orange acidity combined with a nice bready note and a touch of orange citrus zest showing on the lengthy finish.
(Probably best with 0-9 years extra cellaring)
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12/31/2020 - MartyL Likes this wine: 97 Points
Not clear when this was disgorged, but the bottle was carried back from Paris some time between 2000 and 2005. Mature, complex, tertiary, faint bubbles, nutty gorgeousness. Wowzers. Happy New Year indeed.
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12/25/2020 - Vstalam wrote: 95 Points
Jan 2018 disgorgement paired with Christmas goose dinner. Beautiful pale copper color. Clearly get the trademark oxidative, slightly bruised apple scent, but backed with richness, acidic red fruit, and a touch of honeyed richness with a long finish. Paired beautifully with the goose, one of my favorite wines and it did not disappoint.
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12/24/2020 - EDO89 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Selosse for Christmas Eve dinner. Dégorgement August 2019. Pale salmon colour, incredibly bright.
First nose highlights the oxidative notes typical of Selosse: almond/hazelnut, rum, bruised apple/peach.
Also dried apricots, pungent grapefruit zest, chalk dust, marzipan and oyster shell/seawater. You can just smell it over and over again before even tasting it. A wide, open, deep nose of tantalizing and suave character.
The palate is elegant, very elegant, with fine bubbles, a broad texture, and a focused, saline finish. Grapefruit acidity comes back to lengthen the sip into an endless dimension, with distinct savoury and salty flavours.
The best sparkling rose I've ever tried, but personally I really enjoy Selosse style. Also, I don't mind the price tag on these wines when this is you what you get. An unforgettable experience, a wine that stays with you forever. Chapeau!
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12/11/2020 - robertek wrote: 96 Points
This is indeed the worlds best Rose in my book. Period.
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11/21/2020 - merlotsmile wrote: 93 Points
Deg dec 18
Grand Hotel Lund
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11/14/2020 - french16 wrote:
Disgorged 5/19
As usual, needs a good 20mn to blossom (I personally like to decant it).
Very subtle oxidative notes for that disgorgement and showing peach and apricot notes rather than the usual mandarin/tangerine zest notes. Great acidity supporting the depth and volume of the wine.
Always a great rose.
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10/31/2020 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 94 Points
Disgorged 2015. A bit young. Fruit punch like fresh mixed fruits. Gaining some weight with air and warming with the signature sea breeze minerality and savoury oxidative notes. A long way to go.
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10/31/2020 - MWiking wrote: 95 Points
första gången man fick prova denna och den sticker ut rejält, en väldigt häftig koncentration i smaken och mycket briochekänsla i smaken
grym
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10/25/2020 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 Points
blind, one is 2016 and the other one 2019 disgorged
I preferred the older disgorgement slightly because I like the evolved fruit notes compared to the sharp acidity, both are phantastic Roses. 94
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10/25/2020 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points
blind, one is 2016 and the other one 2019 disgorged
I preferred the older disgorgement slightly because I like the evolved fruit notes compared to the sharp acidity, both are phantastic Roses. 95
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10/23/2020 - Rixon Likes this wine: 97 Points
Wow! Consumed at a tasting alongside Salon 96, Billecart-Salmon 08 and others. I won't argue that it's "better" than Salon - I'd hate to compare the two. Personally I prefer this one. The nose is about adventure to an extent other producers simply cannot compete with. Not the cleanest. But by god, what a beauty!
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10/14/2020 - RayOB wrote: 90 Points
Drank at 110
This champagne is really down to personal taste. Slight oxidative nose with a bring red berry palate. Nice but I am not a big fan
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10/14/2020 - Sean_005 Likes this wine: 94 Points
My first Selosse and what a beauty, disgorged in 2013.
A faint blush in the glass but on the palate an explosion of depth and complexity. Faint hints of strawberries and red fruit.
It’s walking a tight rope between oxidative and fresh and does it with aplomb.
Made the 1996 Krug tasted alongside it linear, acidic and austere.
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9/22/2020 - hprphf wrote: 93 Points
17 Decembre 2012.
This never really came around. Surely good structure and oxidative profile, but the wine just does not achieve either the depth or complexity expected. Broadness and palate got better with air. 92-93
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8/19/2020 - Russell Faulkner wrote:
2008 Disgorged. Lovely pale rose gold. Light nose of whipped cream and fresh berries. Opens to a very broad brioche midpalate and redcurrant on the finish. Young and lovely still.
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8/16/2020 - Ltim BE Likes this wine: 93 Points
Disgorged 11/09/2019
Love how it starts funky to gain depth with aeration even some notes of bacon mixed with lovely dark fruits. Simply delicious.
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7/27/2020 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 Points
not blind, disg. 05/08
At the beginning a bit shy and less pinenut as usually and too short in the finish but after 2 hours really singing and convincing, great acidity and bubbles. 94.95, great winr for food
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7/7/2020 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 93 Points
Seems to be a lot of variation on how I like this wine I assume by the oxidation-disgorged date. This bottle was disgorged Feb 2016. I let it sit for about 30 min to blow off the super almond cake nose - while still present it revealed more blood orange, black tea, cotton candy. Great acidity that tickles together raspberry, sour cream, lime zest and vanilla bean.
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7/1/2020 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 95 Points
Deg. 24 april 2017, magisk flaska, sannolikt den bästa batchen jag haft förmånen att dricka av denna rose! Tack 🙏
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6/14/2020 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points
not blind, deg. 2015
Still one of the most faszinating roses. More Selosse than Raspberry/Strawberry fruit bomb. Pinenut, honey balanced. 95+
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5/31/2020 - Burgnick wrote:
Disgorged in 2016. Ripe and weighty. Expected a bit more acidity and verve.
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2/15/2020 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 94 Points
Lukten, färgen och smaken är så härlig! Dock var detta en något sämre flaska... bra men inte magisk! Tappade mot slutet på flaskan... lite förvånad!
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2/14/2020 - thewiz Likes this wine: 95 Points
(Disgorged in April 2016, based on 2010 and 2009, 96% Chardonnay with 4% of still Pinot from Francis Egly, dosage 2.5 gr/L)
Orange colour with a youthfully fresh nose showing yeast, freshly baked bread and nuts together with raspberries and a hint of Tahiti vanilla in the background. Well structured palate, mineral driven with a smooth acidity combined with red berries. The finish is very nice and long with red berries and showing a lovely saltiness on the lips. Excellent showing bottle that was perfect tonight!
(Best with 2-10 years of extra cellaring)
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2/8/2020 - robertek wrote: 96 Points
Best rosé in the world and one of the better bottles I have had. Or it was the food pairing. Or the company :)
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2/1/2020 - cct wrote:
Bartolo and Roagna At Ben and Wendy's
Nov 15 disgorgement
Oxidative and savory with excellent cut and freshness. Very precise and focused with a fine bead. Finishes clean.
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1/26/2020 - thewiz Likes this wine: 93 Points
(Disgorged in October 2016, base year 2010, 5% Pinot Noir and 95% Chardonnay)
Deep golden yellow colour with a stream of fine bubbles. Opens up on the lovely nose showing yeast, freshly baked bread and nuts together with raspberries and a hint of Tahiti vanilla in the background. Well structured palate, mineral driven with a smooth acidity combined with red berries and with a distinct finish showing figs and a touch of sherry.
(Best with 2-10 years extra cellaring)
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1/26/2020 - roxette Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deg oct. 2018
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1/17/2020 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points
not blind, deg. 01/18
again unbeliavable fresh and cracking, not too much berries, spicy, balanced and elegant, not detectable as a Rose. 94-95
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1/14/2020 - aagrawal wrote: 94 Points
Dinner with Herwig (Heirloom cafe): Disgorged 2016. Aromatic, beautiful nose with some brioche, red apple, slightly oxidative; palate is medium bodied, apple skin, high acid, lovely persistence. A great rose champagne. 94
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1/13/2020 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 89 Points
From a well-cellared bottle that was disgorged October 28, 2014, this medium salmon-colored Champagne was serially sampled over two hours. Sporting a vibrant small bead, it delivers aromas and flavors of strawberries, pit fruits, citrus, bread dough and marzipan. Light notes of oxidation appear on the mid-palate, becoming more prominent on the lengthy back end. While many may prefer this wine in its current state, I would have favored consumption at an earlier date. Those who like a bit of oxidative complexity will find this to be enjoyable for another year or two. Drink now-2022.
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1/10/2020 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine:
Tasting with some crazy geeks (@Private location, Solingen): *** Brief notes for my own memory, no CT rating. Points expressed are only rough guidelines ***
My first Selosse Rosé. Wonderful nose with lots of red berries. On the palate very joyful and delicious. Very long and lingering. Beautiful! 94-95
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1/9/2020 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 96 Points
blind, disgorged 18
nailed it. The best Rose I had from Selosse. Beautiful crazy nose after black currant, red berries and sure slightly roasted pinenuts. The best Rose after Cristal for me. 96-97
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12/22/2019 - Bobhelge wrote: 94 Points
The New Traditional December 22 Tasting (Anders place): A round yet delicate Champagne with some earthy notes of mushrooms and walnut. Nevertheless red apples and current is also found to makes it fresh and perky. Lean bubble. Selosse is always a pleasure.
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12/22/2019 - Normann wrote: 94 Points
Nydelige saker!
Trenger luft!
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12/15/2019 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 Points
not blind
Lovely again. More wine than Rose. No pinenut but still a lot of Selosse in the glas. No oxidation signs but balanced and cheeky. 94
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12/4/2019 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 Points
Not blind
Untypical colour, nose and palate for a Rose. Not that much pinenut as usually with Selosse. Extremly light, reluctant and elegant but with a lot of pressure in the finish. no red berries it is more spicy and Grapefruit notes. 94-95
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10/12/2019 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 94 Points
Fantastisk färg på denna rose och eftersmaken är bara så härlig, en lång njutning!
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9/7/2019 - Kim Gerner wrote: 90 Points
Jacques Selosse - semi blind horisontal and vertical tasting (14 wines) (Nordsjaelland): Disgorged 8/2013. Fresh aromas of raspberry, rhubarb and grapefruit. Further bread dough, caramel and lots of toast. Long nutty finish.
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8/29/2019 - LW31 Likes this wine:
July 2014 disgorgement. Starts off rather toasty and slightly oxidative. With 45 min of air in glass takes on more tart red berry fruit and a savory quality. Overall rather subdued wine for Selosse but still delicious. Have not had this disgorgement before so unsure on aging curve.
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8/24/2019 - sburtt Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really enjoyed this bobble, very fine bobbles, brioche and biscuits on the nose are the signature, lovely red fruits on the palate, wish I could have more of this and I would like to try age a few bottles, this was disg. in May 2015
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8/23/2019 - swfc Likes this wine: 93 Points
Oeuil de pedrix. Lovely, inviting nose of crushed red fruits mingled with tertiary notes. Certainly not as oxidative, or as much of a stylistic outlier, as many Selosse wines. Lovely weight and balance, this drinks particularly well with food. Stood up to game and foie gras pie... Delicious juice, if not in all honesty, worth the hefty premium over the competition
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8/7/2019 - englishman's claret wrote: 94 Points
Hugely enjoyable; bright strawberry, red cherry, acacia - unusual and wonderfully refreshing combination. This is delicious stuff; a bit wild and unique.
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8/5/2019 - RolfT Likes this wine: 95 Points
Deg 2010. Tasted blind, but was my bottle. Bought this second hand recently from a wine store and was worried it would be slightly over the hill - but it was not. Far from. Still on upswing even though the pink color has turned orange. When pouring, people initially thought this was a very old wine until tasted. Then no one was in doubt what producer this was, even though it was tasted blind. 95+
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8/3/2019 - SommStags Likes this wine:
09 disgorgement, so good every time I have this disgorgement. Probably closer to peak than not.
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7/26/2019 - thewiz wrote: 95 Points
(Disgorged in March 2015, based on 2009, 2008 and 2007 with 8% Pinot Noir and 92% Chardonnay, dosage 2.7 gr/l)
Lovely orange colour with a stream of very fine bubbles. This has a wonderful maturity on the nose going from red berries, minerals and hazelnuts over roasted coffee and malts and with more time showing gravels and sea buckthorn, just to end up with a cream and lilac flower scent in a very pleasant way. Equally delicious on the palate with a very nice and intense raspberry minerals acidity before a note of bread comes in on the long lasting finish before a lovely buttery feeling. The added minerals saltiness on the lips is of course a very pleasant touch! This was a really nice showing with a few more years of extra cellaring and it’s hard to decide if this should be had fresh or matured.. both are equally excellent experiences!
(Best with 0-9 years extra cellaring)
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7/8/2019 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 91 Points
Compared to what I had last year this bottle (DG 11/17) was more orange without the touches of pink and seemed a little more oxidative rhan the previous bottle but it eventually blew off with a little linger. It was still great but didn’t spark the joy as did last year’s bottle.
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4/28/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 Points
A private dinner (Hotel Les Avisés (Jacques Selosse), Avize, France): Disgorged 29 October 2018, from the 2012 and 2013 vintages, 90% Avize Chardonnay and 10% Ambonnay Pinot Noir, 6000 bottles produced. I have relatively little experience with the wines from Jacques Selosse, and that may be because (or why) I sometimes have difficulty understanding the wines. Not so here - maybe because it is expressive and displays real individuality, but perhaps not as oxidative as wines released in previous years reportedly have been? Pale to medium salmon colour, with a hint of copper; the nose is expressive, with bitter orange fruit, and honeyed, vinous and woody notes, with green apple, cocoa and a whiff of fresh nuts in the background; the structured palate displays ample weight of (delicately candied) fruit and excellent density, it is tightly woven and harmonious, with concentrated flavours; very good density and length on the finish. Will probably develop very well over the next 5-10 years.
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4/19/2019 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
11th of May 2016 disgorgement. Complex aromatics of strawberry, caramel, earth, bread and stones. It is rich, full and layered. There's a core of vinous sweetness and all sorts of savoury nuance. It has great volume and length.
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4/2/2019 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Comprehensive Selosse (Chicago, IL): Disgorged July 2016. We opened a second bottle of this for dessert. I'll admit, it's not a great pairing with chocolate (but no wine is). Nonetheless, this was pretty much consistent with the apertif bottle -- the intense earthiness and red berries, with chalky intensity and tons of acid on the palate.
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4/2/2019 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Comprehensive Selosse (Chicago, IL): Disgorged July 2016. Just as I remember it. This is probably one of the best bottles of rose champagne in the market to my palate, but it's one that is incredibly stylized. Earthy, oxidative elements on the nose, almost to the point of bitterness (but not quite). It's initially not too expressive -- this is a wine that expands and becomes deeper with air. Lots and lots of acidity that is balanced by the sheer amount of extract in this wine. Concentrated, and almost tannic. Always a pleasure.
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2/22/2019 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 92 Points
22 Top Flight Champagne's for E&R's 20th Anniversary (E&R Wine Shop, Portland OR): Soft, slightly funky aroma, and overall quite perfumey. Soft, sweet, candied fruit is present on the palate, which is rich and smooth. Nice elegance is present. Bitter, sweet fruit attacks on the finish, coupled with some nice minerality. Quite bitter and strong on the mineral fruit as it lingers on the finish.
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2/6/2019 - hprphf wrote: 96 Points
25 Juillet 2017.
Decanted to serve. Finesse, clarity, broadness and weightlessness are all exemplary for Champagne. 96
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1/22/2019 - Zunga Likes this wine: 95 Points
This bottle was pure magic. The word that comes to mind is lovely. Salmon colored gold. Just outstanding.
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12/14/2018 - RolfT Likes this wine: 93 Points
My bottle. Disgorged june2014. Typical selosse smell and taste. Really good and satisfying, but somewhat sweetish and lacking a bit in acidity to make it more focused and refreshing. For me, the pairing with confit canard was not perfect but others at the table loved it.
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12/12/2018 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Eric's visit to DC - Champagne, White Burgundy, Rhone, Piedmont and etc. (Officina - Washington D.C.): Beautiful perfectly mature sweet nose displaying white peach, apricot, a hint of raspberry soda, strawberry candy, slightly oxidized apple, a hint of sherry, almond cookie, white chocolate, sweet spices and mineral. Very good concentration, subtle sweet yellow fruit with a hint of red, fine mousse, bright acidity, strong limestone mineral and a long sweet yellow and red fruit driven finish with a hint of sherry at the end. This bottle shows a bit more sherry than the last bottle. IMO, Selosse Rose is fully ready when released and there is no significant benefit of cellaring.
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11/24/2018 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
Barolo gathering at Officina (Officina - Washington D.C.): Beautiful complex nose displaying sweet yellow fruit with a hint of red, peach, apricot, cherry soda, a hint of whiskey sour, white chocolate, almond cookie, a hint of balsamico, coriander, sweet spices and mineral. Excellent concentration, nicely layered apricot and peach, fine generous mousse, bright acidity, strong mineral presence and a long sweet yellow fruit and almond paste driven finish. There is a hint of oxidative/sherry note in the nose but not in the palate. It is quite complex but also easy to enjoy. Excellent showing.
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11/20/2018 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:
Disgorged in September 2016. Another excellent bottle from Selosse, I can't say enough how much I love his wines, they are just so grippy, lingering and memorable. On the nose, bouquet of red flowers, strawberry, cranberry foam, marmalade, and red cherries mousse, on the palate, opulent red fruits balanced with minerality and good lingering acidity, there was spices into finish too which made it even more complex. Love it.
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9/28/2018 - Redrunners Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was the fifth wine as part of the Champagne flight for the Charleston off-line.
Served with low country shrimp boil with white shrimp, artisanal sausage and corn on the cob - wonderful pairing with some great aged champagnes.
Beautiful salmon color with flavors of peach, orange peel and vanilla. Good complexity and acidity. Not as complex as some of the other aged sparklers that night, but a very nice bottle.
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9/28/2018 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine: 93 Points
Charleston Offlineorama IV; 9/27/2018-10/1/2018 (Charleston, NC (various locations)): 5th/6 champagnes tasted. Disgorged Nov-2015. Very similar to previous outing with this wine last month although I was late to this bottle and only had a very small pour. Color is pale salmon. Fruit leans to strawberry and citrus with a healthy dose of wet stones and then some of the yeasty oxidative notes coming through on the back end. I think the complexity will evolve over time - so remaining bottles need more years of cellar time before popping.
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9/28/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine: 93 Points
Charleston IV - Return of the Collectible; 9/27/2018-9/30/2018 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): On the heels of a number of very expressive wines this stood out for being a bit closed down (similar to the Krug). It has the oxidized note that I like in this champagne and just a hint of the orange peel and maybe a touch of red fruit, but one had to really concentrate to pull those out. Mostly it was tight. Will let the rest of ours rest for awhile.
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9/20/2018 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 95 Points
Wow... vilket vin, magiskt gott!!
Inte blev den sämre utav att den avnjöts i den privata poolen på Bali (min 50 års resa)
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9/15/2018 - jbroich Likes this wine: 96 Points
What a great perfume. Bottle was disgorged in 2010 and now at peak. Perfect balance between chalky notes and perfume of yuzu and apricot
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9/10/2018 - _water.into.wine_ Likes this wine: 96 Points
Disgorged in November 2007, so probably from grapes around 1996-2002.
An utterly sublime experience, different to any other champagne I have tried. The colour is intoxicating, a beautiful peach with lots of orange. It's light and refreshing, yet still lush and full. Very light bubbles and well balanced. I saved a glass for the morning after and it was still drinking well! Brought by SW to dinner
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8/29/2018 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Very peachy.
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8/26/2018 - Yunj wrote:
A bit too sweet for starting wine
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8/11/2018 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine: 94 Points
Syrah from Afar with a Champagne Flight to start (Long Island, NY): Disgorged Nov-2015. What a treat - two bottles of Selosse in one afternoon! The color on this leans more to salmon than pink. Both zippy (with clean acidity, orange/tangerine peel and strawberries) and a bit oxidative at the same time. An elegant and complex Rose - quite special and a pleasure to drink.
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8/11/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine: 93 Points
An Afternoon in LI w/Friends (Champagne Reception, Syrah from Afar) (Long Island): What a very fun and interesting wine. At first this reminded me of pop rocks although less intense. As you sipped the line it literally seemed to melt in one's mouth. That plus a decent acidity almost gave the impression of gentle pop-rocking. Poured more of an orange color and that seemed to give the impression of some orange peel. Definitely a bit oxidative. Very interesting. Glad we have more.
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8/5/2018 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:
Disgorged in April 2016. The Selosse rose that night almost stole the show. Another great bottle of wine from Mr. Anselme Selosse. Blend of grape from Avize (Chardonnay) and Ambonnay (Pinot Noir). Pink orange beautiful color, on nose, on palate, very firm acidity . I love bubbles.
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8/2/2018 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
Another excellent selosse. Disgorged in april 2017. Surprisingly forward with strawberry, chalk and raspberry mpose. Good weight with that oxidative finesse Selosse has always carried. My favourite rose, as always. This disgorgement is good for near term drinking.
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7/21/2018 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points
Selosse Rose (deg. 10/2015) is a crazy Rose. It starts with the colour and nose which have nothing to do with the regular raspberry and strawberry driven juice. The colour is more copper than rose. Thyme, white pepper, cinnamon, towelled orange peel, savoury biscuit. Smoky notes, divinely acidity and ready is a phantastic food concomitant. With time and air stronger and better. 95+
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7/20/2018 - robertek wrote: 95 Points
Yes please - any day of the week.
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7/14/2018 - drwine2001 wrote:
Disgorged January, 2017. Light pink, very active fine bead. Lively, crisp strawberry and apple, some perceptible dosage. Very good but not as much cut or excitement as some previous disgorgements.
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7/14/2018 - Skaggs.1980 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Orange i färgen och visuellt ingen rosé. Doften känns väldigt producentbekant. Växthus, hyacinth, smultron, bulldeg och någon nämnde krasse.
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7/7/2018 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 95 Points
Pale burnt orang with a touch of salmon color. Very fine bubbles and a small dime sized mousse. Sharp nose of persimmon, grapefruit and jasmine. Initially a quick punched up tart palette that subtly opens to reveal stone fruit, unripe melon and a bit of flowers.
Absolutely stunning wine, memorable. World class.
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6/16/2018 - robertek wrote: 95 Points
Worlds best Rose and deg 16 was the best yet.
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6/14/2018 - bg2167 wrote: 94 Points
july 2016 disgorgement
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5/31/2018 - LW31 Likes this wine:
July 2016 disgorge. Fabulous. Elegant red berry fruit, lovely mousse, good energy but as always I find this one of the more loose knit and welcoming of Selosse champagnes.
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5/28/2018 - Vicc3 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Degorgerad i November 2015, Första gången jag provar en Selosse överhuvudtaget och det var en angenäm upplevelse. Vid öppning så fanns det en del oxidativa toner som påminde mycket om mycket rostade hasselnötter. Efter lite luft och temperaturhöjning kom frukten fram mer med aprikos och lite persika. Det fanns inte någon röda frukter eller bär i doft eller smak utan höll sig mer åt gula frukter med nötterna i bakgrunden. Efter ett tag blev de rostade tonerna lite mer vaga och vanliga hasselnötter tog över. Underbart vin som jag gärna hade provat en tidigare degorgering av.
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5/4/2018 - KenK Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fascinating wine made in an extreme style. Oxidized peachy flavors that I found quite appealing, yet probably an acquired taste.
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5/4/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
La Fête de La Paulée in Chicago (Formento's - Chicago IL): Current release. Very rich and concentrated with a Chardonnay-driven character I really enjoy. The Selosse oxidative style is quite pronounced here, and is nicely intriguing with the combination of richness, acidity and minerality from middle to finish. Not my favorite style of Champagne, but certainly well made and easy to appreciate.
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5/4/2018 - Nanda wrote: 88 Points
La Fête de La Paulée: Super oxidative nose is complex, but not all that appealing. Modest berry aromas trying to show through the oxidation. Palate is more pleasurable with significant density and freshness to the fruit, with no signs of oxidation. Not my preferred style of bubbles.
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4/28/2018 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Degorgerad 2015.
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4/27/2018 - robertek wrote: 94 Points
Love it.
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4/21/2018 - thewiz Likes this wine: 94 Points
(Disgorged on November 7th, 2017)
Orange colour with a youthfully fresh nose showing yeast, freshly baked bread and nuts together with raspberries and a hint of Tahiti vanilla in the background. Well structured palate, mineral driven with a smooth acidity combined with red berries. The finish is very nice and long with red berries and showing a lovely saltiness on the lips.
(Best with 2-10 years of extra cellaring)
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4/12/2018 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Disgorged 7th November, 2017. A calm and even nose of chalk, biscuit, wild berries, apple and salt. The palate is direct and intense. There's terrific dry extract and everything culminates in a finish loaded with iodine.
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3/3/2018 - robertek wrote: 94 Points
Consistent.
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2/19/2018 - Heynetty Likes this wine: 94 Points
Unit D's SCHOOL OF SELOSSE Champagne Tasting (Shady Acres. Houston, TX): NV - disgorged September 2007 (yup its over 10 years old)
Unit D's School of Selosse Champagne Tasting
Group Note:
A: Medium orange
N: Kelly immediately said butterscotch and we all agreed, dried apricot, peach, toasted almond, honey; the group said it smelled like a dry Sauternes. Fully developed
P: Aromas confirmed. Flavor of fruit conserves and even chocolate, as Ken noted, sits long on the finish. Dry, high acidity, medium (+) body, medium alcohol, medium (+) intensity, loooooooooooooonnnnnnng finish
C: I had this bottle for so long and such high hopes for it that i decided to watch other people examine it first before i took a sniff. When Eric put his nose over the glass he laughed and i knew we were on to a winner. I think we all enjoyed this wine and the fruit development with aging was a treasure on the nose and palate. Loved it. $300/bottle for a new disgorgement but i have got to buy some more. A joy!
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2/10/2018 - Trydebull Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deg 2017,
Intressant nog bättre än deg med fler år på rygg.
Kraftfull doft av smultron och pim-pim, mogna jordgubbar - en del hallon också.
Smakar hallon, banan och nougat.
Riktigt god!
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2/10/2018 - Trydebull Likes this wine: 91 Points
Laxrosa i färgen.
Smultron och vanilj i doften.
Smultron i munnen.
Deg mars 2015
Gott- men absolut inte fantastiskt. Känns knuten. Kan säkert plocka någon pinne med källartid.
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1/1/2018 - Voodoo_Champagne Likes this wine:
The latest version deg. april 2016 with vintage 2010 and 2009 of Chardonnay blended with 6 % Red Ambonnay from Egly-Ouriet.
Color light salmon, nose very chalky and some oxidative notes taste was mellow and quite long actually, next day even better with breakfast.
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12/22/2017 - nphase Likes this wine: 94 Points
Cellar Door Provisions: A remarkable wine. Big. Like really big. And wide. Like oversized-trailer wide. And crunchy. First time trying it - and it's exactly what I'd expect after I heard "Selosse makes a Rose". Can't wait to revisit with more time. (Disgorged July 27, 2014 - thanks @acyso!)
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12/22/2017 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Dinner at Cellar Door Provisions (Chicago, IL): Disgorged July 27, 2014. Another brilliant bottle of champagne -- this was incredibly powerful and rich, with a chewiness that I think is very unique to Selosse's wines. There's certainly a fair bit of oxidation and oak here, and this is one of the heavily wrought rose champagnes that just works. Pairing this with a beet salad with lemon dressing really brought out the red fruits and earth clearly.
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12/17/2017 - mat600 wrote: 92 Points
Dégorgé en 2012, ce champagne possède de fines bulles sur une bouche très fruitée. Des notes de griotte, de cerise, de canneberge. On retrouve aussi une légère oxydation sur une bouche pleine mais en finesse. Un beau champagne. 92 sur 100.
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12/10/2017 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points
Selosse Rose, degorgiert Jan 2013
Es gibt viele, die diesen Selosse nicht so mögen. Ich bin großer Fan von diesem Wein. Was ihn besonders macht, ist, daß er überhaupt nicht wie ein Rose schmeckt. Ein Ernst zunehmender Champagner, der hervorragend zum Essen harmoniert. „Papa“ ist „Papa“, um Bot Rytis zu zitieren. Unverkennbar. Eleganz und Druck gehen Hand in Hand. Weiße Blüten, rote Beeren. Präzise und klar in den Aromen. 95+
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10/14/2017 - Zweder wrote: 95 Points
Dave's 40th birthday. My most exclusive tasting ever!!! (@ Bottles; Sas van Gent, Netherlands): See also my note of last month. Very smoky bouquet with lots of minerals. Same on the palate with good acidity and length. A very special and beautiful wine.
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10/11/2017 - winequant Likes this wine: 93 Points
Be still my heart.
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10/7/2017 - hsacks Likes this wine: 94 Points
Bright orange color. Lively mousse with very fine bubbles. Complex aromas of strawberry and apricot, fino sherry and hazelnuts. Rich, intense fruit in the mouth with great depth and length. Very complex and long on the palate with excellent acidity. The typical Selosse oxidative character of the fruit matched beautifully with the Petrossian osetra caviar we enjoyed as part of our 10th anniversary celebration! Disgorged 2/09.
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9/30/2017 - Zweder wrote:
Slightly reductive and some peat in the nose in the beginning. Concentrated, firm acidity and bitterness. Oak? Very special.
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9/30/2017 - aekenback wrote: 92 Points
Quite a lot of mature notes but at the same time very fresh and crisp. Not as big and intense as I expected from a bottle of Selosse. Very nice, but the question is whether I will keep buying wines from this estate. The prices has increased quite substantially over the last couple of years. There are a lot of very exciting champagnes around for half the price.
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9/30/2017 - jkoenen wrote: 93 Points
Retrospective: California 90s (Restaurant Bottles, Sas van Gent): Deg. 131115
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9/27/2017 - bengemarräng Likes this wine: 93 Points
Disgorged 2014-03
Another Selosse, another pleasure. Filled with red apples, artificial raspberry candy, wild strawberrys and a light touch of vanilla.
Felt a bit weaker than the Substance and Extra Brut (V.O) and should obviously benefit from 5+ years in the cellar, but I still don't sense the potential in this batch for a (95-96p) since it doesn't develop in the glass as its sisters, but rather fades away. Still a lovely wine.
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9/27/2017 - forceberry wrote: 97 Points
A blend of two consecutive vintages, fermented with indigenous yeasts, aged in oak barrels and blended with a 5% addition of red wine from Egly-Ouriet. Disgorged on Feb 11th 2015. Annual production 6000 bottles. Served blind.
Pale, orange-tinted honey-yellow color. Ridiculously complex and expressive nose with a stunning array of aromas: roasted nuts, toasty autolysis, smoke, some burnt sugar, a little bit of dark-roasted coffee grounds, a little bit of biscuit, a hint of bacon and charred pork fat and a touch of caramel. The wine is bone-dry yet ripe and weighty on the palate with highly complex and savory flavors of toasty autolysis, ripe citrus fruit, mocha, baked apple, light notes of roasted oats and honey, a little bit of crème brûlée, a hint of chalky minerality and a touch of smoke. Overall the wine shows very vinous and concentrated character, yet isn't heavy or ponderous at all. The mousse feels rich, yet very fine and smooth. The finish is long, steely and powerful with intense, bone-dry flavors of roasted nuts, exotic spices, some oxidative bruised apple character, a little bit of autolytic toast and brioche, a hint of toffee and a touch of smoke.
A real stunner. In a blind tasting of grower Champagnes no wine stood a chance against this. This is a real vinous powerhouse with remarkable structure, depth and power, yet it doesn't come across as a cumbersome, monolithic monster wine, but instead one that is surprisingly light on its feet. As opposed to some other Selosse wines I've had, this showed surprisingly little of that famous "Selosse oxidation" - you could smell and taste that the wine was made oxidatively, but the emphasis here was still on vibrant, bone-dry fruit, nutty autolytic notes and delicate nuances from the barrel aging, not anything noticeably oxidative or any other "Sherried" characteristics, as often described by some critics of the Selosse style. All in all, this was not only the wine of the night (not just for me, but probably for everybody who attended), but also one of the greatest rosé Champagnes I've had. You'd almost not want to like these wines because everybody raves about how great they are, but the fact remains that the wines really are as good as they say. Just wow.
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6/25/2017 - hajoha wrote: 91 Points
Gogget juni 2014.
Good stuff, men kommet litt langt og kunne ha hatt mer lift.
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6/13/2017 - appel54 wrote: 93 Points
Ljusrosa färg, nästan orange
Som ett vin jaune med bubblor, oxiderat, blommigt, banan, ekfat
Bra syra, bra längd, härlig komplexitet
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5/29/2017 - drwine2001 wrote:
Disgorged May, 2016. Light anber with a glint of salmon. Transient burst of bubbles. Honeyed apple more black cherry, and some floral elements. Medium weight. Just off dry, more red fruit on the palate than the nose, soil but not tremendous minerality, slightly cut off finish. Very good but not as vivacious as prior disgorgements of this wine.
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5/22/2017 - tooch wrote: 94 Points
Day 1 in Piedmont (Vietti, Prunotto, & Bartolo Mascarello) (Piedmont, Italy): A stunning bottle of rose - as you come to expect from Selosse. Aromas were concentrated and deep with strawberries, cranberries, and mushroom. The palate was exotic and stylish with bright red fruit along with some of the classic Selosse oxidative charm. After a long day of tasting Barolo, this was the perfect palate cleanser!
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5/19/2017 - Burgaddict wrote:
Degorgement July 2014. Red fruit nose and taste. Mint, minerals, slight bitter tones, oxidative tones, all balanced with the fruit. Complex, concentrated. Very fine.
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5/11/2017 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 Points
Medium bodied, good fruit up front, overall good balance and light on its feet but lacking in finish. This bottle was purchased in Avize at the winery and consumed in Paris. Probably not in prime and the wine developed nicely in Glass for several hours.
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5/6/2017 - robertek wrote: 95 Points
Consistency and easy to spot in a blind tasting. My favorite rose by far.
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4/19/2017 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Disgorged 11th May, 2016. Complex and ethereal with notes of smoked meats, red berries, nuts and chalk. Dense, rich and powerful but not heavy. Great acid spine and laden with chalky dry extract on the finish.
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4/11/2017 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Pretty pink gold, lightly effervescent. Yeasty, peachy nose. Quite dry, medium length.
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4/11/2017 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
Disgorged in sep 13. Very aromatic with rose petal, strawberry and raspberry. Good length and substance. A bit sweet on the palate.
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4/7/2017 - giba ochman Likes this wine: 95 Points
At Lima27 - Lima - Peru. Disgorgement 2007. Yes, The real time to drink this bottle with a very nice Peruvian food. Drink now and remember that the disg. date is important to Selosse window (with my friends Vivi, Vava and my wife Rê)
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4/7/2017 - Cote d'Or wrote:
Tasted over 1.5 hrs; disgorged Feb 2014
-translucent pale salmon
-powerful aromatics
-med acidity, med+ weight, oxidative complex quinine almost savory, long
-excellent
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4/1/2017 - Zunga Likes this wine: 93 Points
Sort of needed a decanting, but after some time was marvelous. April 16 disgorgement
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3/30/2017 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Comprehensive Jacques Selosse dinner (Source by Wolfgang Puck, Washington D.C.): Absolutely decadent nose displaying subtle sweet red fruit, sugar coated raspberry, a hint of cherry, cooper, sherry vinegar, smoke and mineral. Beautifully integrated sweet palate, candied strawberry driven plate impression, bright acidity, good mineral presence and a long sweet finish with copper and mineral as the end notes. Seems more ready than the Lieux-dits Collection BdN bottlings.
Per David White, author of But First, Champagne.
“Dosage: ~4g/l
Chardonnay from a pair of older vintages, blended with still Pinot Noir from Egly-Ouriet in Ambonnay. Still wine makes up about 6-10% of the blend. Spends about 5 years on lees.”
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3/25/2017 - JOsgood wrote: 96 Points
One of my all time favorite wines. Just so special with serious depth and that beautiful oxidative character.
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3/23/2017 - Zunga Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pure Raspberry with a minimal streak that snuck up on me. Honestly, didn't love it as much as my last bottle. Certainly good.
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3/18/2017 - giba ochman Likes this wine: 95 Points
disg. 11/19/2007 - Mature Selosse is always a treat. This bottle is in the nice place now, with pinot flavours and a long finish. Strawberries, bread, honey, spicy... The acidity is surprisingly present for a old champagne by Selosse, what make this wine so special in the context of a full body champ. I recommend hold recent disgorgement rose Selosse if you wish to explore the real limit of this elixir. If you can find this champs, buy and start to dream!!! Drink now
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3/17/2017 - Edouard84 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Best rose champagne ever tasted. This is a very serious wine and is far from the typical rose sparkling for the summer
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2/25/2017 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
DGs Birthday: Disgorged May 2016. Earthy, roses, orange peel, herb, pear and a mineral streak. With a little time there is some of the funk and oxidative notes coming through, but they don't dominate, with the fruit remaining pure but interesting. Delicate flavour on the palate, with a touch of sweetness. All the elements work really well together.
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1/1/2017 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 93 Points
Whistler Wines; 12/31/2016-1/3/2017: Disgorged 2014. Vibrant and energetic nose with apricot and peaches. Salmon berries. Palate has great weight and rich citrus flavors with a lot of slate mineralty. Underripe mango in the very lengthy finish. Delicious drinking.
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12/27/2016 - AV2012 wrote: 90 Points
Rowan and caramel on the nose as well as forward vanilla, acacia and sweet tree bark. High acidity, even pungent at times. High intensity and very fresh when young.
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12/12/2016 - LW31 Likes this wine:
From Feb 2015 disgorgement. Really superb--great lift, depth, and energy (the most of any of his wines). Would think this would show more with another few years of development but an elegant and beautiful wine now.
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12/7/2016 - CamWheeler wrote: 94 Points
SLDS December 2016: d/g October 2015. Cherry, earthy, spice, bready notes, sea spray. Honeyed palate, layers of spice and earth. Still really fresh, great length, vibrant but complex. Really savoury and excellent character.
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11/24/2016 - drwine2001 wrote:
Disgorged February, 2015. Full pink. Wow, a Selosse rosé bursting with tart strawberry fruit and life. A tad more dosage than I usually find in these wines. This bottle was an absolute delight.
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11/18/2016 - krister wrote: 95 Points
deg dec 2015. magic as always. like my selosse rosés young. fresh, fragrant, complex red fruit.
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11/13/2016 - bacchusnyon wrote: 91 Points
subtle, hints of candied fruit, almost an orange colour! Lovely
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11/12/2016 - robertek wrote: 95 Points
This is an amazing wine. Love it.
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11/11/2016 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 95 Points
This was the first wine in a spectacular horizontal tasting of different Selosse Champagnes. Dég. October 2011. I am usually not the biggest fan of rosé Champagne (or any rosé for that matter) but boy is this good. Explosive aromatics of orange zest, vanilla, sweet spices, some dried red fruits, nuts, honey, minerals and also some oxidative notes (like in most of Selosse's wines). It's full bodied, dense but with amazing tension and still medium+ acidity, small perfect bubbles. Excellent length. A great and complex rosé Champagne of the very highest level. Some in our group liked it a little less than I did, but everybody agreed that is was excellent quality. Drink now.
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10/30/2016 - BSA wrote: 91 Points
From memory, @ Mugaritz. Our 3rd champagne. Deg. 05/04/16. A more delicate champagne than I had expected. The Selosse trademarks are there, but they are more soft spoken than in his whites. I liked it, though perhaps the dosage was higher than what I prefer. Guess this should have had some more bottle time before really being judged. 91p
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9/8/2016 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
Mostly domestic wine dinner (Eddie V's - Tysons Corner): Another decadently delicious showing. Shy red fruits, raspberry and cherry, perfectly ripe peach, a hint of sherry, plum sauce, smoke and mineral. Excellent concentration, decadent jammy red fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity, excellent mineral presence and lovely long sweet finish. This really is a crowd pleaser. Unlike Dom or Cristal rose, I don’t see the reason to age this.
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9/1/2016 - AtoZ wrote:
Great food wine. Lighter on fruit than other disgorgements perhaps. 2014 disgorgement.
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9/1/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Disgorge 11/2012
Close at the beginning and need a few hours bottle breathe to show potential. Red fruit, signature oxidiative style, minerals and very balance. Complex with very long finish
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8/26/2016 - larsth wrote: 94 Points
Functional Fridays group @ Kongens Have: Disgorged April 2014. This is special. Clean red fruit, right nutty/oxidative hint, acidity - just impeccably balanced.
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8/21/2016 - the godfather wrote: 99 Points
I'm at a loss for words with this. Basically a flawless champagne. The most perfect food wine on earth.
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8/10/2016 - Burgaddict wrote: 93 Points
Raspberry nose, herbs, oxidative tones, very balanced and beautifull. Palate also red fruit, minerals, great concentration from sip to finish, sharp, long. Exquisite!
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8/8/2016 - drwine2001 wrote:
Disgorged October, 2014. Explosive nose, redolent of strawberry with a touch of herb. Vibrant fruit in the mouth leavened by tremendous acidity. Enthralling rosé, so alive.
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7/25/2016 - bg2167 wrote: 92 Points
July 2014 disgorgement
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7/22/2016 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Poker night - Mostly double blind - Rayas, Masseto, Schrader, QC and etc. (Reston, Va): Very sweet and decadent, essence of raspberry and cherry, copper and mineral. Everyone loves it.
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7/13/2016 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 94 Points
Pop and poured. Drank over a few hours. At B&B PP.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, uniquely orangey salmon colour. Legs. Very persistent fine frothy bubbles.
Nose is clean, medium+ almost pronounced intensity, with aromas of bready yeast and floral perfume. With more air, the breadiness and yeastiness dominates and hits you up the nostrils. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (12.5%), medium body. Pronounced flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet red plums, tart strawberry, more bready yeast. Incredibly long, laser sharp, rapier-on-the-tongue finish. With more air, nuttiness emerges through the bread and yeast.
Outstanding quality. This is light on the mid-palate, but is so focused on the attack, and such a lengthy persistent finish. Very clearly an outstanding Rose champ.
This bottle was disgorged 14 December 2012.
Blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir fruit from Ambonnay.
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6/16/2016 - AHVinoFile wrote: 92 Points
[IWFS-Vic Top Burgundy Grand Crus Dinner at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Melbourne] Very pale straw color, faint pink tinge; moderately vigorous mousse, not very persistent minuscule beads. Bready nose over quite tight grapefruit nectarine bouquet with hints of mineral, limestone, dried flowers, white peach, lemon peel, spice & toast. Medium plus weight, quite deep, intense, fresh, mineral- & chalk-inflected citrus & stone fruits with the faintest hint of oxidation and initially with a touch of bitterness that rapidly ameliorated with aeration; traces of chalky extracts & lots of fine acidity enhance the sharply focused wine with extra textural dimension while maintaining excellent harmony. Long acid-freshened finish.
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5/8/2016 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 Points
Blind Tasting mainly Californian Reds: Raspberry, nuts, almonds, fine forrest strawberries, in the nose typical oxidative style, but in the palate much fresher and a crispy acidity, later roasted macadamia nuts, not a typical Rose, both colour and taste, some herbal notes and orange peels in the long clean finish, 93-94
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4/30/2016 - robertek wrote: 95 Points
Love it! Disgorged dec 2014.
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4/9/2016 - drwine2001 wrote:
Some Wines from a Swing Through France-Paris, Chablis, and Champagne; 4/1/2016-4/9/2016: Disgorged July, 2015. More fennel and others herbs on the nose than red fruit-very different from the bottle the other night that was disgorged in 2014. After an initial impression of medium weight, relatively light and delicate with zesty acidity and lemon. Blossoms strawberry flavors over time to complement the interesting herbaceousness. Rising mineral finish. I didn't like this quite as much as the earlier bottling, but one cannot deny its interest and complexity.
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4/4/2016 - drwine2001 wrote:
Some Wines from a Swing Through France-Paris, Chablis, and Champagne; 4/1/2016-4/9/2016: Disgorged April, 2014. Light salmon color. Only lightly effervescent. Exuberant aromatics of pure strawberry, tangerine, and less herbal essence. The attack here is amazing, just so intense for the medium weight of the wine and full of zingy acidity and all things mineral. Then some creaminess, black cherry, and tannic bite. What a singular wine, so alive and dynamic. Sure to improve, but hard to resist now even with its more rough hewn edges.
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3/25/2016 - EhrlichDY Likes this wine: 95 Points
Lunch at Black Salt with 1999 Fourrier Griotte, 1999 Mugneret Gibourg Ruchottes, NV Selosse Rose, 1999 Taittinger CdC Rose, 59 Calon Segur and more (Black Salt, Washington DC): Very pretty light pink color, especially compared to the Taittinger. Made in the Selosse house style lending just the perfect amount of oxidation. Yet somehow the bubbles, acidity, and ripe strawberry fruit keep it all fresh and delicious. For me, this was the kind of wine that I wanted to guzzle because it was so tasty but I savored it to make it last.
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2/27/2016 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Francois's 70th Birthday Celebration - Kelly and Kevin's another excellent adventure; 2/26/2016-3/1/2016 (Paris and Bordeaux): Medium expressive nose displaying sweet yellow and light red/copper fruits, strawberry, raspberry jam, caramel, sweet spices, a hint of brioche and mineral. Excellent concentration, sweet ripe yellow fruit driven palate impression, good mineral presence, bright acidity and long finish. A bit heavier and sweeter than Dom Rose. Very enjoyable.
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1/23/2016 - bconly Likes this wine: 96 Points
Very memorable. Style was savory with some subtle oxidation on the finish. Went great with whatever we threw at it from yuzu scallops to beef tartar to a middle eastern style sweet potato preparation . For sure a food wine but very versatile. Disgorged 2012 if I recall correctly.
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1/22/2016 - AtoZ wrote:
Crowd fave. Worked with everything. Quite complex.
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12/31/2015 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Degorgerad 2008. Lika bra som alltid.
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12/27/2015 - drwine2001 wrote:
Was so carried away with the Piemonte wines that I somehow forgot to note this last night. Disgorged September, 2013. Deep yellow color with very little to suggest rose. Not much of a mousse and similarly, not a lot of aroma at first, then a trace of herbs and apple cider. Full bodied, some of that Selosse oxidative quality, good back end minerality. A curious showing-just not as alive and interesting as wines from this producer usually are.
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12/6/2015 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 93 Points
Blind Best Bottle after a nearly complete L'apotre tasting with Richard Juhlin.
great combination between fruit and oxidation, strawberry, powerful and fresh likewise, crispy acidity, great rose, perfect matchup with food 93 -94, deg. 02/15, needs 3-5 more years
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12/3/2015 - dcwino wrote: 93 Points
Guigal La La dinner (Eddie V's): Only a slight hint of pink, copper color. The oxidative style is closer to substance than initial. Pale but ripe red fruits, strawberry jam, rose, a hint of va, burnt sugar and mineral. Very rich sweet palate, sweet and sour sauce, mineral, bright acidity and long finish. Very interesting and unique expression of Rose.
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12/2/2015 - Sundbyberg wrote: 93 Points
Mixed emotions on this. Quite complex, not sure I would have guessed rosé, as this offers such a wide and complex palate. Not sure I could drink a whole bottle of this. I also have some doubts about the solera technique. Chemistry or not? Anyway, very good and quite interesting.
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11/21/2015 - rlove wrote: 93 Points
Salmon, leaning toward brownish-orange, in color. Rose, candied strawberry, almond skin, and citrus peel are some of the lifted, sexy aromas that blossom from the glass. Slightly oxidative per Selosse's style, but just barely, with an impressive freshness. Complex, with floral and mineral flavors on the palate. This is a great Champagne. (Disgorged 12 February 2014)
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10/17/2015 - the godfather wrote:
My precious. Couldn't imagine a better match with food at Brooklyn Fare. 2010 disgorgement
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9/4/2015 - Peech Likes this wine: 93 Points
dégorgée à 18 octobre 2009 - definitely mineral and salty plum nose, very yeasty... almost like what you'd get from a freshly steamed Chinese bun (包子). Nose was also initially a little strong, not quite pungent. Very nice on the palate with a pretty long finish.
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8/31/2015 - bg2167 wrote: 92 Points
April 2013 disgorgement
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8/1/2015 - Wine_lvr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Reinterpreted Paris Tasting 'Best Bottle Circle' Style (Emmen, Switzerland): Bottle deg 2014. Salmon in color. Nose shows yeast and sherry. Quite oxidative in style but sill fresh. Nice sweetness and acidity. Generally I like this rose would prefer it though as a zero-dosage wine. Drink now
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7/25/2015 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
20 Sep 2011 Disgorgement and second encounter with this wine, first being 2 yeras ago and rated 91.
Copper pink in colour.
Definitely not austere any more, quite open, yeast, rich nose and well round. No sharp edges anymore and this definitely felt 10yrs old+. Had that feeling that its past its vibrant youth and we suggest that one drinks it sooner than later. Still though pretty solid stuff and definitely and wine of quality, savory, yeasty and with a good mineral feel. Very good but not sure worth 200£.. 92-93 and drink now (for this 20 Sep 2011 Disgorgement)
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6/29/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 93 Points
Red cherry, red grapefruit, oxidative notes on the margins with a background gaminess.
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6/28/2015 - french16 wrote:
Disgorged June 13, 2013.
Simply superb. Savory, touch of mandarin, blood orange with saline notes. Mineral spine.
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6/27/2015 - Sennma wrote: 94 Points
HDH auction - amazing nose, these wines are so unique. Almonds/faint strawberry/saline. Great for breakfast!
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6/27/2015 - robertek wrote: 95 Points
Wow this is good. Disgorged 2014.
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6/27/2015 - tooch wrote: 94 Points
HDH Auction (Tru - Chicago, IL): Funky as always. Lots of roses, mushrooms and earth. Tons of acidity...a champagne that could easily be decanted.
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6/27/2015 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): Disgorged November 9, 2012. Quite a bit of funk on this guy. Ripe stone fruit and strawberries on the nose and palate. The oak clearly shows, but it's very well-integrated with the intense acidity and minerality. This definitely has a good oxidative character, but this maintains its freshness immensely well. The acidity has a real teeth-stripping quality about it.
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6/9/2015 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
(Disgorged 23 Avril 2013) - Very good, but not as great as I expected or remembered in the past.
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6/6/2015 - jrkennedy37 wrote:
Lives up to the praise. One of the best sparkling roses I've ever had. Rich without being overbearing, incredibly complex. Only complaint was there must have been a small leak in the bottle because the liquid disappeared.
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5/25/2015 - JOsgood wrote: 98 Points
Profound and wow. The most interesting Rosé I've ever tasted and probably my favorite of all of the Selosse Champagnes. Stunning to be frank.
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5/17/2015 - tooch wrote:
Intense aromatics on earth, spice, and oxidative elements. The palate was incredibly layered and complex with red fruit tones woven together with cream, minerals, and soft florals. A gorgeous rose that stands out among its peers.
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5/11/2015 - bg2167 wrote: 93 Points
10/2012 disgorgement
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4/3/2015 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
{Disgorged Oct 2011} Drwine2001's note says it all, and says it well. This was in-the-stratosphere good. It's full of surprises, all of them soft, elegant, yet focused and supremely substantive. I was dreaming of Duck Pâté. very highly recommended
Served non-blind
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4/1/2015 - jkoenen wrote: 95 Points
Deg. 270411
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3/9/2015 - Burgfiendnyc Likes this wine: 94 Points
A very unique wine, degorged in 2014. One the nose: strawberries, honey, brioche, and cranberries. The oxidative style is very reflective in the balance and long finish of the wine. A thought provoking wine that will leave you yearning for more.
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3/1/2015 - coremill wrote:
La Paulee Dinner at Recette (Recette): Disgorged 25 October 2011. A little funky, touch of reduction? Orange/grapefruit citrus, light red berries, very earthy, very light bubbles, a vinous style of rose. Doesn't make much palate impact but then has sneaky, extraordinary length. Very interesting wine that I had trouble fully understanding.
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2/9/2015 - WEB,III Likes this wine: 95 Points
January 23rd, 2012 disgorgement. Purchased at Domaine. Fresh red fruits; layers of savory complexity; aldehydes from oxidation were subtle. Overall, pretty delicious.
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1/16/2015 - frog777 wrote: 92 Points
Belle couleur rosé éclatante. Bulle bien présente et spumeuse. Nez très aromatique avec de la canneberge, des épices et des notes oxidatives légères. Bouche ample, vineuse avec une grande minéralité. Longueur impressionnante. Très beau rosé.
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11/29/2014 - stefad wrote: 93 Points
Cuvée dégorgée en septembre 2013. Un champagne à la robe orangée, une bulle fine et belle prise de mousse. Le nez est sur un style oxydatif, signature Selosse, avec des effluves de noix, noisettes, mais aussi craie, fumé, beurré, toasté, c'est très riche. En bouche le jus est d'une belle énergie vineuse, c'est long et parfaitement adapté pour la table. On en redemande, j'aime ! 92+1point pour l'originalité de son nez pour un rosé !
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11/24/2014 - mmh wrote: 91 Points
Disgorged May 2011. My first ever Selosse Rose, and although it was a great wine, I am slightly disappointed as I expected something fantastic. Quite a powerful rose with red fruit, flowers and some toast. Great acidity and balance. However, I would have wanted to see a bit more complexity and length.
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11/22/2014 - drwine2001 wrote:
Disgorged October, 2012. Salmon skin color, very gentle mousse. Aromas of yellow apple and strawberry. Lush texture with perceptible sweetness. Dominant, incredibly alive apple and ginger flavors with a touch of toasted brioche. After the rich entry, precise, fine and stony on the finish. An absolute wonder and without a doubt, one of the best and most unique roses I have ever drunk. This worked marvelously with a diverse set of dishes.
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10/18/2014 - Jeff Leve wrote: 94 Points
Vibrant, fresh, lively, and refreshing, with finesse bubbles, hints of fresh strawberry, brioche and citrus end with an elegant finish.
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10/1/2014 - Sundbyberg wrote: 93 Points
Solid pinot influence and colour. Deep and dark but short on elegance and not the ligthness I prefer in a rosé champagne. Better when a bit warmer.
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9/20/2014 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Charleston III - the Weekend; 9/18/2014-9/20/2014 (Charleston SC - various locations incl. Red Drum, Halls, Circa 1886, and Kings Courtyard Inn): This was my favorite sparkling of the weekend which is saying something given we had a '95 Krug the day before. I think the differentiator was I prefer Rose champagnes to standard ones. It was just pure cashmere in a glass. Nice strawberry flavor, a touch of acidity. Just delicious. First Selosse and I am sorry to have liked it as much as I did. Wondering how the community got it for so much less than we had to pay.
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7/12/2014 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 Points
Fantastical Rose, powerful, fruits orange, raspberry, cinnamom, biscuits, brioche, the typical selosse oxidation in the nose, wonderful, fits perfect to guinea fowl and tartar, beautiful length, long aftertaste, fresh, clean, potential for 5 more years at least,
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6/3/2014 - hajoha wrote: 93 Points
Gyllen ferskenfarget.
Dyp nese av modne plommer, et par røde bær og noen blomster som danser litt i bakgrunnen. Uberkremet mousse.
Stor konsentrasjon, full body, flott friskhet som gjør at det ikke blir vulgært.
Fullt trøkk hele veien, og en særs lang finish.
En rose som ikke ligner på noe annet jeg har smakt.
Det er noen oksidative toner her, og jeg vil ikke si at den er helt Grace Kelly, men den har bøtter med sjarm.
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5/17/2014 - bill00 wrote: 93 Points
Youthful and tight and as a result somewhat tough to fully judge at this point. Aromas of roses. Very minerally. Firmly acidic - palate needs time to mellow out. Still impressive but I think this will benefit from more time in bottle. Disgorge 10/11/12. 93+
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4/22/2014 - godx wrote:
Champagne Dinner: Disgorged Feb 2009. Orange/pink colour. Wild nose of earth and brioche. A good dose of wood on the full and meaty palate. Great acidity and complexity. The nose on this bottle is just outstanding. Drinking very well now.
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4/14/2014 - RolfT Likes this wine: 95 Points
After a night of tasting more than 10 different high-end chanmpagnes, this one far out performed the rest.
Simply perfection!
Tasted in Paris, April 2014 - recently disgorged.
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4/12/2014 - steinersing wrote: 94 Points
Wonderful. in a black-glass blind tasting I am unsure if I would get that this is a rose; a lot of great white wine qualities here with a bit of extra fun. Precise.
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2/23/2014 - veniceslug1 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Wonderful champagne. Bracing acidity. yeasty. Fine bubble. Could drink this all the time.
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12/14/2013 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): 2010 disgorgement. Beautiful pale copper colour. This is a beast of a rose. Layers and layers of complexity, with initial notes of hazelnut and dried mushrooms, followed by undertones of ripe red fruit. The palate is overwhelmingly complex with layers and layers of nuttiness. Somehow very light and fine on its feet, but intense density and concentration. This is likely the most acidic champagne I've ever had, but I just can't get enough of it.
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12/8/2013 - Vinophiliac559 wrote: 90 Points
Great champagne. Definitely recommend it.
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7/15/2013 - Vintomas wrote: 94 Points
Appearance: Pale pink, copper hue.
Nose: Red apple, wild strawberry, ripe fruit and peack, some spice, powerful and fruity nose, some oak.
Palate: Noticeable minerality, spice, red apples, wild strawberries, high acidity, powerful, foody.
Summary: 94 p
I found this bottle to be unusually good. Disgorged 2011.
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7/2/2013 - Pacalet Likes this wine: 94 Points
Disgorged late 2010. Very light pinkish hue. This is thr 3rd time trying this wine all different disgorgements. The nose of this particular bottling is simply amazing, with a lovely floral tone like standing in the middle of a garden full of white flowers, I can just smell this all night. Palate is lovely as well, slightly toasty and yeasty, dense and fine mousse, finish with lots of minerality. Not the typical rose but a very lovely and entertaining version of it.
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4/21/2013 - godx wrote: 94 Points
France 2013 - Côte d'Or; 4/20/2013-4/23/2013 (Beaune): Light copper colour. Disgorged May 16, 2012 – great nose. Earthy nose of mushroom, red apples, cranberries with beautiful savory notes too. Energetic and linear on the palate with great acidity and a tart and powerful finish. This offers a lot of muscle yet remains perfectly balanced and precise. As this sat in the glass it became my favorite wine of the evening. A Brilliant Rose.
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4/21/2013 - bg2167 wrote: 93 Points
November 2010 disgorgment
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3/21/2013 - Papies wrote: 91 Points
The Champagnes of Jacques Selosse (Roberson Wine, South Ken, London): Disgorged 20Sep2011. 90% Chardonnay / 10% Pinot still wine added
Light nose, surprisingly austere. Probably the most austere, mineral rose champagne we have come across, acidic, very dry and sharp. This will last for many years to come, although not sure how it evolves from here. Not our style and not sure it justifies the ~£170 price tag though. 90-91 from us
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3/18/2013 - drwine2001 wrote:
Disgorged late 2011. Light salmon. Lively mousse. Intense, vivid strawberry joined by pear-like fruit with faint nuttiness. Medium weight but juicy, great finishing minerality. This proved to be a good red wine substitute for an undrinkable red Burgundy. Unbelievably delicious.
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12/14/2012 - french16 Likes this wine:
As good as always. Disgorged on June 2008, explosive nose with ripe red fruit, pink grapefruit and blood orange. It constantly evolves. Saline notes appears with time, then a little earthy notes and later on subtle minerality. Some herbs as well. Oak is there, totally integrated both on the nose and palate and used perfectly to complete the wine. There's a very good acidity to cut through the full body and wonderful and precise bitters on the finish give the wine a perfect balance. Very vinous and Burgundian.
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12/6/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 92 Points
Selosse tasting (AuZone, Stockholm): 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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9/20/2012 - GrapeScott wrote: 91 Points
Salmon color with a leesy, biscuity nose. Upon initial opening, quite tight, angular, austere, very dry and wine-like...like Burgundy with bubbles. Filled out with air and after warming a bit in the glass, becoming more aromatic (red apples, bread dough, gingerbread) and more balanced, with the acidity becoming better integrated. Full-bodied but at the same time light on its feet, with a fine mousse, and a long, steely finish. My first Selosse, and an interesting experience for sure. Not sure I would pay the prices they command in the US, but worth what I paid in France.
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8/19/2012 - aelliot68 wrote: 89 Points
- Salmon color with medium pearls - Drank with Xavier, very enjoyable. Fresh and fruity, good balance.
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7/20/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:
Another Washington Extravaganza (Obelisk, Washington, DC): October, 2009 disgorgement. Salmon skin color. Intense black cherry, strawberry nose. Full, dry, explosive fresh fruit, a touch of yeastiness and long, stony finish. Just bursting with flavor and character.
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7/3/2012 - kvet wrote: 91 Points
Typical Selosse smell, ripe fruits, slightly oxidized, preferably consumed with food - probably not for everybody, certainly not a generic rosé.
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6/16/2012 - Miceri wrote: 96 Points
Light orange brown, light rusty; very pleasant thick and tasteful mousse; bread crumble, freshness with very good balance and body
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6/15/2012 - TOTOM wrote: 91 Points
5 sec. finish
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4/12/2012 - bacchusnyon wrote: 92 Points
much more subtle than the usual selosse, biscuity, fine bead, slowly unfolded in the glass.
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3/10/2012 - t-slow wrote: 93 Points
Sweetish red berries. Toasty and bright. Very complete, more light a bubbly wine. So nice.
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2/12/2012 - Shorepower wrote:
Degad april 2011 så förhållandevis ung.Initalt lite blyg på näsan och behöver värme, Tydligt Selosse med allt vad det innebär, blommor, röda bär från pinot, exotiska frukter och den lite svaga oxidativa ton som man antingen hatar eller älskar. Ganska hård syra och kanske mer mousse i rosé än i de andra vinerna från honom. Syran är inte helt integrerad ännu, det här är förstår ett barnarov och den är inte lika sammansatt som den 2010 degade jag drack för ett tag sedan. Nu är vi inne ju på finlir men det här vinet förtjänar det, låg ligga och få en ännu större upplevelse om 2-3 år.
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2/3/2012 - avp wrote:
Onion peel to rosa.
Wide nose of peachy fruit and strawberries with butter, maccadamia, chestnuts.
Dry, medium bodied and refreshing palate with creamy smooth moussé and zesty cut. Peach, watermelon, blood orange, citrusy freshness and slight bitter touch. Balanced buttery oak, some toast and long minerally finish.
A very fine complex and delicious rosé. Quirky in a nice way.
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1/30/2012 - NotNYC wrote: 93 Points
Finally got to open one of these- long story- and absolutely worth the wait. Opens with a chocolate nose and a unique selosse rose color. In the mouth not a lot of effervescence but it's weight stands out- simply because this is thicker thus heavier. Let it breathe in the glass through the meal and yes this opened up the canopy to amazing complexity. It's closer to the substance as an utterly gorgeous expression of the winemaker. For the adventurous and may not please those that find yellow label their thing. This ain't kids stuff. 10/2008 disgorge
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1/25/2012 - Alexis A wrote: 92 Points
Beautiful color. Nice bubbles. Nose is delicate, strawberry like and floral. Reasonably light and easy to drink. Very enjoyable overall.
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1/10/2012 - Bisty Likes this wine: 92 Points
Disgorged 26 November 2010.
Lovely red berries aromas and some caramel notes.
Good structure but far too undeveloped as witnessed by the high acidity. Should be truly excellent in 2-3 years!
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10/3/2011 - french16 wrote:
Same disgorgement date as the previous bottle (Oct 2008). Seems to show more age than previously. Complex, savory with plenty of fruit as well. This is delicious, as always closer to wine than Champagne.
I wish I could drink it every day for the rest of my life.
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8/27/2011 - canan wrote: 95 Points
Mushrooms and Wine (Helsingør): Compact overripe sweet apples on the nose with a hint of bread but also a bit of Fino Sherry.
Dense sweet red apple in the mouth with some sweetness coming through. A lot of varnish showing but also a lot of fresh acidity.
Great wine! 95-96p
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7/6/2011 - Shorepower wrote:
Degad 2010. Världens bästa NV rosé, kanske, kanske inte. Denna degorgering är dock riktigt riktigt bra, lite kraftigare än tidigare, borde vara en del 2002 och 2004 som kanske förklarar. Typisk selossig med lång eftersmak och sanslösa dofter. Ger nog Krus rosé en match men de spelar inte riktigt i samma liga så jag vet inte om jag vill jämföra. Dricker hellre båda två
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6/10/2011 - CamWheeler wrote: 92 Points
Powerful and complex nose - earth, citrus and an oxidative note. Very good balance with powerful flavour and refreshing acid. Great length. I'm not normally a fan of rosé champagne, but this was excellent.
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4/26/2011 - french16 wrote:
In a league of its own. Disgorged October 2008.
Powerful and very complex nose. A lot going on with floral notes, small red fruit, blood orange. Salty notes both on the nose and palate.
It's a magic balance between power and finess. Oxidative notes and the oak is so well used addding complexity to the Champagne. Quite dry with a very long finish.
What a Champagne...
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3/25/2011 - vespa110 wrote: 91 Points
Rosato tenue , naso spinge su fruttini rossi , note ossidate leggere, spezie dolci , confetti alla fragola, bocca ricca molto persistente, con una bollicina cremosa , sapido e lungo finale con sensazioni di frutto e legno, il tutto ben bilanciato.
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2/3/2011 - psmith wrote:
Robust and yeasty cherry cola notes. Forward, masculine styling but lots of class. Balanced; young. Really nice.
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1/25/2011 - Sleepy Dave wrote:
Alcohol :: 12.5%
Light salmon pink. Unique & seductive nose of green fruits and peel, balonglong, touch of oxidative, funky notes that suggested a very fresh aromas tones. With time sweet red cherry and strawberry aromas evolved. Fine persistent moose caressing the palate gently, leading to very smooth, lightly toasted flavor profile of mushroom, green leaves, green apple all wrap in a soft texture, elegance package that leads to long persistent finish with mineral, light toast with honey aftertaste. Fresh, vibrant and precise with good mid palate sap however this lack of the tension and power for a Selosse to me, or Maybe this is the style for Rose?
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1/25/2011 - Dbrane wrote: 87 Points
Simple Series Dinner 2 (Huat Kee): Pinkish. Yeasty on the nose but I don't get much fruit both on the nose and palate. Rather lean and austere. Not showing very well today though the persistence was pretty amazing. My score gives this the benefit of the doubt that this will transform into a swan with some age as this is really a technically perfect wine.
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1/25/2011 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
2011 Simple Series II: Henry's Dinner (Huat Kee, Amoy Street): A really unusual Rosé. Still painfully young - this was only disgorged in 2009, and this took some time in the glass to really get going. A light salmon pink in colour, the nose showed lightly oxidative notes, with a hint of savoury, fino sherry like scents, some meat, lots of earth, red apples, cherries and touch of herbs and lentils. There is probably quite a bit of Chardonnay in the cepage, but somehow this comes across with rather red-Burg-like hints on the nose. The palate had beautiful acidity framing what were initially fresh green fruit flavours of lime and green appples lined with some fruit peel. Fine and very elegant, but a bit austere at first. With time though, the wine really opened up to show sweet lemon and cherry notes, with hints of white meat both on the nose and the palate. Quite a bit of power, yet it always remained very focused and perfectly balanced. Finish was very fine, with zippy acidity carrying savoury mineral and lime peel notes away into the distance. Very nice - reminded me a little bit of Egly-Ouriet's style, but less muscular and perhaps a little more elegant. A strong start to the night.
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1/22/2011 - drwine2001 wrote:
Dinner with Charles (Washington, D.C.): June, 2007 disgorgement. Hard to describe its pale color which is more copper than pink. Less frothy than the Substance. Melon and strawberries on the nose. Very good, but it suffered in comparison with the Substance, not possessing the flavor breadth or intensity of that bottle. The one other time I've tried the Rose, I was more impressed.
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8/22/2010 - bacchusnyon wrote: 91 Points
A very powerful rose (April 2009 dégorgement), which I think matters. A slight acrid/bitter afternote, but with a nose of strawberries, a hint of ripe red fruits, and a lovely light colour. Full bodied, long in mouth, with a straw-like flavour in mid-mouth. Not at all like most rosé champagne (even B-S, or Egly, which have much more finesse).
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6/27/2010 - drwine2001 wrote:
Hot Paris Nights-Mainly Whites; 6/26/2010-6/28/2010 (Paris-Various Locales): October, 2008 disgorgement. Light amber. Fraises des bois on the nose. Medium weight, dry and just the perfect balance between fresh fruit and some early biscuity qualities. Very much alive and dynamic in the style of the house. Tremendous rose which I was thrilled to try.
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6/27/2010 - Shorepower wrote:
Deg Arpil 09, Börjar bli lite mer harmoniskt men i jämförelse med den 06 jag drack för inte så länge sedan så har den en lång väg att gå. Som alla Selosse ett vin med attityd, Doften är lång och komplax men smaken är fortsatt lite obalanserad, Känns inte riktigt som "mellansegmentet" finns på plats, intial attack i munnen, sedan inget följt av lite beska toner.Mognadsötma kommer göra underverk med vinet tror jag. Denna flaska tappade moussen väldigt fort, inget som störde i smaken
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6/3/2010 - Rupert wrote:
Russell's Pebbles Fizz Offline (Alex's office, near Old Street tube): Leesy nose, complex, I was looking for oak, but it's not very noticeable, this too was pretty funky, but I got more and more enthusiastic with each sip
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6/3/2010 - SimonG wrote:
Russell's Pebbles Fizz Offline (Alex's DML Office): Pale apricot. Quite a prickly nose, red fruit and some oxidative richness. A touch of spice, some meaty flavours on the mid-palate. Really quite complex. I like this very much. ****
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5/30/2010 - Shorepower wrote:
degad 06, vinner verkligen på att ligga ett par år, blommor, mineraler i doften blandad med lite begynnande sötma och den lite oxidativa tonen Selosse har. Röda bär, honung och lite mandel i smaken. Lång eftersmak, Perfekt mousse. Bra vin.
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4/27/2010 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Wine While Eating Well in Burgundy; 4/26/2010-4/30/2010 (Cote d'Or): Very robust and large scaled Champagne, no wallflower here. Lots of strawberry, ripe apple and nutty notes throughout with chewy textures. I liked this, while others liked it a lot more.
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3/28/2010 - Shorepower wrote:
Degad April 2009, Fantatisk doft med fina mineraltoner, blommor. Fin syra men känns inte helt balanserat ännu. Lite spretigt i smaken. Ska definitivt ligga ett tag till. De jag har hemma kommer jag inte öppna innan 2012-13
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2/15/2010 - BECKMANN wrote: 95 Points
Very nice! "oxidized notes", strawberries and red forrest berries, extremely long and nice aftertaste. I was a bit surprised about the mousse, so wild to start, but it was indeed very nice all the way. Beautiful salmon orange/pink color.
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2/13/2010 - Corgi wrote:
Perfumed and laced with orange zest, spices, layered with apricot and peaches then honey on the aftertaste. It was kind of like drinking a Bellini...
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1/14/2010 - french16 wrote: 92 Points
An afternoon spent with the master: Anselme Selosse (Avize): For this rose, Anselme uses pinot from Egly-Ouriet.
This bottle was mainly using 2002 grapes.
I loved the nose with a nice minerality and small red fruits. Upon opening a touch of iodine, sea water. Somehow a delicate wine compared to the other Selosse.
The palate is a little less complex but this needs time in the glass.
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1/2/2010 - BillB656 wrote:
Disgorged: Feb09 93% Chardonnay (from Avize, Oger, and Cramant), and 7% Pinot Noir from Ay. Now this is just incredibly complex and amazingly balanced champagne. Beautiful orange tinged salmon coloring. It's yeasty, smokey, filled with red grapefruit, mint, notes of blue cheese, orange zest, lots of minerality, plenty of bitterness, and a spicy citrus finish. As it warms and opens the flavors intensify, it's more aggresive and it comes together even more.
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12/20/2009 - Shorepower wrote:
Deg April 09, Selosse var lite spretig, alldeles för ung. Fantastisk på näsan men måste ligga ett antal år till för att få lite harmoni i smaken. Vet att forumet hyllat denna men jag vet inte om den kommer upp i nivå med V.O. Tiden lär visa om jag har rätt.. Den lägre dosagen som Selosse börjat med på rosén är positivt.
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2/11/2009 - Vinotas wrote:
Served in white wine glasses, this was an aromatic bombshell of roses, soft cranberries, strawberries and cherries, all wrapped in a thin layer of dough that helped soften things a bit. The mouthfeel was just amazing, a real pleasure to behold, and the finish went on and on. As usual, this is a gorgeous Champagne, and I was glad to have another go at it.
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11/2/2008 - Russell Faulkner wrote:
Disgorged only six months ago, nose screams CO2 at first so bottle left to one side to calm down. Very pure ripe berry fruit sitting aside clean citrus, not an oidative wine. However this was dominated by very clean fresh oak, like a new barrel, nothing nutty or oxidative but shiny oak. Will no doubt integrate over the coming months.
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8/5/2008 - gorm wrote: 94 Points
More orange than rose, nice bubbles, raspberries, strawberries, peach and cookie dough, nicely defined, yet very hedonistic.
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10/18/2007 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 87 Points
Selosse Champagne (Blue Hill): Not much to say about this one. It's a little more flowery than the blanc de noirs with a similar hint of confection. Nothing wrong here but it's also a reserved personality difficult to get a read on.
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7/14/2007 - vinosseur wrote:
Anselme Selosse is becoming quite the cult figure in Champagne. Its hard to find much info on him on the net, but I did read that the red wine for this rosé was sourced from Egly Ouriet...( I will admit that the power and concentration of this wine did remind me of the Egly's I have consumed)
Lets talk color first. A very unusual mandarin organge color with copper hints. very "shiny" Brilliant!
Very unusual on the nose - hints of summer fruit, mandarin, apricot, quince and some toasted nuts.
On the palate this is a very full-bodied Champagne. Its easy to forgot that its sparkling due to the weight and complexity. Their were hints of physallis, and some sweet notes that reminded me of some sweet tokaj wines even thought this Champagne was very dry. Some hints of Oak, but very well-integrated. Some hints of Oxidation which reminded me of flor (sherry). It continued to evolve as time went on and even as the temp warmed to room temperature, it remained composed and full-bodied. This is an unforgettable Champagne with great complexity and length. Anselme Selosse recommends decanting his Champagnes, and in this case it might of helped air out this huge wine. If you find a bottle, pick it up!
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3/10/2007 - Barbara B wrote: 80 Points
Bibenda Day 2007 (AIS, Parco dei Principi, Rome): Pretty pinkish orange colour. On nose, spicy, fruit cocktail, overly ripe (rotting) fruit, oxidized, vomitus. On palate, sharply acidic, autolysed yeast, a little vomitus. Funny-tasting stuff. Odd/unique. The guy beside me loved it and it was his WOTF. My worst of the flight, yet most other Selosse Champagnes I have loved.
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12/22/2005 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
(Café Annie, Houston) An airline bump created an opportunity for a very nice lunch at Café Annie. This bottle was a nice way to start the holidays. Very nice nose with a slight sourdough and lemon curd notes. Good vinous body with the bubbles. Definite red wine feel to the wine as well, but light and clean. A touch of cranberry, slight smokiness and citrus peel elements. Very crisp finish with structure and elegance. Absolutely perfect with shrimp terrine, tortilla soup, venison sausage and quail and cheeses. A whole bottle = Merry Xmas to me!
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7/10/2005 - DougLee wrote: 90 Points
Enjoyed with antipasta. Pale gold. Nose of woody mushrooms, biscuits, and grass. Very tactile and almost chewy on the palate, with winey, yeasty texture and real presence on the tongue. Nice.
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3/3/2005 - Ben Andersen wrote:
Not to be too harsh, but this was probably my least favorite Champagne I've had in a while. Woody (pine?) with a very winey profile. Lacked freshness. Paled in comparison to the N/V Billecart-Rose that followed. Purchased in Epernay for 38 Euros.
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