Reviews

Jacques Selosse Champagne Grand Cru Lieux-dits Extra Brut Ambonnay Le Bout du Clos

Revisiting another bottle from the same lot after having it last year (though I don't know what disgorgement it actually is due to yet another failure to launch with the NFC chip not working on the…

Jacques Selosse Initial

Deep and penetrating, with orange peel and candied lemon rind notes immediately signaling a profile that can only be Selosse. Like a baby Substance, this disgorgement of Initial offers deep yuzu and…

Jacques Selosse Initial

Served side by side with another Initial disgorged in 2024 (2018 base), this 2016 disgorgement (2010 base) shows more mature orange, golden raisin, and honey notes, with a slight downshift in energy…

Jacques Selosse Initial

This bottle once again affirms my affection for more recently disgorged versions of this wine. Served side by side with another Initial disgorged in 2016 (2010 base), this 2024 disgorgement (2018…

Jacques Selosse Initial

At Enclos** Restaurant, Sonoma.

Jacques Selosse Substance

At Ristorante NIN, Brenzone su Garda, Lake Garda, Italy.

Jacques Selosse Initial

The best combination of unctuous/umami and vibrancy. Oxidative orangey notes combine with yellow lemon, pear, yuzu, apricot, and limestone flavors. Beautiful execution, with a full and lifted finish.

Jacques Selosse Initial

A smoking jacket and leather chair showing this go around; from the same lot/disgorgement as the previous bottle I had back in February, this Initial shows similarly, but for stronger orange and oak…

Jacques Selosse Champagne Grand Cru Lieux-dits Extra Brut Ambonnay Le Bout du Clos

Hallmark Selosse profile of torched orange peel, dried apricot, grilled lemon, hazelnut, and brioche crust; the core flavors intermingle with further waves of honeyed pear, quince, yuzu, olive oil,…

Jacques Selosse Initial

Oxidative but exceptionally lively with notable lift, these fresher versions of Selosse with more recent disgorgement dates are certainly compelling. Any seeming divide between the Initial and the…

Jacques Selosse Champagne Brut Rosé

Watermelon, orange spray, sea foam, lemon zest, funky unripe white/yellow raspberry, white travertine, melon rind, and chalk. This particular bottle presents as rather embryonic, with a linear front…

Jacques Selosse Champagne Brut Rosé

At Les Avises (Selosse), Avize.

Jacques Selosse Champagne Grand Cru Lieux-dits Extra Brut Avize Les Chantereines

At Les Avises (Selosse), Avize.

Jacques Selosse V.O. Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

At Les Avises (Selosse), Avize.

Jacques Selosse Champagne Grand Cru Lieux-dits Extra Brut Ay La Côte Faron

Blasts of oxidative elements roar through the front end, initially making for a brassy and almost banana-y entry. Swirl, swirl, swirl. Ah! Now comes the signature orange zest, grilled lemon, toasted…

Jacques Selosse V.O. Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

Oxidative apricot, tangerine, and funky mushroom. Lacking a bit of freshness. Tasty and unique as always from this producer, but lacking that dollop of verve and focus overall. Bubbles were light,…

Jacques Selosse Champagne Grand Cru Lieux-dits Extra Brut Ay La Côte Faron

Disgorged February 2015. Orange zest, olive oil, clementine poached pear, grilled lemon, bruised red apple flesh, fruit cup, dried apricot, and pretty much everything awesome. If you know Selosse,…

Jacques Selosse Champagne Premier Cru Lieux-dits Extra Brut Mareuil-sur-Ay Sous le Mont

Signature Selosse, with all the oxidative (but not brassy) hallmarks that make this a unique but not completely isolating Champagne. This was more deeply pitched and colored than a 2006 VC Grande…

Jacques Selosse Substance

The Solera methodology employed here really makes for a truly unique and special profile, one in which I can't rightly say I've ever experienced with Champagne. The complexity is just flat-out crazy,…

Jacques Selosse Initial

At Restaurant After Seven, Backstage Hotel, Zermatt, Switzerland.

Jacques Selosse Initial

Disgorged 7/23/15. Light-to-medium oxidation, with some fried plantain and butterscotch notes darting through the ripe yellow citrus and pear skin core. Bruised lemon peel, toasted almond, and faint…