Jacques Selosse Initial

Tasted 17 June 2025 Champagne · Grand Cru

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 elements that make…

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Producer: Jacques Selosse
Wine: All vintages
Region: Champagne · Grand Cru
Grapes: Chardonnay
Record: NV Jacques Selosse Initial

Tasting history

This bottle, other nights

13 July 2026 Deep and penetrating, with orange peel and candied lemon rind notes immediately signaling a profile that can only be Selosse. Like a baby Substance,… 7 March 2026 Served side by side with another Initial disgorged in 2024 (2018 base), this 2016 disgorgement (2010 base) shows more mature orange, golden raisin,… 7 March 2026 This bottle once again affirms my affection for more recently disgorged versions of this wine. Served side by side with another Initial disgorged in… 1 November 2025 At Enclos** Restaurant, Sonoma. 3 July 2025 The best combination of unctuous/umami and vibrancy. Oxidative orangey notes combine with yellow lemon, pear, yuzu, apricot, and limestone flavors.… 9 February 2025 Oxidative but exceptionally lively with notable lift, these fresher versions of Selosse with more recent disgorgement dates are certainly compelling.… 25 March 2023 At Restaurant After Seven, Backstage Hotel, Zermatt, Switzerland. 31 October 2018 Disgorged 7/23/15. Light-to-medium oxidation, with some fried plantain and butterscotch notes darting through the ripe yellow citrus and pear skin…

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