Jacques Selosse - Millésime - Extra-Brut
96 points - The Wine Advocate
96 points - The Wine Advocate
97 points - The Wine Advocate
100 points - The Wine Advocate
97 points - The Wine Advocate
Jacques Selosse - Millésime - Extra-Brut
96 points - The Wine Advocate
96 points - The Wine Advocate
97 points - The Wine Advocate
100 points - The Wine Advocate
97 points - The Wine Advocate
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The 2012 Extra-Brut Millésime, crafted from the estate’s wines selected through a blind tasting, was disgorged in March 2023 without dosage. Guillaume explains that the selection process is based on sensation and texture rather than prioritizing one village over another.
The final composition is predominantly Chardonnay, with just 10% Pinot Noir. Without reserve wines or a perpetual component, Millésime places a premium on freshness and reveals itself more slowly compared to other Champagnes in the lineup. In the context of the 2012 vintage, which can sometimes appear supersized, this expression is notably elegant and more delicate than its predecessors from 2010 and 2009.
Selosse recalls 2012 as a year without extremes and notes that the wine remained in contact with solids until bottling, a factor that shapes its distinct personality. Soaring from the glass with aromas of candied lemon peel, beeswax, fig, and dried white flowers, it is layered and harmonious, with tangy acidity.
As expected from Selosse, this is an exceptional wine from a favorable vintage, ranking among the finest Champagnes of the year. It is only at the beginning of its broad drinking window. While it may be the least “Selosse” of all Selosse wines, it remains an outstanding expression.
Demonstrative and charming, Selosse's 2010 Extra-Brut Millésime will be a great vintage to drink while patient readers are waiting on the 2010. Bursting from the glass with botrytis-inflected aromas of tangerine, crisp yellow orchard fruit, citrus blossom, clear honey and toasted nuts, it's full-bodied, satiny and pillowy, with an open, expressive profile that lends it real immediacy.
Guillaume Selosse explains that to produce the Millésime, he doesn't select the "best" barrels from each of the lieux-dits, but rather those with a more pronounced personality. The 2010 likely won't be the most long-lived vintage of this bottling, but it will deliver enormous pleasure over the next decade.
Disgorged in January 2020, the 2009 Extra-Brut Premier Cru Millésime represents a new direction for Selosse's vintage bottling, as Guillaume Selosse wanted to produce this cuvée from all of the six villages in which the domaine's holdings are located. The resulting wine is spectacular, soaring from the glass with a deep and complex bouquet of mandarin orange, honeycomb, ripe peaches, freshly baked bread, almond paste and dried apricots. Full-bodied, deep and complete, it's elegantly muscular and multidimensional, with extraordinary mid-palate amplitude, ripe but lively acids and a long, intensely sapid finish.
The 2008 Extra-Brut Millésime is soon to be released, and the anticipation surrounding it is expected to be immense. Despite the likelihood of insatiable demand, the wine not only meets but surpasses the high expectations set by admirers of Selosse.
Disgorged in January 2020, it bursts from the glass with aromas of citrus oil, buttery pastry, candied peel, crisp orchard fruit, toasted pecans, iodine, and smoke. Full-bodied, deep, and concentrated, it reveals immense layers and an intensely vinous character, with a tightly wound core, racy acidity, and a long, pungently saline finish.
Selosse describes the contrast between vintages by remarking, "If the 2009 is a Catholic, the 2008 is a Protestant"—though, as the wine’s richness suggests, it is a Protestant not entirely immune to indulgence.
Whereas Selosse's vintage bottling was formerly derived exclusively from Avize, the 2007 Extra-Brut Millésime is the first that draws on all the estate's holdings, with the vins clairs chosen in a blind tasting. Wafting from the glass with aromas of yellow apple, toasted almonds, nougat, shortbread, warm spices, honeycomb and white flowers, it's full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, with incisive acids, chalky structure and a tensile profile.
Noting its golden-yellow colour, intense yet pure terroir-driven bouquet with evolved ripe fruit aromas, chalky and iodine notes, and a palate that combines richness with freshness, finishing with great intensity and complexity.
Type: |
Sparkling |
Country: |
France |
Region: |
Champagne |
Appellation: |
Champagne |
Producer: |
Jacques Selosse |
Grapes/Blend: |
Champagne blend |
Style: |
Extra Brut |
ABV: |
13% |
Pairing Sugesstions: |
Shellfish, Lobster, Crab, Sushi and Sashimi, Tapas and Small Plates, Parmesan, Salads, Citrus-Based Dishes, Goat Cheese, Berries and Fresh Fruits, Cakes |
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