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Champagne Jacques Selosse, Brut Initial, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru

  • White
  • Dry
  • Light Bodied
  • Chardonnay
Ready - at best
Stephan Reinhardt
93/100
Product: 10001082311
Champagne Jacques Selosse, Brut Initial, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru

Description

Rich butter and brioche on the nose, on the palate an inspiring juxtaposition of an almost tropical ripeness and an astonishing purity of flavour.Tiny bubbles and intense flavour, champagne that has been aged for over six years but still has the sturdy power of youth.
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Maturity Ready - at best
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Light Bodied
Producer Jacques Selosse

Critics reviews

Stephan Reinhardt 93/100
Anselme Selosse's NV Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Initial is a pure Chardonnay sourced in the lower, more clayey slopes of the villages of Avize, Cramant and Oger. This release of the cuve represents the 2009, 2010 and 2011 vintages, and it opens with an intense, perfectly ripe, tropical-scented bouquet with chalky notes. Ripe, round and very elegant on the palate, this is an expressive, chalky and persistent Blanc de Blancs that was disgorged in December 2017 (dosage: less than 6 grams per liter). Tasted at the domaine in April 2018.Stephan Reinhardt - 31/08/2018
Stephan Reinhardt, RobertParker.com (Aug 2018)

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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