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Jacques Selosse Champagne BdB Grand Cru Brut Initial ['08 Base/'14 Disg.] NV

$79999

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Robert Parker

95 points

"The new, flamboyant rendition of Selosse’s NV Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Initial is based on the 2019 vintage, incorporating reserve wines from 2018 and 2017, and was disgorged in April 2025 with a dosage of 2.7 grams per liter. Readers will by now be aware that it originates predominantly from the lower-lying south-facing sites (with a minority oriented eastward), where the topsoil is richer in clay and the chalk bedrock more fragmented than in the higher-altitude parcels that produce Version Originale. Leaping from the glass with aromas of orange peel, peach, dried apricot and toasted bread mingled with beeswax, it is a full-bodied, rich and concentrated wine built around a muscular core and underpinned by ripe yet vibrant acidity, culminating in a long, saline finish. This cuvée is drawn from Avize and Cramant, with a small proportion from Oger, and is typically disgorged several times a year." —Kristaps Karklins

More about Jacques Selosse

Standing at the heart of Champagne’s most recent renaissance—a celebration of micro-terroir, viticulture and cellar technique—is Anselme Selosse. Anselme’s trailblazing explorations in technique and terroir and his iconoclastic stances against all trends of dogma and standardization in the vineyards and in the cellar have energized an entire generation of growers.

The profound influence of Selosse's vision is worthy of reverence, but equally impressive are the remarkable Champagnes that give his philosophy life.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    NV

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Earthy , Fruity , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Champagne Brut , Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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