Jacques Selosse Initial Brut Grand Cru Blanc De Blancs

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

The latest release of Selosse’s NV Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Initial was disgorged in fall 2019, and it’s a blend of the 2013, 2012 and 2011 vintages. Like its V.O. counterpart based on the same vintages, it’s a bit tighter knit out of the gates than last year’s release, unwinding in the glass with a classy bouquet of citrus zest, crisp yellow apple, English walnuts, candied peel and subtle hints of fino sherry. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and beautifully defined, the Initial is rounder and more demonstrative than the tensile, incisive V.O., but it will really begin to blossom with a year on cork. Sapid and penetrating, it’s another brilliant Champagne from Selosse.

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