Jacques Selosse • Champagne, France
Grand Cru Millesime (usually labeled simply “Millésimé”) by Jacques Selosse is an extra‑brut, vintage Blanc de Blancs Ch…Grand Cru Millesime (usually labeled simply “Millésimé”) by Jacques Selosse is an extra‑brut, vintage Blanc de Blancs Champagne sourced from old-vine Chardonnay in the Grand Cru terroirs of Avize, notably parcels such as Le Mont de Cramant…Learn More »
$1695
/750ml
2005 Retail Average
96
/100
2005 Pro Rating
Lemon, grapefruit and ripe stone fruit streak through Jacques Selosse Grand Cru Millesime 2005, coursing over a deep core of chalky minerality and gentle spice. The wine feels both powerful and finely etched, layering its concentrated citrus and yellow-fruit flavors with warm hazelnut tones and a lingering, saline snap that shows how impressively this challenging vintage has been shaped. Long, intense and quietly luxurious, it walks a fine line between oxidative depth and striking freshness.
Butter-poached turbot with lemon sabayon; Roast chicken with morel cream sauce; Aged Comté or Beaufort cheese
Grand Cru Millesime (usually labeled simply “Millésimé”) by Jacques Selosse is an extra‑brut, vintage Blanc de Blancs Champagne sourced from old-vine Chardonnay in the Grand Cru terroirs of Avize, notably parcels such as Le Mont de Cramant and Les Chantereines. Produced only in the most compelling years and aged for many years on the lees, it expresses the intensely terroir-driven, Burgundy‑inspired Selosse style with pronounced oxidative complexity, great depth, and a powerful, gastronomic profile that showcases the chalky Côte des Blancs at i…