Shay A

9.6

My last bottle of six purchased back in 2022. I visited the winery in 2023 and was able to taste this from barrel…that was also when they informed me that this cuvée would no longer be made in 750, only en mag. Unsurprisingly, the price (more than) doubled and I was pushed out of the market. Such a bummer because not only is this an outstanding champagne, it is (IMO) the closest you can get to Selosse.

Equal parts Chardonnay, Pinot noir, Pinot meunier; Disgorged December 2019; base 2015 vintage; 6g/l dosage. Opened alongside a Charles Heidsieck “Champagne Charlie”.

Drawn from a perpetual reserve dating back to the mid ‘80s, everything about this cuvée is lees-y, rich, powerful and haunting (in the best way). Aromatically, there is a whiff of fino sherry that exists nowhere else in Champagne aside from the Selosse lineup. More akin to Selosse’s Initial, the sherry aromatic is there to enhance (not dominate) and is mostly a thin vein throughout the wine. There is truffle honey, spiced pear, caramel dipped apple all in a balanced profile that is both aged and fresh at the same time. Honey and orange roasted cashews too at the finish where a kiss of tangy sherry reappears. Immaculate. I desperately wish these were still available in 750s. — 4 hours ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2020 | true to type Cabernet franc. Glou glou! Lovely. To pour out generously. — 2 years ago

Jennifer Carney

9.3

2018. Light, mineral, dry, berries on the nose. — 5 years ago

Jose Lorenzo

9.6

Exquisite — 2 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

Rich and delicious. Not overly rich. Classy barrel usage. 80 Syrah and 20 Mourvèdre this vintage. Can taste the Smokey Mourvèdre in there. Great. — 2 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.1

This was pretty darn good. 1st wine I had in Morocco. Pleasantly surprised! — 3 years ago

Lea

8.9

Very good value Bordeaux. Bursting with juicy cherries and comes together nicely. — 5 years ago

Sébastien F

9.0

Jolie complexité sur un fruité juteux avec de très discrètes notes oxydatives, mineralité et rondeur. c'est efficace et juste — a year ago

Lizzie SAYER

9.5

Very pale gold, honeysuckle on the nose, a tiny bit mineral. Well balanced with just a hint of acidity. Very nice! — 2 years ago

Leah Tarpy Rodgers

9.3

Delicious! Great minerality and finish — 4 years ago