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Guillaume Selosse Largillier Extra Brut NV  - First Bottle

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96 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
Disgorged in July 2017, Guillaume Selosse's NV Extra-Brut Largillier derives from grapes cultivated by Jérôme Coessens in the village of Ville-sur-Arce in the Côtes des Bar, and it's a blend of the 2012 and 2013 vintages, the base wines having seen at least 36 months' élevage in barrel on their lees. Wafting from the glass with a deep and complex bouquet of ripe peach, walnuts, pears and mirabelle plum, complemented by hints of almond paste and curry, it's full-bodied, rich and multidimensional, with a layered and textural palate that's underpinned by racy acids, concluding with a saline finish. Intense and flavorful, this is a concentrated, characterful wine that I enjoyed immensely.

Technical Details

  • BlendProprietary Blend
  • WinemakerGuillaume Selosse
  • CountryFrance
  • RegionChampagne
  • AppellationCotes des Blancs
  • VineyardLargillier
  • Alcohol12.5%

Guillaume Selosse Largillier Extra Brut NV

Proprietary Blends  |  France
WA96

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The young Guillaume Selosse, son of the legendary Anselme Selosse has created one of the most exciting projects in Champagne. It is officially reached "cult" status. Guillaume buys fruit from Jérôme Coessens, who owns an excellent monopole vineyard in the village of Villes-sur-Arce called Largillier. The vines are almost 50 years old and are planted on the Kimmeridgian soils, like that of Chablis. The wine itself has a surprising salmon-tinged hue and is incredibly spicy and complex. It has some stone fruit and plum nuances but for me, its Turkish spice and minerality, brisk acids, and incredible complexity are what make this truly unique. A singular experience in the world of Champagne!

About the Producer

Over the past fifty years, there has been no more important winemaker in France than Anselme Selosse. In the 1980s, having trained in Burgundy, he developed the then-radical philosophy that any great Champagne must first be a great wine. The brilliance of his mind, and the deftness of his touch, is mirrored in every bottle he's ever made. He has been a towering inspiration for young vignerons throughout Champagne. Given the singularity of Anselme's talents, and how coveted his wines have become, one might imagine the 2018 announcement of his retirement would hurl the wine world into despair. Yet, the news was greeted with a surreal calm. And that can only be because his successor, his son Guillaume, is already viewed by many as a winemaker of genius. In most family domaines, we must wait for the baton to be passed to know just how talented the next generation is. But Guillaume gave the world a sneak preview: a series of extraordinary Champagnes he made beginning in 2009 from vines he both inherited from his family and discovered on his own. Yet, due to miniscule production, few Champagne lovers have ever been privileged to drink one of his wines. His first Champagne, which debuted in the 2009 vintage, is Au Dessus du Gros Mont, which is made from very old Chardonnay vines in Avize that Guillaume inherited from his grandmother on his 18th birthday. As only 50 cases can be made from a given harvest, it is today one of the great cult wines of Champagne. In 2012, Guillaume embarked on a second riveting Champagne, Largillier. In that year he teamed up with the Aube grower, J?r?me Coessens, who owns the 3.37 hectare monopole vineyard of that name in the village of Villes-sur-Arce. Planted to 45-year-old Pinot Noir vines, ?Largillier? enjoys a southern exposure and clay-limestone soil whose sub-soil is the same Kimmeridgian chalk as in Chablis. Largillier is an extraordinary Champagne not only due to its incredibly special site but because of Guillaume?s inspired approach to making it. He leaves the wine from the current harvest on the lees in barrel for two years, before combining it with the perpetual reserve for a third year of aging. Only then does Guillaume put it into bottle for the secondary fermentation.