Jacques Selosse

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Jacques Selosse Substance Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut

Every Vintage at Once

Jacques Selosse Substance Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut · Champagne, France · tasted 17 July 2025

Substance carries no vintage because it carries all of them — a solera begun in 1986, Avize Chardonnay only. At a sushi counter, this is the rare Champagne where 'it tastes like sherry' is the highest compliment.

Jacques Selosse V.O. (Version Originale) Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

Selosse, but Not the Solera

Jacques Selosse V.O. (Version Originale) Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut · Champagne, France · tasted 4 December 2024

Everyone says 'solera' the moment Selosse comes up — but V.O. isn't one. It is three consecutive vintages from the chalk heights of Avize, Cramant and Oger, and it drinks closer to mature white Burgundy than to Champagne.